Echelon i.LON 600 LonWorks/IP Server - Manual (Page 61)

Section 2: Advanced Topics
Channel Mode
You can set the i.LON 600 channel mode using one of three radio buttons in the New
Channel Properties dialog box. To access the New Channel Properties dialog box,
start the Configuration Server and right click the New Channel icon and select Channel
Properties… from the menu.
Figure 32. New Channel Properties Dialog Box
A brief description of each mode is described in Table 10 .
Table 10. Channel Modes
Setting Description
Backward Compatible
(required for i.LON 1000 and
LNS 3.0x)
You must enable this option if your channel will contain any i.LON 1000’s
or LNS 3.0x L
ON W ORKS /IP interfaces. This causes the i.LON 600 to
operate using a protocol that is compatible with these devices, but is not
strictly EIA-852 compliant. In backward compatible mode, you can use a
maximum of 40 devices. You can only have one device located behind
each NAT firewall. You cannot have duplicate IP addresses.
Standard EIA-852
Select this option when using a standard L ON W ORKS channel. You can
use a maximum of 256 devices per channel in Standard EIA-852 mode.
When using this mode, you can only have one device located behind each
NAT firewall. You cannot have duplicate IP addresses.
Extended Firewall Support
This option is recommended whenever your LonWorks/IP channel crosses
an IP firewall, whether or not the firewall is using Network Address
Translation (NAT). Depending on the particular firewall and its
configuration, this option may be required. In addition, this will allow you to
place more than one LonWorks/IP device behind an NAT firewall, and to
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