Echelon i.LON SmartServer 2.0 - Manual (Page 126)

112 Deploying Freely Programmable Modules on a SmartServer
Selecting a Network Management Service
Before you create your FPM devices on the SmartServer, you need to verify that you have selected a
network management service mode (LNS or Standalone) for running your L
ON W ORKS network.
• In LNS mode (LNS Auto or LNS Manual), the SmartServer transmits network messages to
devices through an LNS server, and the SmartServer and the devices connected to it communicate
in a peer-to-peer manner. You must use LNS mode if you plan on using L
ON W ORKS connections
to bind the data points in your FPM application to other data points. You cannot use LNS mode if
your FPM uses a dynamic interface.
• In Standalone mode, the SmartServer is the network manager. It directly transmits all network
messages to the devices connected to it, and the network functions as a master-slave system,
where the SmartServer is the master to the slave devices. You can use standalone mode to operate
a small, single-channel network that does not require LNS services, L
ON W ORKS connections, or
connections to other network management tools. Networks running in standalone mode are
limited to a maximum of 200 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). FPM
devices can use static or dynamic interfaces when the network is running in Standalone mode.
Using LNS Network Management Services
To configure the SmartServer to use LNS network management services for managing a L ON W ORKS
network, follow these steps:
1. Commission the SmartServer with the LonMaker tool, LNS tree, or another LNS application. For
more information on installing the SmartServer, see Chapter 12 of the i.LON SmartServer 2.0
User’s Guide.