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OffNet
A network management mode in which network configuration changes are stored in the OpenLNS
network database, but not propagated to the devices on the network. To send the changes to the
devices, you place IzoT Commissioning Tool OnNet. If IzoT Commissioning Tool is OffNet and
attached to the network, you can still read and write network variables, and read configuration
properties.
OnNet
A network management mode in which network configuration changes are propagated immediately to
the devices on the network.
OpenLNS
A network operating system that provides services for interoperable L
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maintenance, monitoring, and control tools such as the OpenLNS Commissioning Tool. Using the
services provided by the OpenLNS Server client/server architecture, tools from multiple vendors can
work together to install, maintain, monitor, and control L
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networks. The OpenLNS
architecture consists of the following elements:
1. An OpenLNS client application, which is a software application that uses OpenLNS services to
install, monitor, and control devices on a L
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network. Multiple OpenLNS client
applications can share the services of a single OpenLNS Server.
2. The OpenLNS Object Server ActiveX Control, which is a language-independent programming
interface to access an OpenLNS Server.
3. The Network Services Server (NSS), which maintains an image of the network.
4. The Data Server, which provides services for monitoring and control.
5. The Network Services Interface (NSI), which is the physical interface to the network.
OpenLNS CT Browser
An OpenLNS plug-in that provides a table view of the network variables and configuration properties
of selected devices and/or functional blocks. The OpenLNS CT Brower can be used to monitor and
control the network variables and configuration properties in a network.
OpenLNS CT Drawing
An OpenLNS CT drawing contains the graphical representation of a L
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