CTI Products NCB/FL with Fiber Interface - Manual (Page 14)

CTI Products, Inc. NCB-EL/FL User Guide
2. Installation 11
Figure 6 Main EtherPlug window (started as an LNS Plug-in)
When launched as an LNS Plug-in:
• EtherPlug retrieves information from the LNS database for the channel that was selected before
starting EtherPlug.
• The name of the channel selected before launching the Plug-in is shown in the Channel Name box.
• All NCB Control Neuron Processor devices present on the custom Ethernet channel are automatically
listed in the “Channel Member List”. Note that the NCB router names on the channel are not
referenced in the Channel Member List, as EtherPlug manages IP address information exclusively via
the Control Neuron Processors in each NCB.
• All data entered into and managed by EtherPlug is stored in the LNS database and is part of any
LonMaker for Windows Backup/Restore operation.
• The Add New Member button and the New Channel function under the File menu are grayed out.
Adding new NCB members and new Ethernet channels must be done within the LNS network
management tool, then using the File – Reload/Refresh Channel function in the EtherPlug plug-in.
When launched as a standalone program:
• EtherPlug has no access to any L ON W ORKS database information.
• EtherPlug uses an external data file with the extension “.elp” to store all data. The name given to the
channel is used as the root portion of the file name.
• The File – Set Project Directory menu item allows the path to the .elp files to be manipulated.
• The File – New Channel menu item allows a new channel to be created and named.
• The Add New Member button is used to add new NCB member names to the channel.