Configuring BACnet/IP using ION Setup

Use ION Setup to configure BACnet/IP.

Prerequisites:

• Firmware version 4.6.0 or later.
• Communication configuration security access.
• The BBMD address when using foreign device mode. If you do not know the BBMD address, contact your local network administrator.

• Read, understand, and implement relevant cybersecurity mitigation strategies outlined in Security risks and mitigation strategies and System defense-in-depth assumptions.

  If your BACnet network uses BBMDs, ensure that you understand how to help mitigate risk in your network. BBMDs allow broadcast messages to traverse IP routers.

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  UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS or network disruption

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  Encrypt data over all external connections.

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  Physically segment control system networks from non-control system networks.

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  Monitor and manage communication loads.

  Failure to follow these instructions can result in unauthorized or unintended access to data or cause network disruption.

   

There are two steps to configure BACnet/IP:

1. Turn on BACnet/IP.

2. Enter your BACnet/IP settings.

To turn on BACnet/IP:

1. Open ION Setup.
2. Open the Setup Assistant for your meter.
3. Select Communications > Advanced Ethernet > Protocols.

4. Select BACnet/IP, and then select Edit.

   If prompted, enter the device credentials.

   The BACnet/IP Protocol Settings screen appears.

5. Select Enabled.
6. Select OK to turn on BACnet/IP.

To enter your BACnet/IP settings:

1. Open the Setup Assistant for your meter.
2. Select Communications > 3rd Party Protocols > BACnet.
3. Enter your BACnet/IP settings.