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Alternatively, you can scroll down to the Commission Status property, and either select the
individual Smart Network Management property check box to the left or select Commissioned
from the list to the right. In the Application Status property, select the individual Smart Network
Management property check box to the left or select Application Online (Running) from the list
to the right. Click Submit.
Detaching the OpenLNS Server from the Network
If the SmartServer is synchronized to an OpenLNS network database, but it will no longer have access
to the OpenLNS Server after the network has been installed, change the network management service
to LNS Manual. This will prevent the SmartServer from displaying repeated “Cannot Connect to
OpenLNS Server” error messages. See Configuring a LonWorks Network earlier in this chapter for
how to set the network management service on the SmartServer.
Maintaining L
ON
W
ORKS
Networks
You can perform routine maintenance to update, repair, and optimize an installed network. You can
use the SmartServer to maintain the network, its components, and the network design (if you are using
the SmartServer as a network design tool). For example, if a device or router fails, you can replace it
on the physical network and then logically replace it on the SmartServer preserving the device’s
configuration and all of its connections.
This section describes the following network maintenance tasks you can perform with the
SmartServer:
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Load device applications
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Replace devices
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Decommission devices
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Test devices (set devices offline, query devices, and wink devices)
Loading Device Applications
You can use the SmartServer to load an application image into a Neuron-hosted device that has
writeable application memory (EEPROM or flash). An new application may be needed to change or
improve the device’s capabilities or to repair a damaged device application. You can load devices one
at a time, or you can perform a batch load.
To load a device application, first obtain from the device manufacturer the binary application image
file (.apb extension) of the new application. The system image in the application image file must have
the same firmware version as the Smart Transceiver or Neuron Chip on the device. If the device
interface has changed, you must also obtain a new device interface (XIF) file for the device.