Ncb/p, Onfiguration – CTI Products NCB/AY with Serial Interface User Manual

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4. NCB Plug-In

NCB/P

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LNS plug-ins are applications that can be started from within an LNS application (such as L

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Windows) to perform a specialized task. The NCB/Plug plug-in implements configuration and query
commands for the NCB. The NCB/Plug Configuration Plug-in and Network Variables can be used
simultaneously. The following functions are available if NCB/Plug is installed:



Pulse router service pin

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Request a soft reboot of NCB

The following function (for models NCB-EM, NCB-IS, and NCB-AY) will also be displayed, but will have no
effect when using NCB-IM and NCB-RF models:



Configure Ring Mode parameters

The following functions (for models NCB-IM, NCB-EM, and NCB-IS) will also be displayed, but will have no
effect when using NCB-AY, and NCB-RF models:



Send a dial string to a modem



Send a ‘Call Cancel’ command to a modem

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Configure the NCB Directory

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A window displays ‘Connect Status’

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Select Dial Mode (Manual or Perpetual)

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Select Auto Answer Enabled Mode

NSTALLATION

NOTE: If you have already performed these steps as detailed in Section 2 “Setup and Operation”, they do NOT
need to be repeated here. In this case, skip directly to “Accessing NCB/Plug” below.

1. Install the NCB/Plug Configuration Plug-in on your PC:

a) Insert the NCB/Plug CD into your CD-ROM drive.

b) Click the Windows Start button, choose Run..., click Browse… , select the Setup application on

the NCB/Plug CD, and click Open .

c) Follow the instructions displayed by the Setup application.

d) Restart your computer when the Setup application is complete.

2. Register NCB/Plug with LonMaker for Windows:

a) Click the Windows Start button, choose Programs, then NCBPlug, and click on NCBPlug.

b) Click Register Plug-In .

c) Click Exit .

3. Register NCB/Plug with the desired LonMaker for Windows network:

a) Start LonMaker for Windows and open the desired network (be sure to checkmark the “Show all

Network Option Screens” box). When the “Plug-In Registration” window within the Network
Wizard appears, highlight the “NCB_Plug” under “To Be Registered” and click Finish.

Two External Interface Files (.XIF) are automatically transferred to the hard drive when NCB/Plug
Configuration Plug-in is installed. NCBTLC30.XIF should be used for the Control Neuron Processor of an
NCB of Version 3. NCBTLC20.XIF should be used for the Control Neuron Processor of an NCB of Version 2.