One button security lockdown of a process control network

摘要

The present invention discloses a method for locking down one or more access points in a process control network and comprises identifying a network device of the process control network, wherein the network device includes one or more of a valid access point or an invalid access point. Further the valid access point includes one or more of an active link to a node of the process control network and a wired connection to the process control network. The method further includes disabling any remaining invalid access points of the network device by one or more of: freezing a current configuration of the valid access point, and removing an ability of the invalid access point to receive electrical power.