Manual

CTI Products, Inc. NCB-EL/FL User Guide
2. Installation 11
Figure 6 Main EtherPlug window (started as an LNS Plug-in)
When launched as an LNS Plug-in:
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EtherPlug retrieves information from the LNS database for the channel that was selected before
starting EtherPlug.
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The name of the channel selected before launching the Plug-in is shown in the
Channel Name
box.
•
All NCB Control Neuron Processor devices present on the custom Ethernet channel are automatically
listed in the “
Channel Member List”
. Note that the NCB
router
names on the channel are not
referenced in the Channel Member List, as EtherPlug manages IP address information exclusively via
the Control Neuron Processors in each NCB.
•
All data entered into and managed by EtherPlug is stored in the LNS database and is part of any
LonMaker for Windows
Backup/Restore
operation.
•
The
Add New Member
button and the
New Channel
function under the File menu are grayed out.
Adding new NCB members and new Ethernet channels must be done within the LNS network
management tool, then using the
File – Reload/Refresh Channel
function in the EtherPlug plug-in.
When launched as a standalone program:
•
EtherPlug has no access to any
L
ON
W
ORKS
database information.
•
EtherPlug uses an external data file with the extension “.elp” to store all data. The name given to the
channel is used as the root portion of the file name.
•
The
File – Set Project Directory
menu item allows the path to the .elp files to be manipulated.
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The
File – New Channel
menu item allows a new channel to be created and named.
•
The
Add New Member
button is used to add new NCB member names to the channel.