User`s guide

i.LON SmartServer Power Line Repeating Network Management Guide xi
Table of Contents
Preface .................................................................................................... iii
Welcome......................................................................................................... iv
Purpose .......................................................................................................... iv
Audience......................................................................................................... iv
Models ............................................................................................................ iv
Network Installation Equipment...................................................................... iv
Device Requirements................................................................................ v
Hardware Requirements........................................................................... v
Software Requirements ............................................................................ v
Network Installation Process .......................................................................... vi
Related Reading.............................................................................................vii
Content ...........................................................................................................vii
For More Information and Technical Support................................................viii
Using the SmartServer Online Help Files ...............................................viii
Viewing the i.LON SmartServer ReadMe ................................................ ix
Using Technical Support.......................................................................... ix
Table of Contents ........................................................................................... xi
1 Preparing a Power Line Repeating Network for Installation......... 1
Preparation Overview...................................................................................... 2
Loading Street Lighting Helper to the Pocket PC ..................................... 2
Copying Files to the SmartServer............................................................. 5
Copying Application Image Files ........................................................ 6
Copying External Interface Files ........................................................6
Copying Resource Files ..................................................................... 6
Setting the SmartServer to Standalone Mode .......................................... 7
Placing a Network in Standalone Mode .............................................7
Network Limitations in Standalone Mode........................................... 8
Configuring the LONWORKS Channel for Power Line Repeating .............. 8
2 Installing a Power Line Repeating Network.................................. 11
Installation Overview .....................................................................................12
Commissioning a Power Line Repeating Network in the Correct
Order.......................................................................................................13
Installing a Three-Phase Power Line Repeating Network......................14
Attaching an External GSM Modem to the SmartServer ........................14
Installing a Power Line Repeating Network with a Pocket PC ................................14
Using Street Lighting Helper................................................................... 14
Acquiring Device Locations and Neuron IDs.................................... 15
Configuring Street Lighting Helper Connections .............................. 16
Configuring Street Lighting Helper Settings .....................................17
Connecting the PC Pocket to the SmartServer ......................................19
Using a Serial Connection................................................................19
Using a LAN Connection .................................................................. 19
Using iLonProxyPocket...........................................................................20
Starting and Configuring iLonProxyPocket on a Serial
Connection .......................................................................................20
Starting and Configuring iLonProxyPocket on a LAN Connection...21
Sending Device Data to the SmartServer...............................................22
Installing a Power Line Repeating Network with SmartServer Web
Pages............................................................................................................. 24
Creating Devices.....................................................................................24