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case, follow the steps in Installing Devices and Routers in Chapter 5, Installing Networks, to
continue installing the devices).
Removing the Old Device
If the old device still functions, and if physically possible, leave the old device connected to the
network until the device replacement has been completed. This allows IzoT Commissioning Tool to
deconfigure the old device so that you can easily reuse it in a new network. This step is not required if
the device has failed.
Decommissioning Devices
You can decommission a device if you are no longer using it or you are moving it to a new network.
In addition, you can temporarily decommission a device to optimize, troubleshoot, or repair your
network. Decommissioning logically removes the device from the network.
You can preserve the Neuron ID of the decommissioned device in the OpenLNS network database so
that you can subsequently recommission the device. All configuration information, including
configuration properties and connections, are preserved in the OpenLNS network database. You can
then later recommission the same or different devices without re-entering the configuration data.
To decommission a device, follow these steps:
1. Attach IzoT Commissioning Tool to the network and set the management mode to OnNet. To do
this, click Add-ins, point to LonWorks Network, and then click Network Properties. Click the
Network Interface tab, select OnNet under the Management Mode box, and then click OK.
2. Right-click the device you want to decommission, or select multiple devices and right-click one of
them, point to Commission, and then click Decommission on the shortcut menu.
3. The Decommission Devices dialog opens.
4. Select the Preserve Neuron ID check box to recommission the same device or router later
without re-entering the configuration data.
5. Click OK. The color of the device SmartShape changes to crosshatched yellow, indicating that
the device is unconfigured.
Resynchronizing Configuration Properties
You can resynchronize the configuration property values in the OpenLNS network database with those
in the physical devices. You may need to do this if the values get out of synchronization when a
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