TAC Vista TAC Pangaea WorkStation TAC Xenta 527-NPR Product Manual
TAC Vista TAC Xenta 527-NPR Product Manual
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TAC Xenta 527-NPR, Product Manual Contents Contents INTRODUCTION 1 About this Manual 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 2 Structure ..................................................................................................................... Typographic Conventions .......................................................................................... Prerequisites ............................................................................................................... How to Use this Book ..........
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INTRODUCTION 1 About this Manual 2 About TAC Xenta 527-NPR
TAC Xenta 527-NPR, Product Manual 1 1 About this Manual About this Manual This manual describes the configuration and operation of TAC’s Xenta 527-NPR. For information on supporting products, please refer to the manual for the product in question. The Xenta 527-NPR is a feature-enhanced version of the I/NET Net Plus Router. Notes 1.1 • We are continuously improving and correcting our documentation. This manual may have been updated. • Please check ExchangeOnline at http://extranet.tac.
1 About this Manual 1.2 TAC Xenta 527-NPR, Product Manual Typographic Conventions Throughout the manual the following specially marked texts may occur. ! Warning • Alerts you that failure to take, or avoid, a specific action might result in physical harm to you or to the hardware. Caution • Alerts you to possible data loss, breaches of security, or other more serious problems. Important • Alerts you to supplementary information that is essential to the completion of a task.
TAC Xenta 527-NPR, Product Manual 1.4 1 About this Manual How to Use this Book This document follows a standard style indicating keystrokes, cursor movement, navigation, and data entry. TAC software is intended to be used primarily with a mouse. However, you may use keyboard equivalents as indicated below. Filenames Filenames appear in this manual as they appear on the screen of your computer.
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TAC Xenta 527-NPR, Product Manual 2 About TAC Xenta 527-NPR 2 About TAC Xenta 527-NPR 2.1 TAC Xenta 527-NPR The Xenta 527-NPR provides the same NetPlus Router capabilities as the standard Xenta 527, but does not have the capability of being a webbased presentation system for LonWorks or I/NET networks. You cannot download XBuilder projects to the Xenta 527-NPR. You can, however, configure this device through a web browser. The Xenta 527-NPR communicates with the I/NET system over the Ethernet.
2 About TAC Xenta 527-NPR 2.2 TAC Xenta 527-NPR, Product Manual Communication Ports The following communication ports are used to configure the Xenta 527-NPR and/or use it with I/NET. 1 Direct Connect to I/NET Workstation (RS232) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 Rx Tx Run Rx Tx Rx / Tx MMC 10Base-T A RS 232 B TAC Xenta Console Connection (RS232) 3 2 Ethernet LAN Connection (TCP/IP) RS485 C RX/ RX/ IP address.................-................-...............-................
GETTING STARTED 3 Commissioning the TAC Xenta 527-NPR 4 Connecting the TAC Xenta 527-NPR to Your Network 5 Setting Up I/NET Communications
TAC Xenta 527-NPR, Product Manual 3 3 Commissioning the TAC Xenta 527-NPR Commissioning the TAC Xenta 527-NPR There are six basic steps to commissioning the Xenta 527-NPR. These steps are described below. 1 Connect the Xenta 527-NPR to 24 VAC power. Refer to the TAC Xenta 500/700/911/913, Installation Instruction for instructions. 2 Connect a PC to the Xenta 527-NPR.
3 Commissioning the TAC Xenta 527-NPR TAC Xenta 527-NPR, Product Manual munication parameters. Refer to Chapter 5, “Setting Up I/NET Communications”, on page 25 for more information.
TAC Xenta 527-NPR, Product Manual 4 4 Connecting the TAC Xenta 527-NPR to Your Network Connecting the TAC Xenta 527-NPR to Your Network Note • Before you connect the Xenta 527-NPR to your network, assign it an IP address and load its software. Refer to TAC Xenta 500/700/911/913, Product Manual or TCON300, I/NET Seven Technical Reference Guide the for the necessary instructions.
4 Connecting the TAC Xenta 527-NPR to Your Network 4.1 TAC Xenta 527-NPR, Product Manual TAC Xenta 527-NPR Communication Ports In order for the Xenta 527-NPR to successfully establish communications with your building control system, certain network criteria must be met. More specifically, the ports required for proper communication with these systems must be open and available to the Xenta 527-NPR.
TAC Xenta 527-NPR, Product Manual 4.2 4 Connecting the TAC Xenta 527-NPR to Your Network Choosing a Location for the TAC Xenta 527-NPR The Xenta 527-NPR connects to the Ethernet at the location of the I/NET controller LAN. The example network in Fig. 4.1 shows two firewalls located in the communication path from the Xenta 527-NPR to the Internet. In order for the Xenta 527-NPR to successfully communicate over the Internet with an I/NET host, both firewalls must allow traffic through ports 80 and 443.
4 Connecting the TAC Xenta 527-NPR to Your Network 4.3 TAC Xenta 527-NPR, Product Manual Connecting the TAC Xenta 527-NPR to an I/NET Controller LAN The Xenta 527-NPR connects to the I/NET controller LAN through terminal 19 and 20 of its lower terminal block connector. 10Base-T A RS 232 B TAC Xenta RS485 C RX/ RX/ IP address.................-................-...............-................ TX+ TX– 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Controller LAN Connections Fig. 4.
