Adding a device

Add a device to make this device and its data available for monitoring and analysis in PME. You can add one device at a time using the Device Manager user interface. You can also import many devices at once using configuration import.

To add a device using the Device Manager user interface:

1. In Device Manager, select the Devices tab, and then click Add Ethernet Device or click the down arrow next to it to add a serial or OPC device. This opens the New Device dialog.

   TIP: The right-click context menu for a device in the table has a Duplicate Device option to create a copy of an existing device.

2. In New Device, enter the required information such as group name, device name, device type, IP address, and Secure Connection Enabled.

   NOTE: Secure Connection Enabled must be enabled only when the selected device supports Secure ION or Modbus Encryption.

   TIP: Click Show Advanced to access advanced configuration settings. These settings have factory defaults and only need to be changed for specific application needs.

   NOTE: PME performs certificate validation only on the following scenarios:
   1. First time device configuration.
   2. Disconnect and connect the device from Management Console/Device Manager.

3. If you select Secure Connection Enabled, select one of the following Certificate Validation types:
• Full: PME performs Certification checks. If there are issues with the certificate, PME notifies certificate status, and then blocks the communication to the meter.
• Partial: PME performs Certification checks. If there are issues with the certificate, PME notifies certificate status, and then connects to the device.
• None: PME does not perform Certification checks while establishing a TLS connection.



4. (Optional) Enter Description information.
5. Click OK.

TIP: To add a device directly to a site, click the Sites tab, and then right-click the site to open the context menu.

To add one or more devices using configuration import:

1. In Device Manager, click Import. This opens the Import Devices and Sites dialog.
2. In Import Devices and Sites, download the configuration import template CSV file.
3. Open the downloaded configuration import template in a text editor and add the configuration information for the devices you want to add.
4. Save the file in CSV format.
5. Return to the Device Manager Import Devices and Sites dialog and click Next.
6. Click Upload Files. This opens the Upload new files dialog.
7. In Upload new files, click Choose Files and find the configuration import template CSV file. Click Open. Click Finish.

   TIP: You can also drag and drop the configuration import file into the designated area in Upload new files.

8. Follow the steps in the import wizard to complete the configuration import.
9. Click Finish in the import wizard.

Related topics:

Devices

• Adding a device
• Editing a device
• Deleting a device
• Connecting or disconnecting an Ethernet device
• Enabling or disabling a device
• Viewing a device diagram

Sites

• Adding a site
• Editing a site
• Deleting a site
• Connecting or disconnecting a site
• Enabling or disabling a site

Network

• Exporting network configuration for use in a different system
• Importing network configuration from a different system

For reference information see:

• Device Manager
• Device Manager user interface
• Viewing system device license status