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9300 Series User’s Guide
Configuring Communications
Chapter 4 - Using ACCESS Software 
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Sites, Groups, and Meters
You can create a network of items within ION Setup so that the next time you want 
to upgrade a meter’s firmware or make any configuration changes, the meter is 
easy to find and your communication setup is ready.
Sites refers to a communication method. For example, you need separate sites for 
Ethernet, Serial or Modem types of communication. A site can have many 
connected devices. You can also have one meter that is connected to two or more 
sites provided that the meter has the capability.
A group is an optional feature that lets you define a logical grouping of meters. For 
example, you can have a group of meters for power quality monitoring, or you can 
have a group of meters defined by location. Groups are always attached to the 
System icon. Devices within each group are attached to both the group and a 
communications site (sites are connected to the workstation).
You can add a meter to a communication site or a group. When you add a meter 
to a group, it is automatically attached to the appropriate communication site. 
However, when you delete a meter from a group, the meter remains attached to 
the communication site.
Adding a Site, Group or Meter
1.
Close any open windows to return to the Network Viewer screen. Do one of 
the following:
From the toolbar, click the Insert An Item button, or
From the Insert menu, choose Item, or
Right-click anywhere on the screen to display the shortcut menu, and then 
click Insert Item.
The New Network Item dialog box appears (see illustration in step 2).
2.
Click the item (Group, Site or Meter) that you want to add. In the Attach To: box, 
select where you want to attach the item.