Configuration Manager

Centralized management of IED settings and versions

The Configuration Manager provides a secure web-based user interface with the following functionalities:

• Monitors the configuration settings of all substation IEDs and SMP Gateways on a scheduled basis
• Retrieves and stores configuration files of the SMP Gateways and many types of IEDs
• Detects all devices configuration setting changes
• Notifies system administrators of any detected change
• Maintains the history of configuration changes in an auditable database

Moreover, Configuration Manager is a simple-to-use and easy-to-maintain enterprise software solution designed to help utilities meet NERC CIP requirements.

Features and Benefits

Monitoring and Detection

• IED software versions
• IED hardware information
• IED patches and service packs
• Device settings and configuration
• SMP Gateway settings and configuration

Reporting and Notification

• Automatic IED configuration change notification
• IED configuration change history
• Device change history reports
• IED and SMP Gateway monitoring report
  

NERC CIP Compliance Functionalities
(the following features help compliance with the NERC CIP-002-1, CIP-003-1, CIP-005-1, CIP-007-1 and CIP-009-1 requirements)

• critical cyber assets configuration change history
• configuration change automatic notification
• configuration restoration and backup (simplified with the storage of all the information required to restore all SMP Gateways and managed devices)