TAC Xenta 527-NPR, Product Manual 4.4 4 Connecting the TAC Xenta 527-NPR to Your Network Using a Direct Connection to I/NET The Xenta 527-NPR is intended for use on an Ethernet LAN. However, you can also directly connect an I/NET host workstation to the RS-232 A port on the front of the Xenta 527-NPR. This allows the directly connected I/NET host to communicate with devices on the Xenta 527-NPR’s controller LAN.
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TAC Xenta 527-NPR, Product Manual 5 Setting Up I/NET Communications 5 Setting Up I/NET Communications 5.1 Defining I/NET Communication Parameters In order for the Xenta 527-NPR to communicate with I/NET devices from across an Ethernet, you must first define some basic communication parameters. For example, I/NET requires that each device communicating at the Ethernet level must have a link address.
5 Setting Up I/NET Communications TAC Xenta 527-NPR, Product Manual To define I/NET communication parameters from a console window 1 After logging into the Xenta 527-NPR, begin entering I/NET communication parameters by typing inethost at the command line. The inethost command is only available from the console. The parameters you define enable the Xenta 527-NPR to communicate with other devices in the I/NET system. 2 Define an IP Address for each of up to eight reference hosts.
TAC Xenta 527-NPR, Product Manual 4 5 Setting Up I/NET Communications If necessary, enable distributed link architecture (DLA) functionality in this device by setting DLA to Yes. When using the DLA feature, remember to define a unique Site number for this device. Refer to the TCON300, I/NET Seven Technical Reference Guide for more in-depth information about DLA.
5 Setting Up I/NET Communications TAC Xenta 527-NPR, Product Manual 10 Specify whether or not messages sent from the Xenta 527-NPR should be I/NET 2000 compatible. If you are not using the Xenta 527-NPR with an I/NET 2000 system, answer No. 5.1.2 From a Web Browser Note When configuring the Xenta 527-NPR from a web browser, be aware that you will be unable to define the Encrypted UDP port number or the Encryption Key.
TAC Xenta 527-NPR, Product Manual 5 Setting Up I/NET Communications 2 Define an IP Address for each of up to eight reference hosts. If you define less then eight reference hosts, set the unused fields to “0.0.0.0”. 3 Assign a Link number (0–99) to the Xenta 527-NPR.
5 Setting Up I/NET Communications TAC Xenta 527-NPR, Product Manual the communication speed of all other devices on the controller LAN. 7 30 (42) Set the UDP Port number to any value from 49152 to 65535. The default setting for this parameter is 50069. Communications over this port are not encrypted.
REFERENCE 6 I/NET Web Shell Commands 7 SNMP Polling of I/NET System Variables
TAC Xenta 527-NPR, Product Manual 6 6 I/NET Web Shell Commands I/NET Web Shell Commands Note I/NET web shell commands are provided for diagnostic purposes and are intended for use only by I/NET specialists. These commands are not intended for use by daily users of the Xenta 527-NPR. I/NET web shell commands consists of a command string and a corresponding response. Each web shell command string consists of the word “inet”, a space, and a command.
6 I/NET Web Shell Commands TAC Xenta 527-NPR, Product Manual To use this editor, click to the right of “inet ” and type a command. If necessary, also type an argument. Submit the entire command string by pressing the Submit button. 2 6.2 For a list of the most common commands, submit the word “inet” without any argument, or an argument of “h”. The system displays a list of commands. Summary of Commands The following table lists all available I/NET web shell commands. Table 6.
TAC Xenta 527-NPR, Product Manual 7 7 SNMP Polling of I/NET System Variables SNMP Polling of I/NET System Variables Note • SNMP polling features are provided for diagnostic purposes and are intended for use only by network specialists. These features are not intended for use by daily users of the Xenta 527-NPR. As described in TAC Xenta Server – TAC Networks, Technical Manual, the Xenta 527-NPR has an SNMP agent installed by default.
7 SNMP Polling of I/NET System Variables 7.1 TAC Xenta 527-NPR, Product Manual SNMP System Variables The following I/NET-related SNMP system variables are available for polling: Table 7.1: I/NET System Variables System Variable System.CpuLoad (MIB object: inetLocalProcessorLoading) System.FreeMemory (MIB object: inetFreeMemory) System.NofResets Description The I/NET controller LAN (CLAN) loading (0-100%). (The Xenta 527-NPR processor loading) The amount of free memory.
TAC Xenta 527-NPR, Product Manual 7.2 7 SNMP Polling of I/NET System Variables Monitoring System Variables from an NMS Application In order for the NMS to utilize the Xenta 527-NPR’s I/NET system variables, you must first install a specialized Management Information Base (MIB). The MIB filename is tacInetMib.mib. You can locate this file on Schneider Electric’s web site. Install this file in accordance with the particular NMS application(s) being used to monitor the Xenta 527-NPR.
7 SNMP Polling of I/NET System Variables TAC Xenta 527-NPR, Product Manual The following example shows I/NET system variables as they appear in a typical NMS application.
TAC Xenta 527-NPR, Product Manual Index Index C change the HTTP and HTTPS communication port settings 20 commands, I/NET web shell 33 commission 17 communication ports 20 connecting to a network 19 console connection 14 controller LAN connection (I/NET) 14, 22 D define I/NET communication parameters 25 direct connection (I/NET) 14 E Ethernet LAN connection 14 I I/NET communication parameters, define 25 I/NET system variables, SNMP polling of 35 N network connections 19 NMS application, monitor system
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