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6 Using the i.LON 600 with NAT 44
Network Address Translation (NAT).............................................................. 45
7 Using the i.LON 600 with DHCP & DNS 47
DHCP............................................................................................................. 48
DNS ............................................................................................................... 49
Linking DNS and DHCP ................................................................................ 51
8 LONWORKS/IP Channel Parameters 52
Channel Mode ............................................................................................... 53
Aggregation ................................................................................................... 54
MD5 Authentication ....................................................................................... 56
i.LON 600 System Event Log........................................................................ 58
Event Types ............................................................................................ 59
LONWORKS/IP Channel Timing Considerations............................................. 61
Channel Timeout..................................................................................... 62
Packet Reorder Timer ............................................................................. 62
Channel Delay......................................................................................... 62
Using SNTP When Creating LONWORKS/IP Channels .................................. 63
Specifying System SNTP Servers .......................................................... 63
Specifying SNTP Servers for a Channel or Device ................................ 64
Using a Third-Party SNTP Client on the Configuration Server PC .. 64
Choosing an SNTP Server...................................................................... 65
9 Using XML to Directly Configure an i.LON 600 67
Introduction.................................................................................................... 68
Creating and Uploading an XML Configuration File...................................... 68
Sample XML File..................................................................................... 69
Echelon XML Tag Description ................................................................ 72
10 Troubleshooting 74
Common Troubleshooting Problems............................................................. 75
Appendix A Using NAT, DNS, DHCP and DDNS
with a L
ONWORKS Network 79
Network Address Translation (NAT).............................................................. 80
Simple Home Network Example ............................................................. 80
Ports and Port Mapping .......................................................................... 82
i.LON 600 Ports....................................................................................... 83
Creating a Virtual Wire .................................................................................. 84
DHCP............................................................................................................. 87
DHCP Servers......................................................................................... 87
ISP Address Allocation ........................................................................... 87
DNS ............................................................................................................... 88
DNS/DHCP Relationship ........................................................................ 88
DNS and the Echelon LONWORKS/IP Configuration Server.................... 88
Dynamic DNS ................................................................................................ 89
How DDNS Works................................................................................... 89
Appendix B The i.LON 600 Console Application 90
The i.LON 600 Console Application .............................................................. 91
Console Command List........................................................................... 91
Interrupting the Boot Process ................................................................. 95
The Bootrom State.................................................................................. 95
Updating the Bootrom ............................................................................. 95
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