Echelon IzoT Commissioning Tool - Manual (Page 123)

Router Name Displays the name of the router.
Router Type Specify one of the following router types: Configured, Repeater,
Permanent Repeater, Bridge, or Permanent Bridge.
The default mode is Configured, which means that the router
determines which packets to forward based on internal routing tables
that are configured by IzoT Commissioning Tool. This is the
recommended type because it allows IzoT Commissioning Tool to
optimize network traffic and determine automatically the channel to
which each device is attached.
You can select Repeater to forward all valid packets received on
one channel to the other channel. A Permanent Repeater behaves
similarly, but its type cannot be changed in the network after the
router is created.
You can select Bridge to forward all valid packets that match the
network domain. A Permanent Bridge behaves similarly, but its
type cannot be changed in the network after the router is created.
IzoT Commissioning Tool allows subnets to span permanent
repeaters and bridges, but not non-permanent types. You can use
permanent repeaters and bridges to preserve subnet IDs, and
non-permanent types to maintain flexibility in order to change the
router type later.
Authentication
Select whether authentication is enabled for communication with
IzoT Commissioning Tool. Authentication can only be enabled for a
router if authentication is enabled for the OpenLNS CT drawing. To
check whether authentication is enabled for the OpenLNS CT
drawing, click Add-ins, click LonWorks Network, click Network
Properties, and then click the Authentication tab.
Existing Key Specify the authentication key if the router has already been installed
on another network with an authentication key. The authentication
key can be up to 12 hexadecimal digits for 48-bit authentication or
24 hexadecimal digits for 96-bit authentication. If you specify a key
of less than 12 digits, IzoT Commissioning Tool adds leading zeroes
to create a 12-digit key.
Note: OpenLNS supports only a single authentication key for all
authenticated devices; therefore, if you use 96-bit authentication
keys, all devices that are authenticated must support 96-bit
authentication.
Priority Indicate whether priority messaging is enabled on one or both sides
of the router. Priority messaging consumes network resources and
bandwidth, and can degrade network performance. Select priority
messaging when critical devices that use priority messaging are on
one of the channels attached to the router and need to forward
priority messages through the router. If you enable priority
messaging, select whether the priority slot will be determined
automatically or manually. If you select Manual, enter the priority
slot in the Slot box.
7. If you selected the Commission Device check box on the first page of the wizard, the first window
for commissioning the router opens. See Commissioning a Device in Chapter 5, Installing
Networks, for instructions on commissioning the router.
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