Monitoring a network channel – Echelon LonScanner FX Protocol Analyzer User Manual

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Introduction to the LonScanner Protocol Analyzer

network interface. For more information, see

Monitoring a Network

Channel

.

Open an Existing Packet Log.

Select this option to view a packet log

saved from a previous monitoring session. For more information, see

Opening an Existing Packet Log

on page 9.

Monitoring a Network Channel

To monitor an IP-852 or L

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channel, perform the following steps:

1. Select Monitor a LonWorks Network Interface on the Start-Up dialog

shown in Figure 4, and then select the network interface that you plan to

use from the Interface dropdown list box. This list box displays the

available network interfaces for your computer.

To add a new network interface, click Add to open the L

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Interfaces application (from the Windows Control Panel). If you are

using an

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Server as your network interface, you must configure it

with the L

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Interfaces application before you can use it with the

protocol analyzer.
From the

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Interfaces application, you can add a remote

network interface (RNI), an IP-852 network interface, or a USB network
interface:

• To add an RNI, click Add to open the Add Network Interface

Wizard. On the first page of the wizard, enter a name for the
network interface, and click Next. On the second page, select

LonScanner as the Interface Type. Click Finish to add the
network interface and close the wizard.

• To add an IP-852 network interface, click Add to open the

Network Interface Add dialog. Enter a name for the network
interface in the Name field, select (or enter) an IP address in the

IP Address dropdown list box, enter the IP port in the IP Port
field, select the appropriate channel timing type, and enter the

authentication key (if the device uses authentication) in the MD5

Authentication Key field. Click OK to add the network interface
and close the dialog.

• To add a USB network interface, plug an Echelon U10 or U20

network interface into to an available USB port on your
computer. The L

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Interfaces application should show the

network interface automatically. Select the Show detached
interfaces checkbox to show previously configured USB network

interfaces that are not currently connected to your computer.

See the L

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Interfaces application’s online help for more

information.

No additional configuration is required to use an Echelon U10 or U20
USB Network Interface. For additional information about an

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