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8. Click Next. The Network Interface page opens, unless the Skip this Prompt check box was
previously selected. Follow steps 7–12 in Creating an OpenLNS CT Network Design. By default,
the options previously selected for the network will be used; however, you can change any option.
Note: You may open multiple OpenLNS CT network designs by repeating the preceding steps.
Each OpenLNS CT network design that you open will have its own instance of Visio.
OpenLNS CT Client Types
The OpenLNS CT client type determines the location of OpenLNS CT in relation to the OpenLNS
server. OpenLNS CT supports three client types: local client, remote full client, and remote
lightweight client.
Local Client
A local client is an OpenLNS CT computer that is also running OpenLNS Server. In this
configuration, a local network interface is attached to the OpenLNS Server computer, and OpenLNS
CT uses the local network interface to communicate directly with the physical network. The following
figure demonstrates how OpenLNS CT connects to the physical network when it is running as local
client.
A local client can also be configured as a local IP client. In this configuration, the OpenLNS CT
computer is attached to an IP-852 channel and communicates remotely with the network through an
IP-852 router (SmartServer [with IP-852 routing option], i.LON 100 Internet Server [with IP-852
routing option], or i.LON 600 IP-852 Router). OpenLNS CT is still considered a local client because
is it running on the same computer as the OpenLNS Server.