Owner's manual

IP-852 Channel User’s Guide iii
Table of Contents
Preface ..................................................................................................... v
Purpose .......................................................................................................... vi
Audience......................................................................................................... vi
Content ........................................................................................................... vi
Installing the Echelon IP-852 Configuration Server ....................................... vi
Related Manuals.............................................................................................vii
For More Information and Technical Support.................................................vii
1 Introduction ....................................................................................... 1
Introduction to the IP-852 Channel.................................................................. 2
2 Creating an IP-852 Channel.............................................................. 5
Creating an IP-852 Channel............................................................................6
Checking IP-852 Device Status........................................................11
Backing Up the IP-852 Configuration Server Database...................12
Managing Multiple IP-852 Configuration Server Databases............12
Creating a Network with an IP-852 Channel.................................................12
Creating an IP-852 Interface...................................................................13
Configuring an IP-852 Device as a LONWORKS Router .......................... 15
Verifying LONWORKS/IP-852 Router Functionality ..................................17
3 IP-852 Channel Parameters............................................................ 21
Channel Mode ...............................................................................................22
Aggregation ...................................................................................................23
MD5 Authentication .......................................................................................24
IP-852 Channel Timing Considerations ........................................................26
Channel Timeout.....................................................................................26
Channel Delay.........................................................................................27
Packet Reorder Timer.............................................................................27
Using SNTP When Creating IP-852 Channels.............................................. 27
Specifying System SNTP Servers ..........................................................27
Specifying SNTP Servers for a Channel or Device ................................29
Choosing an SNTP Server......................................................................30
4 Using NAT, DHCP, and DNS on an IP-852 Channel...................... 31
Network Address Translation (NAT) .............................................................32
Setting up an IP-852 Channel with NAT.................................................32
NAT Example: Simple Home Network....................................................33
Ports and Port Mapping ..........................................................................34
IP-852 Device Ports................................................................................35
Creating a Virtual Wire............................................................................35
DHCP.............................................................................................................38
DHCP Servers.........................................................................................39
ISP Address Allocation ...........................................................................39
DNS ...............................................................................................................40
DNS and the Echelon IP-852 Configuration Server................................41
Linking DNS and DHCP ................................................................................42
Dynamic DNS................................................................................................42
How DDNS Works ..................................................................................42
Appendix A Troubleshooting.............................................................. 45
Common Troubleshooting Problems.............................................................46