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Property Defaults To have the SmartServer write the default configuration property values to
the device, select the Smart Network Management check box and then
click Submit.
Reset Resetting a device stops the device application, terminates all incoming
and outgoing messages, sets all temporary settings to their initial values,
and then restarts the device application. If the device was in the soft
offline state, it will be put online; if the device was in the hard offline
state, it will remain offline.
To have the SmartServer reset the device, select the Smart Network
Management check box and then click Submit.
Alternatively, you can reset or one or more devices by selecting the device
or devices, right-clicking one device, pointing to Manage, and then
clicking Reset in the shortcut menu.
5. Click Submit.
Using OpenLNS and LNS Plug-ins
OpenLNS and LNS plug-ins are applications that perform a specialized device or functional block-
specific task. For example, a plug-in can provide user interfaces for reading and setting the
configuration properties on a device. Many device manufacturers provide plug-ins that you can use to
configure their devices. Any plug-in conforming to the OpenLNS or LNS plug-in guidelines may be
used with the SmartServer Web pages. You can view and download free Echelon and third-party
OpenLNS and LNS plug-ins at
www.echelon.com/plugins .
You can start plug-ins from the OpenLNS tree in the SmartServer Web interface on a local client (a
computer that is running EES 2.2 and the OpenLNS Server). Starting an OpenLNS or LNS plug-in
remotely is not supported; therefore, you cannot start plug-ins from the SmartServer tree in the
SmartServer Web interface, or from a remote OpenLNS client (a separate computer that communicates
with OpenLNS Server computer via the LNS Proxy Web service or the OpenLNS remote client
interface).
OpenLNS or LNS plug-ins may also apply to entire systems instead of a device or functional block.
System-wide plug-ins can provide generic services that may be used with multiple device types. For
example, the OpenLNS Browser is a generic plug-in that can be used on any functional block to view
and modify its network variables and configuration properties. If OpenLNS CT is installed on your
computer, you can start the OpenLNS Browser using the Browse command. For more information on
using the OpenLNS Browser, see the OpenLNS Commissioning Tool User’s Guide or the LonMaker
Browser on-line help.
Each plug-in can implement multiple commands. For example, a plug-in may implement a Configure
command for each functional block type used in a device. Each plug-in command may be associated
with a device type, functional block type, a subsystem, or an entire network.
To use an OpeLNS or LNS plug-in, you must first register it from the subject network in the OpenLNS
tree (this registers the plug-in with OpenLNS). After you register a plug-in, you can start the plug-in
from the subject device or functional block in the LNS tee. To register and then start an OpenLNS
orLNS Plug-in, follow these steps:
1. Verify that EES 2.2 and an OpenLNS Server or LNS Server have been installed on your computer.
See Chapter 1 of the Echelon Enterprise Services 2.2 User’s Guide for how to perform these
installations.
2. Add an OpenLNS Server to the LAN following Adding an OpenLNS Server to the LAN in Chapter
3 of this document.
3. Right-click the subject network in the OpenLNS tree, and then click Register Plug-ins.