Echelon SmartServer 2.2 - Manual (Page 487)

488 Using the SmartServer with OpenLNS CT
dynamic network variable to the Data Logger functional block, the Data Logger and the dynamic
data point will be added to the SmartServer tree.
Changes Requiring OpenLNS CT Synchronization
You can synchronize OpenLNS CT to the OpenLNS network database to update it with all network
configuration changes made in the SmartServer tree. You may need to periodically synchronize
OpenLNS CT to the OpenLNS network database because changes made in the SmartServer tree are
not propagated automatically to OpenLNS CT.
Opening SmartServer Applications with OpenLNS CT
You can create an instance of a SmartServer application’s functional block and open the application
using the SmartServer Configuration Utility in OpenLNS CT. Using this method to open a
SmartServer application is comparable to launching a Web plug-in. You right-click the functional
block shape in the OpenLNS CT drawing representing the SmartServer application to be configured,
and then click Configure on the shortcut menu. You cannot use OpenLNS CT to open a SmartServer
application when the network is being managed with the SmartServer running in Standalone mode.
To create an instance of an application’s functional block and launch the Web plug-in using OpenLNS
CT, follow these steps:
1. Verify that the SmartServer is operating in LNS mode (LNS Auto or LNS Manual). To do this,
click Driver at the top of the navigation pane on the left side of the SmartServer Web interface,
click the network in the SmartServer tree to open the Setup – LON Network Driver Web page,
and check that Network Management Service property is set to LNS Auto or LNS Manual.
2. Drag the functional block shape representing the SmartServer application to be configured from
the SmartServer Static Shapes stencil to the OpenLNS CT drawing.
3. Right-click the functional block shape representing the SmartServer application, and then click
Configure on the shortcut menu.
4. The Specify i.LON Configuration Data Source dialog opens.