Badger Meter M-Series M2000 - Manual (Page 12)

ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Security
The M2000 Security feature, when enabled, also applies to remote access (that is, HART) Refer to the M2000 IOM for
information on how to configure security
Remote reads are always allowed regardless of security rights Remote writes using the HART protocol are not allowed unless
the user has remotely logged into the meter with the appropriate access level The remote login pins are the same as the login
pins that are used on the M2000 display
Remote writes are not allowed if a user is actively navigating the menus at the display Remote login expires five minutes after
the last remote write To remotely logout more quickly, do one of the following:
• Write an invalid pin to the Remote Login parameter
• Send a remote logoff action request to the Service parameter
Access levels for writable parameters are defined in the Data Management section
The security status of the meter is accessible using device specific command #243 The response data is defined in the
following table:
Bit Definition
0 If set indicates meter is secured
1 If set indicates menu access level is NONE
2 If set indicates menu access level is USER
3 If set indicates menu access level is SERVICE
4 If set indicates menu access level is ADMIN
5 If set indicates menu access level is FACTORY
6 Not Defined
7 Not Defined
8 If set indicates remote access level is NONE
9 If set indicates remote access level is USER
10 If set indicates remote access level is SERVICE
11 If set indicates remote access level is ADMIN
12 If set indicates remote access level is FACTORY
13 Not Defined
14 Not Defined
15 Not Defined
M-Series® M2000 HART® Bi-Directional Communication Protocol Data Access
Page 12 December 2012