Echelon LonMaker - Manual (Page 214)

198 Maintaining Networks
Selecting Initial Device State and Source of Configuration
Property Values
To select the initial device state and the source of configuration property values, follow these steps:
1. Specify the initial state of the device applications, and select the source of the configuration
property values and management of device-specific configuration properties as follows:
State Specify the state of the device application after it has been
commissioned. You have four choices:
• Default. The state of the device application is determined by
the current setting under the New Device Options box in the
network properties: Device options category. If the device was
previously commissioned and is able to communicate, the
default state is the state of the device before the current
operation.
• Online. Places the device in the online state. The behavior in
the online state depends on the device. A Neuron-hosted
device, for example, will run its application after it has been
commissioned.
• Offline. Places the device in the offline state. The behavior in
the offline state depends on the device. A Neuron-hosted
device, for example, will not run its application after it has been
commissioned. This is the default and can be used to bring up a
system incrementally.
When a device is offline, portions of its application may still
function and it will still respond to Online, Wink, and Test
commands. An offline device still receives network variable
updates, but it typically does not process updated network
variable values or send network variable updates.