Using the smartserver as an rni – Echelon SmartServer 2.2 User Manual
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Configuring and Managing the SmartServer
SmartServer
SmartServer
TCP/IP
FT-10
TP/XF-1250
SmartServer
TCP/IP
SmartServer
FT-10
SmartServer
FT-10
Building 1
New York
Building 2
London
IP-852
Channel
OpenLNS Server
Computer
Using the SmartServer as an RNI
You can use the SmartServer as a Remote Network Interface (RNI). This enables you to connect an
OpenLNS, LNS, or OpenLDV-based application to a L
ON
W
ORKS
network remotely via a TCP/IP
connection. This means that you do not need to install a local network interface (for example,
PCLTA-10, PCLTA-20 and 21, PCC-10, or U10) on the computer running the OpenLNS, LNS, or
OpenLDV-based application to connect it to the L
ON
W
ORKS
network. The following figure
demonstrates how the SmartServer can be used as an RNI to connect a computer running an OpenLNS,
LNS, or OpenLDV-based application to a L
ON
W
ORKS
network.
FT-10 or PL-20 Channel
SmartServer
RNI
TCP/IP
Network
Building Site
Network Operation Center
OpenLNS or OpenLDV
Application
To use the SmartServer as an RNI, you must configure the RNI settings for the SmartServer on the
computer running the OpenLNS, LNS, or OpenLDV-based application with the L
ON
W
ORKS
Interfaces
application. Once you have done this, the SmartServer will appear in the list of available network
interfaces you can use with your OpenLNS and OpenLDV-based applications.
Note: If you are using either LNS or OpenLDV, you need to install OpenLDV 4.0 on your computer to
create the remote network connection. You can download OpenLDV 4.0 from the Echelon support
Web site
OpenLDV 4.0 is included with OpenLNS.
This section describes the following:
How to configure your SmartServer as an RNI using the L
ON
W
ORKS
Interfaces application.
How to configure the RNI properties on the SmartServer.
Limits on the SmartServer when operating as an RNI.
How to switch the network interface to an RNI or a local network interface.
Differences between using an RNI and IP-852 routing to connect an OpenLNS, LNS, and
OpenLDV-based application to a L
ON
W
ORKS
network.