Emerson Series 3000 MVD User Manual

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Security can be used for the following three functions:

•

To control access to the Management menu

•

To write-protect the Series 3000 device configuration

•

To control how process totalizers and inventories can be reset

Access to the Management menu can be controlled by two passwords:

•

The configuration password enables access to all Management menus

•

The maintenance password enables access to the Maintenance portion of the Management 
menu system

When the Security button is pressed (see Section 4.3.1):

•

If security is enabled, you will be prompted to enter a password. Depending on the password 
you enter, either the Management menu or the Maintenance menu is displayed. 

•

If security is disabled, the Management menu is displayed immediately.

The configured passwords are stored even if security is disabled, so you can re-enable them at any 
time.

It is not possible to activate only the configuration password or only the maintenance password.

To enable security for the Management menu, set 

 to 

.

To disable security for the Management menu, set 

 to 

.

The passwords are a combination of four button presses, using any of the four cursor control buttons: 

, 

, 

, and 

.

To set a password:

1. Use the menu to select the password you are defining.

2. For 

 through 

, specify which cursor control button must be pressed.

To enter a password:

1. Press the four cursor control buttons in the correct sequence.

2. Press 

.

When the device is in write-protect mode, the configuration data stored in the device and core 
processor cannot be changed until write-protect mode is disabled.

To enable write-protection, set 

to 

.

To disable write-protection, set 

 to 

.