Smart Switch Commissioning

Commissioning is done from a DeltaV workstation after the

switch is placed in service. Commissioning the switches after

they are installed creates the interface between DeltaV and

the switch that gains the full benefit of using the Smart Switch.

Commissioning allows the advanced switch setup parameters in

the switch to be preconfigured so they only have to be entered

once for the system. These parameters only have to be changed

if the default settings need to be modified.

Once the commissioning process assigns a network address

to the switch it will automatically begin reporting PlantWeb

alerts to the workstations. It also allows the Network Device

Command Center access to network diagnostics and the one

click lockdown security application. Integration into the DeltaV

system eliminates the pre-installation configuration and gets your

system back to full strength as quickly as possible.