Editing meter access event logging

The event log monitors meter access events such as user logins and user account lockouts.

You can edit the default meter access event priorities that are logged to the event log to meet your reporting requirements.

To monitor meter access events, see Monitoring the event log.

Prerequisites:

• Open a Security Configuration File in the ION Setup Security wizard.

To configure meter access event logging: 

1. In the ION Setup Security wizard, click Next to navigate to Select protocol lockout options:

   

2. Click Events. The Event Priorities dialog box opens:

   

3. For each meter access event priority, set the value according to your reporting requirements. The following table describes the priority value ranges:

Priority	Description	Value range
None	Not recorded in the event log.	0
Info Only	The default event log cutoff value is 5. Event values equal to or less than the cutoff value are not recorded in the event log nor in syslog records.	1–5
	Recorded in the event log and in syslog records.	6–63
Low	Produces low alarm. Recorded in the event log and in syslog records.	64–127
Medium	Produces medium alarm. Recorded in the event log and in syslog records.	128–191
High	Produces high alarm. Recorded in the event log and in syslog records.	192–255

4. Click OK.
5. Next, either:
   • Continue configuring the meter security settings.
   • Click Finish to push your security configuration changes to the meter.

You can also change event priorities for cybersecurity events using ION Setup Advanced Mode.