A Management station is a qualified PC that can be user-installed with web-based interfaces for DeltaV Smart Switches, management software for the DeltaV Firewall IPD, and web-based switch management software for Cisco switches. A PC is qualified when it has been certified for use with the DeltaV system. Any PC connected to the DeltaV Control Network must follow the same hardware installation rules as DeltaV workstations even if the PC is not installed with the DeltaV software. For example, the PC must use Category 5e Screened 4 Twisted-Pair Cable (ScTP) and cable lengths cannot exceed 100 meters (328 feet).
Qualified PCs for use as Management stations can be ordered from Emerson; however, Emerson does not install the management software. Users must install the management software on the Management station. Switch management software and firewall IPD management software are supported only on Management stations, not on DeltaV workstations.
If a Management station connected to the DeltaV Control Network is also connected to another network for plant area access outside of the DeltaV system, it is imperative that the Management station is properly maintained with the latest Microsoft security patches and virus software. This ensures that the Management station does not become infected with viruses that could affect the operation of the DeltaV control system equipment. Like other DeltaV stations, the Management station’s outside network connection, which is usually a third NIC card in the PC, must be isolated via a router to other local area networks and a firewall to the wide area network or internet. If you do not have the resources or expertise to connect to the outside world using a properly configured router and firewall, then do not attach the Management station to both the DeltaV Control Network and other networks outside the DeltaV control system. This way, the Management station will have the same protection as the ProfessionalPLUS and Operator Stations.
A TFTP server application can be installed on the Management station. A TFTP server can be used to flash Ethernet switches or archive Ethernet switch configurations. Do not confuse a Management station with a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) station that contains additional network management software. The Management station is a basic PC with a web browser that can access the switch or firewall using its IP address and is capable of displaying graphics, switch network statistics, bar and line graphs, and firewall logs.
To manage switches and the firewall using traditional management software from third parties, you must install Java software on the Management station. DeltaV workstations, including the Management station, that are connected to a DeltaV Control Network should never make connections to the Internet. To install Java on a Management station, you must download Java from the Internet to a USB flash drive or other media on a computer that is not connected to the DeltaV Control Network and then install Java from the USB flash drive to the Management station. Refer to “Downloading Java Software for use on a Management Station” in DeltaV Books Online for information on how to download Java from the Internet to a USB flash drive.
Refer to KBA NK-1600-0290 for information about managing the firewall IPD using HiView.
Emerson cannot be responsible for the operation of a DeltaV system if these requirements for a Management station are not strictly followed.