Patent ID: 11863589
Assignee: EI ELECTRONICS LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 19:
20. A system comprising:
a network for coupling devices and enabling the transmission of data between the devices;
at least one security server coupled to the network including a first memory, the first memory configured to store security configurations for a plurality of meters; and
the plurality of meters, each meter of the plurality of meters including:
a communication device for coupling the meter to the network and receiving the security configuration for the meter, and
a second memory for storing the security configuration in a local database,
wherein the security configuration includes a plurality of users arranged in at least one group, access permissions to the plurality of meters being based on the at least one group, and
wherein the at least one groups is configured via Windows Active Directories and features of the meter are managed as Active Directory objects.