Echelon SmartServer 2.2 - Manual (Page 21)

22 Introduction
Maintenance Network Management Mode
You can speed up network commissioning using the new maintenance network management mode.
The Network Management Mode box in the Setup - LON Network Driver Web page includes a
new Maintenance option. When this option is selected, the SmartServer does not send out heartbeat
and polling messages. This increases the available bandwidth by freeing up the consumption from
checking data point heartbeats, sending poll requests, and receiving poll message responses. This
management mode is ideal for power line repeating networks. See the Power Line Repeating Network
Management Guide for more information.
Static Repeating Mode
You can optimize the performance of power line repeating networks using the new static proxy chains.
The Repeating box in the Setup - LON Channel Driver Web page includes a new On (Static Proxy
Chains) option. When this option is selected, the power line channel uses repeating, but the
SmartServer does not continuously try to discover and optimize the repeating chains used to
communicate messages from the SmartServer to the devices on the network. This increases the
available bandwidth on the power line repeating network for operational traffic. See the Power Line
Repeating Network Management Guide for more information.
Enhanced XMPP Client
You can use the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) to enable bi-directional
communication between SmartServers and enterprise applications located behind firewalls. For
SmartServer 2.2, the SmartServer XMPP client supports connections where the source or destination
IP address changes because of an IP lease timeout. In addition, the SmartServer XMPP client has new
configuration options that make it compatible with the Openfire XMPP server. For more information
on using the SmartServer XMPP client, see the SmartServer 2.2 XMPP Client Developer’s Guide.
OpenLNS Server and OpenLNS CT Support
SmartServer 2.2 supports the new OpenLNS Server when running in LNS mode. This enables the
SmartServer to remain synchronized with an OpenLNS database in a system managed with an
OpenLNS Server (for example, lighting systems and other building applications where an OpenLNS
Server is used to manage the network configuration). SmartServer 2.2 is compatible with the
OpenLNS Commissioning Tool and other OpenLNS tools.
i.LON Vision 2.2
You can rapidly create custom SmartServer 2.2 Web pages with the i.LON Vision 2.2 standalone Web
publishing tool.
With i.LON Vision 2.2, you can create custom Web pages for monitoring and controlling the data
points on your SmartServer 2.2—without any knowledge of HTML, JavaScript, or Web programming.
The i.LON Vision 2.2 toolkit provides many objects that you can use to read and write values to data
points, including basic read/write objects; SVG objects (for example, sliders, gauges, and
thermometers); application objects that expose some of the SmartServer’s built-in applications to your
end users; and a custom JavaScript object for implementing your own custom objects.
i.LON Vision 2.2 features quick Web page creation as you can switch between the edit and publish
views of your Web pages without long delays. This means that you can create or edit a custom Web
page and instantly see the results when you publish it.
Cross Browser Support
You can view the SmartServer 2.2 built-in and custom Web pages using Chrome and Safari in addition
to previously supported browsers (Internet Explorer and Firefox).