Creating a lonworks/ip channel, Creating a l, Orks – Echelon i.LON 600 LonWorks/IP Server User Manual
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Section 1: Setting Up and Using the i.LON 600 L
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W
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/IP Server
Creating a L
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W
ORKS
/IP Channel
To create a L
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W
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/IP channel, you must configure each L
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W
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/IP device that
will be on the channel and enter information about each device in the Configuration
Server. A L
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W
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/IP device can be an i.LON 600, i.LON 1000, or a PC running LNS
3.01 or higher. The following describes how to setup two i.LON 600s on an IP backbone.
, a L
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W
ORKS
device on channel 1 is bound to a device on channel 3 across
an IP backbone. The PC running the Configuration Server resides on channel 2 and has
access to both i.LON 600s through an IP connection. The PC running the LonMaker
software is connected to channel 1. To simplify the network, you can run the LonMaker
software and the Configuration Server software on a single PC.
Config Server PC
Channel 1
FT
LonMaker PC with
PCC-10 Card (laptop) or
PCLTA Card (desktop)
Channel 2
iLON 600
TCP/IP
Channel 3 IP
iLON 600
Figure 18. Setting Up a L
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W
ORKS
/IP Channel
To create a network like the one illustrated in
, follow the below steps.
1. Set the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway for all i.LON 600s
using the i.LON 600 setup web pages as described in Chapter 4.
2. Start the Configuration Server application. From the Windows desktop
click on Start, choose Programs, select Echelon i.LON 600, and click
on LonWorks-IP Configuration Server. The Configuration Server
main dialog appears:
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Creating a L
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W
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/IP Channel