Specifications
LSM USER MANUAL 
Correct in: Juli 2010 v0.8 
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3.7. COMMUNICATION NODES 
3.7.1 COMMNODE SERVER 
GENERAL 
The CommNode server is required to distribute tasks to the other network nodes and 
to forward feedback to the database. This can also be done using time-controlled 
tasks. It is also required to edit events and responses with the event manager and for 
the VN Server. 
INSTALLATION 
PROCEDURE 
•  Left-click the Windows Start button 
•  Select the Run menu item 
•  Enter and confirm the command 
[CDROM]:\ Software\ 
LSM_3.0_xxx\[language]\commNode_setup_3_0_[language].exe 
in the “Open” dialogue field 
•  Follow the instructions 
•  Following successful installation, run the file 
“install_CommNodeSvr.bat” from 
the installation folder C:\Programme\SimonsVoss\CommNodeSvr_3_0. 
•  Enter and confirm the command services.msc in the “Open” dialogue field 
•  Right-click on the “SimonsVoss CommNode Server” “Properties” 
•  Check whether the “SimonsVoss CommNode Server” service is launched 
3.7.2 CREATING CONFIGURATION FILES 
GENERAL 
The configuration files are required to inform the “SimonsVoss CommNode Server” 
service of which devices are connected and how it can access the database. 
PROCEDURE 
• Launch LSM 
• Connect 
•  Log on with user name and password 
•  Â Network 
•  Â Communication nodes 
• New 
•  Assign the CommNode Server in Task manager (under Network) 
•  Copy the files (netcfg.xml, appcfg.xml, msgcfg.xml) to the installation directory 
of the “SimonsVoss CommNode Server” 
•  Left-click the Windows Start button 
•  Select the Run option 
•  Enter and confirm the command “services.msc” in the “Open” dialogue field 
•  Restart the “SimonsVoss CommNode Server” service 










