Managing Electric Meters Using RNI Device Manager

1. Managing Electric Meters Using RNI Device Manager C-PAMRAMI-E-0128-01

2. Illustrate how to use the Device Manager Web interface application to monitor and manage electric meters. The goal of this module is to:

3. Getting Started Section One

4. Log in to Device Manager. • Configure general application settings. Section One Objectives

5. Logging in to Device Manager Getting Started Open an Internet Explorer browser session. Enter <RNI Web server address>/dmin the address field. Enter your FlexNet/RNI user credentials Click Log in to Device Manager

6. Configuring General System Settings Getting Started • Click System Settings in the top right corner of the software • Select the appropriate values for the General system settings Important! Set time zone to match RNI time zone.

7. Managing Electric Meters Section Two

8. View meter read data. • Create and populate a billing group and an operational group. • Remove a DM group. • Add and remove devices from a group. • Create and remove DM tags. • Add tags to and remove tags from devices. Section Two Objectives

9. Viewing Meter Read Data Managing Electric Meters Available read data is dependent on the type of meter and features supported:

10. Comparing Register Read with C12.19 For legacy meters without C12.19 support, interval read data is requested from the meter by the Sensus SmartPoint module For meters with C12.19 support, read data is provided via the SmartPoint module through supervisory messages of standard length For meters with C12.19 support and ESM enabled, read data is provided via the SmartPoint module through enhanced supervisory messages of variable length

11. Additional Read Data Available with ESM If supported by the meter, you can also collect End Readings and Snapshot data End Readings provide a reading that is time-aligned with interval reads • Used for obtaining a cumulative value of load profile data Snapshot readings provide a non-time-aligned reading on transmit of ESM packet • Used for measuring values not provided in load profile; such as click count • No history is provided with this read type

12. Time-of-Use Reads Read data is collected at standard intervals, but billing is based on actual usage during a given timeframe versus a calculated or estimated usage value Uses Tiered billing rate structure Selected meters support ESM and TOU

13. Viewing Interval Read Data: Steps 1-3 Managing Electric Meters Click Devices Select the meter to view to open the About this Device page Click Interval Reads or Load Profile tab

14. Sample Interval Read Data Managing Electric Meters Export the results to a .csv file This meter has only one channel of data Move backward/ forward one day at a time

15. Viewing Snapshot Data: Steps 1-3 Managing Electric Meters Click Devices Select the meter to view to open the About this Device page Click Snapshot Data tab

16. Sample Snapshot Data Managing Electric Meters This meter has four snapshots to view Select an earlier date

17. Viewing Time-of-Use (TOU) Data: Steps 1-3 Managing Electric Meters Click Devices Select the meter to view to open the About this Device page Click TOU Data tab

18. Sample TOU Data Managing Electric Meters This meter has three tiers defined

19. Creating a Group for Billing Purposes: Step 1 Managing Electric Meters Click Groups > Create Group

20. Creating a Group for Billing Purposes: Steps 2-4 Managing Electric Meters Select Billing from the Group Type drop-down list Enter a name for the group in the Group Name field Optionally enter a description for reference

21. Creating a Group for Billing Purposes: Steps 5-8 Managing Electric Meters • Click Add Devices • Indicate how to recognize the devices in group in Select Identifier field • Upload comma delimited list of IDs in form of .csv file or copy and paste from .csv file into the designated area • Click Create Group

22. Creating a Group for Performing a Task: Steps 1-3 Managing Electric Meters Click Groups > Create Group Select Operations from Group Type drop-down list Enter a name for the group in the Group Name field

23. Creating a Group for Performing a Task: Steps 4-8 Managing Electric Meters • Optionally add a Description • Click Add Devices • Set criteria for device identification • Upload or copy/ paste device list • Click Create Group

24. Removing a DM Group Managing Electric Meters From the Groups page, select the group(s) to remove Click Actions > Delete Groups

