Manual

CTI Products, Inc. NCB-EL/FL User Guide
2. Installation 10
Figure 5 Example LonMaker Drawing
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Note : If installing NCB-Fiberlons on dedicated fiber segments, skip to Step 6.
The EtherPlug configuration software provides access to IP address parameters for NCB-Etherlons and NCB-
Fiberlons as a
standalone program
launched directly from the Windows Start menu or as an
LNS Plug-in
from
within an LNS-based application such as LonMaker for Windows.
•
If LonMaker for Windows is being used as the network management tool, launch EtherPlug as follows:
•
Right-click on the
CUSTOM
(Ethernet) channel created in
Step 2A
above.
•
In the drop-down list, click “
Plug-Ins…
” and select “Ether_Plug”.
•
Click
OK
. The plug-in will appear as shown in Figure 6 below.
•
If a network management tool is being used that
cannot
launch LNS Plug-Ins, the EtherPlug must be
launched as a standalone program directly from the Windows Start menu. Once EtherPlug is launched:
•
Select
File – Set Project Directory
function to select the path used to save the .elp datafile for the
channel to be created. Any existing .elp files in this directory are shown in the
Channels
box.
•
Select
File – New Channel
function to create a new channel. Provide a name for the channel and
Click
OK.