Managed Ethernet Switches; Figure 8: Properties Dialogue Of Discovered Ethernet Switch By Afs Finder; Figure 9: Login Window - ABB UniGear Digital Commissioning And Testing Manual

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Managed Ethernet switches

To create a reliable Ethernet network for IEC 61850 communication, a managed Ethernet

switch is recommended to be used. The most important settings of ABB's AFS family Ether-

net switches to be observed are highlighted in this section.

AFS Family

If the IP address is unknown, disconnect all Ethernet cables from the switch or turn other

Ethernet switches off. After connecting a notebook with the AFS Finder SW tool to any port

on the Ethernet switch, the following dialogue screen appears (shown in Figure 8). AFS Finder

automatically searches the network for those devices, which support the AFS finder protocol.

The next dialogue, open by double clicking on the respective switch in AFS finder defines the

IP address and net mask.

The user-friendly web-based interface of AFS switches offers the possibility of operating the

device from any location in the network via a standard browser such as Mozilla Firefox or Mi-

crosoft Internet Explorer. Being a universal access tool, the web browser uses an applet which

communicates with the device via the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). The

Web-based interface allows the device to be graphically configured.

Default User name to configure the AFS67x family is admin and the password is admin.

Default User name to configure the AFS66x family is admin and password is abbadmin.

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