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placed offline, it may cause communication failures for multiple devices. In addition, setting a device
offline may affect network performance if the device was polling prior to being set offline.
To set a device offline, follow these steps:
1. Click Driver mode.
2. Select one or more devices to place offline. To select one device, click that device. To select
multiple devices, click one device and then either hold down CTRL and click all other devices to
be installed or hold down SHIFT and select another device to place the entire range of devices
offline.
3. Right-click a selected device, point to Manage, and click Set Offline.
Alternatively, you can change the Application Status property to Application Stopped (Offline)
in the Setup - LON Device Driver Web page, which appears when you select devices in step 2.
4. The SmartServer places the devices in the soft offline state (the device has an application loaded
and is configured, but it is offline). The offline devices are highlighted red in the SmartServer tree
and in the Power Line Repeating Analysis Web page.
5. To place a device back online, select one or more devices to set online, right-click a selected
device, point to Manage, and then click Set Online. Alternatively, you can select the Smart
Network Management check box for the Application Status property in the Setup - LON
Device Driver Web page and then click Submit, or you can change the Application Status
property to Application Running (Online) and then click Submit.
Testing Devices
You can use the SmartServer to query the status of a device and to wink a device. You can query the
status of a device to ensure that it is operating and it is configured correctly. Querying a device opens
a dialog that lists network traffic statistics that you can use to evaluate the performance of the device.
Winking a device enables you to identify the device on the network and verify that it is communicating
properly.
Querying Devices
You can query a device to evaluate its performance and diagnose any problems. It is recommended
that you query devices under normal and peak conditions. To query a device, follow these steps:
1. Right-click the device, point to Manage, and then click Query Status.