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Appendix C. NL200/201 Settings
network. When a device has a neighbor list or neighbor filter setting filled in
for a port, any device that has an address greater than or equal to 4000 will be
allowed to connect to that device regardless of the neighbor filter.
PakBus/TCP Server Port
This setting specifies the TCP service port for PakBus® communications with
the datalogger. Unless firewall issues exist, this setting probably does not need
to be changed from its default value.
PakBus/TCP Password
Specifies the password that will be used to authenticate any incoming (server)
or outgoing (client) PakBus®/TCP sessions. This password is used by the
server to generate a challenge to any client that connects to the PakBus/TCP
server port. If the client fails to respond appropriately, the connection will be
terminated. If this password is blank (the default value), no such authentication
will take place.
PakBus/TCP Client Address (1-4)
This setting specifies the IP address of an outgoing PakBus®/TCP client
connection that the NL200/201 should maintain. If the connection fails, the
NL200/201 will retry until the connection succeeds. No entry or a setting of
0.0.0.0 specifies that no client connection will be made.
PakBus/TCP Client Port (1-4)
This setting specifies the TCP port of the outgoing PakBus®/TCP client
connection. Typically, it is not necessary to change this entry from its default.
(range 1..65535)
PakBus Routes (read only)
This setting lists the routes that are known to the NL200/201. Each route
known to the NL200/201 will be represented by the following four components
separated by commas and enclosed in parentheses. The description of each
component follows:
Port Number
Specifies a numeric code for the port that the router will use. It will
correspond with one of the following:
0
CS I/O
1
RS-232
100 PakBus®/TCP Connection — If the value of the port number
is 100 or greater, the connection is made through PakBus/TCP.
Via Neighbor Address
Specifies the address of the neighbor/router that will be used to send
messages for this route. If the route is for a neighbor, this value will be
the same as the address.
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