NOTE:
Please remember when joining a network with Windows or iOS, it can take some time to
successfully join the network.
1. Connect to the NL241 in
Device Configuration Utility
(see
2. Click the Wi-Fi tab.
3. Set Configuration to Create a Network.
4. By default, the NL241 will create an unsecured Wi-Fi network. The name of this network
will be “NL241_
SerialNumber
.” To change the name of this network, type a new name in
the Network Name (SSID) field. Optionally, to enable encryption, type a password in the
Password field. See
(p. 45) for details on the password requirements.
5. Other Wi-Fi settings are available from the Settings Editor, but can often be left at their
default values. See
(p. 48) for more information on these settings.
6. Click Apply to save the changes.
8.2 Operational mode
8.2.1 PakBus router
When the RS-232 or CS I/O port is configured as a PakBus router, the NL241 can route packets to
other devices in the network that it has in its routing table. These are devices that the NL241 has
learned about through beaconing or allowed-neighbor lists.
Use the following list of terms as a reference:
Beacon Interval – Devices in a PakBus network may broadcast a hello message to other devices in
order to determine neighbor devices. Neighbor devices are devices that can be communicated
with directly by the current device without being routed through an intermediate device. A
beacon in a PakBus network helps ensure that all devices in the network are aware of other
viable devices in the network. The beacon interval determines how often a beacon will be sent
out. Set the Beacon Interval to 0 to disable beacons.
Verify Interval – This interval, in seconds, determines the rate at which the NL241 will attempt to
start a hello transaction with a neighbor if no other communications has taken place within the
interval. If Verify Interval is set to 0, the verify interval becomes 2.5 times the Beacon Interval. If
both the Beacon Interval and Verify Interval are set to 0, the verify interval becomes 300 seconds.
Generally, the Verify Interval should be set greater than or equal to the interval at which you will
be talking to the attached PakBus devices. For example, if the NL241 is being used as a PakBus
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