Echelon IP-852 Channel User Manual
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IP-852 Channel User’s Guide
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Configuration Server must be running anytime you modify the configuration of the
devices on the IP-852 channel. You can run the IP-852 Configuration Server on any
computer with access to the IP network containing the IP-852 channel. Chapters 2 and 3
of this document describe how to use the IP-852 Configuration Server. The IP-852
, and a
version of the IP-852 Configuration Server is also included with many products including
Echelon’s SmartServer, i.LON, LonMaker
®
, and LNS products.
The IP-852 channel definition accounts for the potentially large latencies introduced by
large IP networks such as the Internet. This enables key control network services such
as duplicate packet detection to function correctly over a high-latency IP network.
A complete installation may contain many IP-852 devices and computers—all sharing a
single IP-852 channel. Because the IP-852 channel can exist on any IP network, a system
may span the entire globe as easily as it spans a single building, as shown in Figure 1.2.
Figure 1.2 Large L
ON
W
ORKS
Network using an IP-852 Channel
Note: A single IP-852 channel may contain up to 256 IP-852 devices. If your installation
requires more than 256 IP-852 devices, you must create multiple IP-852 channels.