The unique identifier of an instance for this device. This free-form name must be unique in the DDS and the FAC. That is, it must be a name not used by any other communication device, import/export device, remote device, or facility.

CygNet naming standards for device ID are as follows:

Displays a user-defined description of the remote device. A free-form description of the device. 32 character maximum.

The numeric device address.

The device group number used for two-byte addressing.

The hex equivalent of the address. Displays the user-specified decimal RTU address as a hexadecimal value, which is the format in which the value is communicated to the field device.

The UIS command issued on cryout. It can be a single command or a group of commands. Add and configure commands on the UIS Commands page. UIS commands function in addition to a manufacturer's specified cryout responses, which are hard coded into the device driver.

Login secure — Visible for ROC800 and ROC800L devices to configure secure login credentials associated with the enhanced security data group, LoginSec ("Login Secure Enhanced Request"). The Login secure field will display only for ROC800 and ROC800L devices that support the updated security firmware.

Operator ID defines the identifier of an operator.

30 character maximum. The maximum number of user accounts is 64.

Password defines the password assigned to the corresponding operator ID.

When saved the password will be encrypted using a password hashing algorithm. 32 character maximum.

Access level enabled indicates whether the security access level is enabled for this device.

Access level defines the security access level assigned to the corresponding operator ID. Set a value between 1 and 5.

The name of the communication device this remote device uses. Click the Options button to select from the choices in the drop-down menu. See Communication Devices.

This button provides several communications-oriented options.

Options are as follows:

• Browse: Enables you to browse to the Select Communications Device dialog box where you can choose a different communication device.
• Override settings: Enables you to access override settings for a TCP/IP MultiPoint communication device.
• Properties: Enables you to browse to the applicable communication-device properties dialog box.

Msg timeout (ms) displays the time in milliseconds a remote device waits for a valid response from an associated field device before timing out.

This setting is not the same as similar settings on the currently active communication device and device failover settings. But these settings work in conjunction with one another.

The number of times a remote device attempts to poll an associated field device until a valid response is received within the message timeout limit.

If a poll is successful, no more poll attempts are made. If a poll is unsuccessful, the remote device continues to attempt polls until a valid response is received or until the Poll attempts setting is reached, whichever comes first.

Click to access advanced communication device failover settings.

Select whether to enable or disable the device. The default setting is disabled. If an invalid configuration is detected, the device will automatically be disabled. The device can be re-enabled after the invalid configuration is fixed.

Defines the ACS security application name used to validate the users of this device. See Applications, Events, Permissions.

Defines the ACS security event used to validate users of this device. Click … to select the security event. See Applications, Events, Permissions.

Enables you to open a modeless Communications Data Viewer dialog box.

Enables you to view the audit trail for the device.