A power meter or other electrical device is provided having two
independent and communicatively isolated Ethernet ports. The first
Ethernet port is addressable by a first unique identifier and is
configured for enabling full access to the power meter via an internal
LAN. This enables a LAN operator to remotely access the power meter via
the internal LAN for performing metering functions, such as full
telemetry, control and programming. The second Ethernet port is
addressable by a second unique identifier and is configured for being
connected to the Internet. Since the second Ethernet port is
communicatively isolated from the first Ethernet port, a user can access
the power meter via the Internet, but cannot access the internal LAN by
connecting to the power meter via the Internet.