25. Managing Group Membership for a Device(s) Managing Electric Meters You can add devices to or remove devices from an existing group. To add devices to a group: From the Devices page, select the device(s) to add Click Actions > Manage Groups Click Add to Group

26. Managing Group Membership for a Device(s) Managing Electric Meters Select a group from the drop-down list Click Add Device to Group

27. Managing Group Membership for a Device(s) Managing Electric Meters To remove devices from a group: From the Devices page, select the device(s) to remove Click Actions > Manage Groups Click Remove from Group

28. Managing Group Membership for a Device(s) Managing Electric Meters Select the device(s) to remove from the drop-down list Click Remove Devices from Group

29. Creating Tags: Steps 1-4 Managing Electric Meters Click System Settings (in upper right corner of UI) Click Manage Tags Enter a tag name Click Add Tag

30. Creating Tags: Step 5 Managing Electric Meters Verify device association: • Click System Settings (in upper right corner of UI) • Click Manage Tags

31. Removing DM Tags Managing Electric Meters Click the Delete icon/link next to the selected tag name Tag is removed from the device filtering options and is no longer usable

32. Managing Tags on Devices: Adding Tags, Steps 1-2 Managing Electric Meters You can add or remove tags on a device at any time. A device may have up to 5 tags. To add a tag to one or more devices: From the Device details page, select the device(s) that you wish to tag Click Actions > Manage Tags > Add Tag

33. Adding Tags on Devices: Steps 3-4 Managing Electric Meters Select a tag to apply Click Add Tag

34. Removing Tags from Devices: Steps 1-2 Managing Electric Meters To remove a tag from one or more devices: From the Device details page, select the device(s) that you wish to tag Click Actions > Manage Tags > Remove Tag

35. Removing Tags from Devices: Steps 3-4 Managing Electric Meters Select the tag to be removed from the drop-down box Click Remove Tag

36. Performing Actions on Electric Meters Section Three

37. Perform a demand reset on one or more devices. • Remotely connect/disconnect service for a capable meter. • Schedule an event/action. Section Two Objectives

38. Performing a Demand Reset: Step 1 Managing Meters Search, sort, and filter to find the device(s) on which to perform the action.

39. Performing a Demand Reset: Steps 2-4 Managing Meters Click Actions Select Demand Reset from the drop-down list Select Initiate Demand ResetNOTE: Action is performed immediately. 2 3 4

40. Performing a Demand Reset: Step 5 Managing Meters Verify action completed successfully by viewing the event history • Click System Intelligence > Event History

41. Performing a Remote Connect/Disconnect: Step 1 Managing Meters Search, sort, and filter to find the device(s) on which to perform the action.

42. Performing a Remote Connect/Disconnect: Steps 2-4 Click Actions Select Connect/Disconnect from the drop-down list Select Remote Connect, Remote Disconnect, or Arm for Connect as neededNOTE: Action is performed immediately. 2 4 3

43. Performing a Remote Connect/Disconnect: Step 5 Verify action completed successfully by viewing the event history • Click System Intelligence > Event History

44. Scheduling an Event: Steps 1-3 Managing Meters Click Schedule Event on Scheduled Events page Enter a name for the event Optionally enter a description

45. Scheduling an Event: Steps 4-5 Managing Meters Select an action for the drop-down list Enter the date and time for the event to occur

46. Scheduling an Event: Step 6 Managing Meters Check the Repeat box to configure a recurring event • Enter the frequency and start/end times • Click Done

47. Scheduling an Event: Steps 7-8 Managing Meters Identify the devices on which to perform the action • Select devices in a group, with a particular tag, or by uploading a list • Check Recent Requests to track Click Create Event

49. Which of the following General System Settings is the most important to configure? Why? • Language preference • Default time zone • Default date format • Results per page

50. Which of the following statements are true about performing a demand reset using Device Manager? • You can perform a demand reset on only one device at a time. • You must create a tag on each device for which you want to perform the demand reset. • You use the Actions drop-down list > Demand Reset > Initiate Demand Reset to perform a demand reset. • None of the above.