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11. Register, deregister, enable, and disable any plug-ins in your LonMaker network. If you are
working on a remote client, plug-ins that are registered on the LNS Server computer but not
installed on the remote client will be listed under the Not Installed Locally category. Click Finish.
Note: You may open multiple LonMaker network designs by repeating the preceding steps. Each
LonMaker network design that you open will have its own instance of Visio.
LonMaker Client Types
The LonMaker client type is determined by the relationship between the computer on which the
LonMaker tool is running (the LonMaker computer) and the LNS server. The LonMaker tool has three
client types: a local client, a remote full client, and a remote lightweight client.
• A local client is a LonMaker computer that is also running the LNS Server.
• A remote full client is a LonMaker computer that communicates with the LNS Server (running on
a separate computer) over a LonWorks channel (an IP-852 or TP/XF-1250 channel). On a remote
full client, network management tasks are routed through the LNS Server, but monitoring and
controlling tasks are sent directly to the network.
• A remote lightweight client is a LonMaker computer that communicates with the LNS Server
(running on a separate computer) using an LNS/IP interface. On a remote lightweight client,
network management, monitoring, and controlling tasks are all routed through the LNS Server.
This means that all network variable reads and writes are routed through the LNS Server. This
routing creates a potential bottleneck in the LNS Server if there are multiple remote lightweight
clients monitoring and control multiple data points simultaneously.
Local Client
A local client is a LonMaker computer that is also running the LNS Server. To communicate with the
network in this configuration, the LonMaker computer needs an LNS network interface such as the
U10/U20 USB Network Interfaces; PCC-10 PC Card; or PCLTA-10, 20, and 21 PCI Interfaces.