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3. Click OK. OpenLNS CT updates the device and the OpenLNS network database, as required.
Using OpenLNS CT as a Passive Configuration Tool
You can use OpenLNS CT as a passive configuration tool. A passive configuration tool is a tool that
that configures the application in a device without affecting its network configuration. A passive
configuration tool is required when a network tool not based on OpenLNS is being used to manage the
configuration of a network. This mode is useful when you need to use a plug-in in passive mode to
configure a device on a network managed with a network tool not based on OpenLNS. To use
OpenLNS CT and one or more plug-ins as a passive configuration tool, follow these steps:
1. Attach OpenLNS CT to the network. If you do not already have an OpenLNS CT network for the
network, recover the network as described in Restoring an OpenLNS CT Network. In the final
steps of the procedure, do not synchronize the network to the database, and leave the management
mode OffNet.
If you synchronize or change the management mode to OnNet, OpenLNS CT will become an
active management tool and will no longer be passive. Skip to step 3.
2. If you have an OpenLNS CT network design for the network, open it. Set the management mode
to OffNet. To do this, click Add-ins, point to LonWorks Network, and then click Network
Properties. Click the Network Interface tab, select OffNet under the Management Mode box,
and then click OK. If you set the management mode to OnNet, OpenLNS CT will become an
active management tool and will no longer be passive.
3. To configure a device with a manufacturer’s plug-in that supports passive configuration,
right-click the device or a functional block on the device and then click Configure on the shortcut
menu. The plug-in starts.
4. Configure the device using the manufacturer’s plug-in.
5. Right-click the device, point to Commissioning, and then click Propagate CP Values to Device
on the shortcut menu.
Backing up an OpenLNS CT Network Design
You can back up an OpenLNS CT network design to an OpenLNS CT backup file to protect against
accidental file corruption or hardware failure, copy an OpenLNS CT network design from one
computer to another, or replicate an OpenLNS CT network design in a new installation. You can also
use an OpenLNS CT backup file to archive an OpenLNS CT network design at a site without an
OpenLNS Server or to archive multiple network configurations so a previous configuration can
quickly be restored, if necessary.
An OpenLNS CT backup file may contain the following components:
• OpenLNS CT drawing
• OpenLNS network database
• NodeBuilder project (only if you are using the NodeBuilder tool)
• Device interface (XIF) files in the Import folder
• Resource files in the Types folder
• All files in the OpenLNS CT drawing directory. Backing up files in the OpenLNS CT drawing
directory provides an easy way to back up and copy files associated with an OpenLNS CT
network design such as HMI application files or schedule design files.
You can manually back up an OpenLNS CT network design, or you can have OpenLNS CT schedule
periodic backups.