NCB-EL/FL Configuration
Adding and Binding the NCB-EL/FL to the Echelon Network
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Ether/Plug Application
shows the Ether/Plug application’s main screen.
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The channel name is the description that was set when the Ether/Plug application was run for
the first time; it is a description of the TCP/IP network shared by all the NCB-EL/FL routers.
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The global IP sub-net mask will depend on the TCP/IP network. The available settings in the
drop-down menu for the IP Address will be detailed in the individual examples found in
Section 8, “NCB-EL/FL Network Applications”, on page 57
Figure 7.3 Ether/Plug Application Main Screen
7.2 Adding and Binding the NCB-EL/FL to the Echelon
Network
NCB-EL routers must be added in the Echelon network like any standard router and bound using
the Echelon Gateway. No additional programming is required for the NCB-EL/FL in the Gateway.
7.2.1 Adding a Router
Step 1. Verify that no nodes on the channel that the router is going to be added to are in fault.
Step 2. Verify that the routers on the network are functioning. Note that if the nodes on the other
side of the router are not in fault, then the router is functioning.
Step 3. Select Tools >Add Node in the Gateway Configuration Tool, or right-click on the node
you want to add.
Step 4. Select the desired node number and select the correct connect node. The Connect Node is
the node that the router you are adding is connected to.
• If the node is connected through a repeater, then it is the node closest to the Gateway.
• If the node is connected on a DFXC ring, then the connect node is the most recently
bound node of the nodes the new node is connected to.
Step 5. Select OK, and the new router will be added to the node list.
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CAUTION: TCP/IP Settings
Configure and connect to the TCP/IP network before binding the router from the Echelon Gateway.
