Echelon SmartServer 2.2 - Manual (Page 207)

208 Using the SmartServer as Network Management Tool
to the specified authentication string. All network management
commands sent to the device will then use authentication.
4. Click Submit.
Using Standalone Mode
You can use the SmartServer in standalone mode to install and operate a small, single-channel network
that does not require OpenLNS services or connections to other network management tools.
To install a network with the SmartServer running in standalone mode, you must copy the device
interface (XIF) files and resource files to the SmartServer flash disk. In addition, if you plan on
upgrading the devices using the SmartServer, you must copy the devices’ application image files to the
SmartServer flash disk. Each of these files and where to store them on the SmartServer flash disk is
described as follows:
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Device interface (XIF) files. Define the logical interface to a device. It can either be a device
interface file (.xif extension) or a device template (.xml extension). The XIF specifies the number
and types of functional blocks, and the number, types, directions, and connection attributes of data
points. The program ID field is used as the key to identify each external interface. Each program
ID uniquely defines the static portion of the interface.
Upload the XIF files provided by the device manufacturer to the /LonWorks/import folder on the
SmartServer flash disk.
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Resource files. Defines the components of the device interface, including network variable types,
configuration property types, format types, and functional profiles implemented by the device
application. Resource files allow for the correct formatting of the data generated or configured by
the device.
Upload the resource files provided by the device manufacturer to the /LonWorks/types/user
folder. The standard, echelon, bas_controller, and mbus_integrator catalogs are pre-loaded in the
SmartServer /lonWorks/types folder.
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Application image files (.apb extension). The application image is a file provided by the device
manufacturer that determines how a device functions. It consists of the object code generated by
the Neuron C compiler and includes other application-specific parameters such as
self-identification data and program ID string. You can use the SmartServer to download the
latest application image files (.apb extension) to the devices on the network.
If you plan on upgrading the devices with the latest applications, upload the application image
files provided by the device manufacturer to the /LonWorks/import folder on the SmartServer
flash disk. If the device interface has also changed, also upload the updated XIF files provided by
the device manufacturer.
After you are done copying the required resource, XIF, and application image files to the SmartServer,
you can set the network to standalone mode, following these steps:
1. Click Driver option at the top of the navigation pane on the left side of the SmartServer Web
interface, and then click the network icon in the SmartServer tree. The Setup - LON Network
Driver Web page opens.
2. In the Network Management Service property, click Standalone. The LNS Server and LNS
Network properties become unavailable.