Basler Electric DGC-2020 - Manual (Page 129)

sent to the DGC-2020. Failure to perform this step might cause all password modifications to be
lost.
8. Close the Device Security tab in BESTCOMSPlus.
9. Re-open the Device Security tab in BESTCOMSPlus. This will read the passwords back out of
the DGC-2020.
10. Verify the passwords obtained from the DGC-2020 are correct.
11. Once all desired settings have been loaded into the DGC-2020, save the settings file. The
resulting settings file has the passwords saved as part of the saved settings.
12. At this point, the password information has been successfully saved in the settings file. The
process of saving the passwords into the settings file is complete.
Saving passwords to a settings file when working off line
1. When the settings file is open in BESTCOMSPlus, click on SETTINGS EXPLORER > GENERAL
SETTINGS > DEVICE SECURITY.
2. You will be prompted to enter a password.
3. Enter a password that is of a level as high as or higher than the password you wish to modify.
BESTCOMSPlus will display all passwords of a level equal to and below the level of the
password that was entered.
4. Click on the password you wish to modify. Type in the new password under the “Password”
setting that became active when the password to modify was clicked.
5. Click the “Save” button to save the new password into BESTCOMSPlus memory.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for all password levels you wish to modify.
7. Close the Device Security tab in BESTCOMSPlus.
8. Save the settings file.
9. Close the settings file by clicking on the X in the upper right-hand corner of the settings file, or
close BESTCOMSPlus.
10. Restart BESTCOMSPlus if you have shut it down.
11. Re-open the settings file that you have saved with the password information.
12. When the settings file is open in BESTCOMSPlus, click on SETTINGS EXPLORER > GENERAL
SETTINGS > DEVICE SECURITY.
13. You will be prompted to enter a password.
14. Enter the password for the highest level of password modified; it should be the new modified
password.
15. When passwords are shown, verify they are correct.
16. At this point the password information has been successfully saved in the settings file. The
process of saving the passwords into the settings file is complete.
Loading Passwords from a Settings File into the DGC-2020
1. Connect to the DGC-2020 with BESTCOMSPlus.
2. Once connected, click the “Open File” button that is used to load a settings file into the DGC-
2020.
3. You will be prompted asking if you wish to load settings and logic into the DGC-2020. Select Yes
if you need to upload settings and logic. Select No if all you need to do is update security. If you
select No, the settings file opens into BESTCOMSPlus memory.
4. Whether you have loaded settings and logic to the DGC-2020 or not, the next step is to select
Upload Security from the Communications pull-down menu.
5. DO NOT try to view the passwords before performing step 4. This would download the existing
passwords from the DGC-2020 and they will overwrite the new passwords that were loaded into
BESTCOMSPlus memory from opening the settings file.
6. If you are prompted for a password, enter a password of a level equal to that of the highest level
password you wish to modify.
7. The passwords are uploaded to the DGC-2020.
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