Echelon SmartServer 2.2 - Manual (Page 5)

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Using Device Templates........................................................................... 161
Creating Device Templates ................................................................ 161
Creating Devices from Templates ....................................................... 164
Creating External Data Points from Device Templates ......................... 166
Deleting Templates on a SmartServer ................................................. 170
Duplicating Functional Blocks and Data Points .......................................... 171
Creating a Duplicate Functional Block ................................................ 171
Creating a Duplicate Dynamic Data Point ........................................... 173
Adding Connections ................................................................................ 174
Creating Web Connections ................................................................. 174
Creating L ON W ORKS Connections ...................................................... 177
Configuring Connections ................................................................... 180
Deleting Connections ........................................................................ 182
Validating Connections...................................................................... 183
Adding File Attachments ................................................................... 185
Deleting File Attachments .................................................................. 186
Retrieving File Attachments ............................................................... 187
Viewing Connections ........................................................................ 187
Checking Error Messages and Viewing the System Log .............................. 189
Configuring Global Settings ..................................................................... 190
Using Custom Device and Functional Block Icons ..................................... 193
5 Using the SmartServer as a Network Management Tool .................... 195
Network Management Overview ..................................................................... 196
Network Management Scenarios ..................................................................... 196
Using the SmartServer as a Standalone Network Manager........................... 196
Using the SmartServer as a Standalone OpenLNS Network Tool ................. 197
Using the SmartServer as a Synchronized OpenLNS Network Tool ............. 198
Designing a L ON W ORKS Network .................................................................... 199
Creating and Configuring a L ON W ORKS Network ....................................... 199
Creating L ON W ORKS Networks from the SmartServer Tree .................. 200
Creating L ON W ORKS Networks from the OpenLNS Tree ..................... 202
Configuring a L ON W ORKS Network .................................................... 204
Switching the SmartServer to a Different OpenLNS Network Database . 218
Switching to LNS Mode,Synchronizing to OpenLNS Network Database 222
Switching a Network from LNS Mode to Standalone Mode .................. 226
Creating and Configuring L ON W ORKS Channels ........................................ 226
Creating a L ON W ORKS Channel ......................................................... 226
Configuring L ON W ORKS Channels ..................................................... 227
Creating and Configuring L ON W ORKS Devices .......................................... 231
Creating L ON W ORKS Devices ............................................................ 231
Configuring L ON W ORKS Devices ....................................................... 233
Using OpenLNS and LNS Plug-ins ..................................................... 239
Viewing L ON W ORKS Devices ............................................................ 242
Changing the Channel of Devices ....................................................... 246
Creating and Configuring L ON W ORKS Routers .......................................... 247
Creating L ON W ORKS Routers ............................................................. 247
Configuring L ON W ORKS Routers ....................................................... 250
Creating and Configuring Functional Blocks .............................................. 253
Creating Functional Blocks ................................................................ 253
Configuring Functional Blocks ........................................................... 254
Viewing Functional Blocks ................................................................ 256
Creating, Configuring, and Connecting L ON W ORKS Data Points.................. 257
Creating L ON W ORKS Data Points ....................................................... 258
Configuring L ON W ORKS Data Points .................................................. 259
Viewing L ON W ORKS Data Points ....................................................... 267