Echelon SmartServer 2.2 - Manual (Page 37)

38 Configuring and Managing the SmartServer
SmartServer Configuration and Management Overview
You can connect and configure your SmartServer before using it to manage, monitor, and control your
networks. To connect the SmartServer you assemble, mount, and wire the SmartServer as described in
the SmartServer Hardware Guide, use an Ethernet cable to connect it to a TCP/IP network, and then
open the SmartServer Web interface.
After you connect your SmartServer, you can use the SmartServer’s Setup Web pages to set its IP
address, SOAP/HTTP services, real-time clock, and security settings. After you configure the security
settings, you can disable the Setup - Security Web page so that other users cannot modify the security
settings. If you change TCP/IP properties marked with an asterisk (*) or security properties marked
with a double-asterisk (**) you need to reboot your SmartServer to implement the changes.
You can create dial-up connections for your SmartServer if an Ethernet connection is not readily
available. You can use the built-in analog modem on the SmartServer (certain hardware models only)
or connect the SmartServer to an external GSM modem. If you create a dial-out connection, you can
connect your SmartServer to other host devices via that connection.
You can connect a number of host devices to your SmartServer by adding them to the SmartServer’s
LAN or dial-up connections. You can add remote SmartServers, OpenLNS Servers, time (SNTP)
servers, e-mail (SMTP) servers, IP-852 Configuration Servers (if you are not using the standard port
on the SmartServer for IP-852 routing [1628]), and Web Connection Target servers (Web server that
can receive SOAP/HTTP requests).
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Adding a remote SmartServer lets you connect the devices on your SmartServer to the devices on
that remote SmartServer, and it lets you manage that remote SmartServer and the network attached
to it from the Web interface of your local SmartServer.
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An OpenLNS Server lets you use the LNS Proxy Web service to synchronize the SmartServer to
an OpenLNS network database; add the data points of external devices in OpenLNS managed
networks to the SmartServer’s built-in applications and your custom SmartServer Web pages; and
maintain and manage the OpenLNS network databases in an OpenLNS Server.
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An e-mail server lets the SmartServer send out e-mail notifications when alarm conditions occur.
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A time server lets you synchronize the date and time on the SmartServer and the other host
devices on the LAN to a common base.
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An IP-852 Configuration Server lets you create and manage IP-852 channels.
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A Web Connection Target server lets you send data logs, alarm logs, an event scheduler log, or
any user-defined file from your SmartServer to a central enterprise system.
After you configure your SmartServer, you can select a network management service mode. You can
run your SmartServer with OpenLNS network management services or you can use the SmartServer as
a standalone network manager.
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In LNS mode (LNS Auto or LNS Manual), the SmartServer uses an OpenLNS Server or LNS
Server to manage the network. You must use LNS mode if your network is managed by an
OpenLNS Server or an LNS Server. Using LNS mode requires you to install the Echelon
Enterprise Services 2.2 from the SmartServer 2.2 DVD, install an OpenLNS or LNS Server, and
then add an LNS Server to the LAN.
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In Standalone mode, the SmartServer directly manages the network. You must use standalone
mode if an OpenLNS Server or LNS Server is not available for your network. You can use
standalone mode to install and operate a small, single-channel network that does not require
OpenLNS services or connections to other network management tools. Networks running in
standalone mode are limited to a maximum of 300 devices (for FT-10 networks, you need to
attach a physical layer repeater to the network to exceed the 64-device limit posed by the physical
channel).