Remote lightweight client – Echelon LonMaker User Manual
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One or more LonMaker computers and the LNS Server may also be connected to the network using
separate LonWorks channels. The LonMaker computers communicate over an IP network with the
LNS Server, which routes management tasks to the network via an
i
.LON IP-852 router. The
LonMaker computers communicate directly with the network via the
i
.LON IP-852 router to perform
monitoring and controlling tasks. The
i
.LON configuration server creates virtual IP-852 channels that
direct packet traffic and enable the LonMaker computers, the LNS Server, and the
i
.LON IP-852 router
to communicate with each other over the IP network.
Creating the IP-852 channels in the
i
.LON configuration server requires that you setup the
i
.LON
configuration server and configure and enter information for all the IP-852 devices (the LonMaker
computer, LNS Server, and i.LON IP-852 router) connected to the IP network. Based on the effort
required to do this, it is recommended that you connect to a LonWorks network as a remote full client
only if IP-852 channels have already been setup on your IP network. Otherwise, you should connect to
the network as a remote lightweight client.
IP Network
LNS Server
LNS
i.LON
IP-852 Router
L
ON
W
ORKS
Channel
L
ON
W
ORKS
Channel (IP-852)
L
ON
W
ORKS
Channel (IP-852)
LonMaker
Computer
LonMaker
Computer
L
ON
W
ORKS
Channel (IP-852)
i.LON
Configuration
Server
L
ON
W
ORKS
Channel (IP-852)
Remote Lightweight Client
A remote lightweight client is a LonMaker computer that communicates with the LNS Server (running
on a separate computer) using an LNS/IP interface. The LNS Server is attached to both the IP network
and the L
ON
W
ORKS
channel. A remote lightweight client can connect to the network without an
IP-852 router.