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Listing network service devices, Upgrading network service devices – Echelon LonMaker User Manual

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Listing Network Service Devices

If you are using the LonMaker tool with remote clients, you can view a list of all LNS clients
connected to the network. Each client is represented by a network service device. To obtain a list of
all NSDs in a network, open the LonMaker menu and select Network Service Devices. The
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Network Service Devices dialog box opens.

This dialog box lists all NSDs in this network, regardless of whether a shape has been created for each
NSD. For each NSD, the following information is listed:

NSD Name

Specifies the name of the NSD, which is assigned by the LNS Server.

Type

Specifies the NSD type. This can either be NSS (the LNS Server) or
NSI (a remote full client).

Device Name

Specifies the NSD name in the format of <subsystem
name
>.<network service device name>.

Channel

Specifies the channel on which the NSD is attached.

Monitor Sets?

Indicates whether monitor sets are defined on the NSD.

User Name

Specifies the user name associated with the NSD. See User Profiles
for more information on user names.

Application

Specifies the name of the application currently active on the NSD.

If there is no application, or the application does not provide its name,
“Unknown” is displayed.

If the network service device is not responding, “No Response” is
displayed.

Click Remove to delete the selected network service device from the network. This option is generally
used to remove remote network service devices that are no longer in use, which improves the
performance of the LonMaker tool.

Click Monitor Sets to open the Monitor Sets dialog box, in which you can view and remove monitor
sets in the LonMaker network. To delete a monitor set, locate the monitor set to delete from the list,
right-click the monitor set, and then click Remove on the shortcut menu.

Upgrading Network Service Devices

When you upgrade the LonMaker tool or switch between an LNS fast network interface (LonTalk
layer 2) and an LNS network interface (LonTalk layer 5), you must upgrade your network service