Member Supported Innovation and Development

The DNP Users Group supports our user community and the industry by enhancing and promoting the Distributed Network Protocol (DNP3), also known as IEEE Std 1815TM. Our members include utilities, suppliers, consultants, and individuals. Many of our initiatives support greater interoperability between supplier’s products and systems and/or enhance cyber security. On-going refinements also add new features and time saving capabilities which are then included in the next update of IEEE Std 1815 TM. Our growing library of Application Notes, Security Notices, and Technical Bulletins provide essential information for our members. The leadership team and Technical Committee provide periodic educational opportunities including tutorials, white papers, and conference presentations. The Test Management Committee supports our large vendor community with conformance testing review services. The DNP Users Group is a California nonprofit mutual benefit Corporation, operating pursuant to United States IRS code 501(c)(6).


The Standard

The latest version of the standard, IEEE Std 1815TM-2012,  was released Oct. 12, 2012. The updated standard contains many changes, including DNP3 Secure Authentication v5, which defines a protocol mechanism that enables a DNP3 outstation/master to unambiguously determine that it is communicating with the correct user/outstation.

IEEE Std 1815-2012 and the accompanying DNP3 Specification Supplement 1 - Device Profile Template and XML Schema are now available for download to DNP Users Group members from the DNP3 Document Library.

Announcements

Reset your password

The new www.dnp.org website is now live!

In order to maintain cybersecurity, member's passwords could not be migrated from the old website to the new website. The first time a current member accesses the new website it is necessary for them to reset their password, The steps for this are:

  • Open a web browser and go to www.dnp.org
  • Click on Login in the top right of the screen
  • Click on “Reset Password”
  • Enter the email address used to register previously
  • Watch for the email to come from the DNP Administrator
  • Click on the link in that email. This opens a new browser window asking for a password
  • Enter the password

Please note: It was not possible to transition the old site's forum to the new format, so the new Forum is unpopulated. We plan to transition the older posts into an FAQ page. In the meantime, you are free to start new forum discussions!

Thank you for your patience during the website transition.
 
Regards,
Andrew West
Chair, DNP Technical Committee
  • 15 March 2019
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