Echelon OpenLNS Commissioning Tool - Manual (Page 60)

44 Getting Started
Notes:
• The network interface you select must already have been defined and configured, as described
in Setting up a Network Interface.
• For OpenLNS CT to communicate on an IP-852 channel, the OpenLNS CT computer must be
configured as an IP-852 device on the target channel using the IP-852 Configuration Server.
If an IP-852 device name has not been defined, create one in the
IP-852 Configuration Server
as described in Using an IP-852 Network Interface earlier in this chapter.
8. Click Next. If you specified that OpenLNS CT computer is attached to the physical network, the
OnNet/OffNet dialog opens. If it is not attached, the Plug-In Registration dialog opens and you
can skip to step 11.
9. Select when changes made in your OpenLNS CT drawing are sent to the physical devices on the
network. You have two choices:
• OnNet. Changes to the OpenLNS CT drawing are sent immediately to the physical devices
as you make the changes. Select OnNet if you are commissioning an engineered system or if
you are working on any phase of an ad-hoc system.
• OffNet. Changes to the OpenLNS CT drawing are saved in the network database and then
sent to the physical devices once OpenLNS CT is set OnNet. Select OffNet if you are
designing an engineered system. You can make real-time changes to network variables when
OpenLNS CT is OffNet once you have commissioned devices with OpenLNS CT OnNet.
You can read and make changes to configuration properties while OpenLNS CT is OffNet,
but changes will not be propagated until you set OpenLNS CT OnNet or you manually
propagate them (by right-clicking a device, pointing to Commissioning, and selecting
Propagate CP Values to Device on the shortcut menu).
Select this Skip the Prompt check box if you want the Network Wizard to skip the
Management Mode page each time you open the OpenLNS CT network. If the Show all
Options check box under Existing Networks in the OpenLNS CT Design Manager General
tab is selected, the prompt will appear regardless if this check box is selected.