L-IP

CEA-709/IP Router

User Manual

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Contents

1 Introduction ................................................................................................ 11
1.1 Overview ............................................................................................................ 11
1.1.1 L-IP .......................................................................................................... 11
1.1.2 L-IP Redundant ........................................................................................ 13
1.2 L-IP Models ....................................................................................................... 14
1.3 Scope................................................................................................................... 15
2 What’s New in L-IP .................................................................................... 16
2.1 New in L-IP 6.4.0 ............................................................................................... 16
2.2 New in L-IP 6.1.0 ............................................................................................... 17
3 Quick-Start Guide ...................................................................................... 19
3.1 Hardware Installation ....................................................................................... 19
3.1.1 L-IP .......................................................................................................... 19
3.1.2 L-IP Redundant ........................................................................................ 19
3.2 IP Configuration of the Client Device ............................................................. 20
3.2.1 Configuration on the Console .................................................................. 20
3.2.2 Configuration via the Web-Interface ....................................................... 21
3.2.3 Configuration via the LCD Display ......................................................... 23
3.3 Configuration Server Settings .......................................................................... 24
3.4 L-IP Redundant Configuration ........................................................................ 25
4 Hardware Installation ................................................................................ 27
4.1 Enclosure............................................................................................................ 27
4.2 Product Label .................................................................................................... 27
4.3 Mounting ............................................................................................................ 28
4.4 LED signals ........................................................................................................ 28
4.4.1 Power LED .............................................................................................. 28
4.4.2 Status LED ............................................................................................... 29
4.4.3 CEA-709 Activity LED ........................................................................... 29
4.4.4 Twin Router Status LED (L-IP Redundant only)..................................... 29
4.4.5 Ethernet Link LED ................................................................................... 29
4.4.6 Ethernet Activity LED ............................................................................. 30
4.4.7 CEA-852 Status LED (CNIP LED) ......................................................... 30
4.4.8 Configuration Server LED ....................................................................... 30
4.4.9 Wink Action ............................................................................................. 30
4.4.10 Network Diagnostics ................................................................................ 30
4.5 Status Button ..................................................................................................... 31
4.5.1 Resetting Forwarding Tables ................................................................... 31

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4.6 LCD Display and Jog Dial ............................................................................... 32

4.6.1 Device Setup ........................................................................................... 32
4.6.2 Sending a Node Pin Message .................................................................. 33
4.6.3 CEA-852 Device Settings ....................................................................... 33
4.7 Wiring ................................................................................................................ 34
4.7.1 L-IP ......................................................................................................... 34
4.7.2 L-IP Redundant ....................................................................................... 34
5 Console Interface ........................................................................................ 36
5.1 Console Connection .......................................................................................... 36
5.2 Self Test ............................................................................................................. 36
5.3 L-IP Configuration Menu (Main Menu)......................................................... 37
5.4 System Configuration Menu ............................................................................ 39
5.5 CEA-709 Configuration Menu ........................................................................ 40
5.5.1 CEA-709 Configuration Menu ................................................................ 40
5.5.2 CEA-709 Router Configuration Menu .................................................... 41
5.6 IP Configuration Menu .................................................................................... 42
5.7 CEA-852 Device Configuration Menu ............................................................ 44
5.8 CEA-852 Server Configuration Menu ............................................................ 47
5.9 Reset configuration (load factory defaults) .................................................... 51
5.10 Device Statistics Menu ...................................................................................... 51
6 Web Interface ............................................................................................. 57
6.1 Start Screen and Account Management ......................................................... 57
6.2 Device Configuration ........................................................................................ 59
6.2.1 System Configuration .............................................................................. 60
6.2.2 Backup and Restore ................................................................................. 60
6.2.3 Port Configuration ................................................................................... 61
6.2.4 IP Configuration ...................................................................................... 62
6.2.5 Using Multiple IP Ports ........................................................................... 63
6.2.6 IP Host Configuration ............................................................................. 64
6.2.7 WLAN Configuration.............................................................................. 65
6.2.8 VNC Configuration ................................................................................. 69
6.2.9 CEA-709 Configuration .......................................................................... 70
6.2.10 CEA-852 Device Configuration .............................................................. 70
6.2.11 CEA-709 Router Configuration .............................................................. 71
6.2.12 CEA-852 Server Configuration ............................................................... 72
6.2.13 CEA-852 Channel List ............................................................................ 73
6.2.14 SSH Server Configuration ....................................................................... 74
6.2.15 Certificate Management .......................................................................... 75
6.2.16 Firmware ................................................................................................. 78

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6.2.17 SNMP ...................................................................................................... 78

6.2.18 Documentation ......................................................................................... 79
6.3 Device Statistics ................................................................................................. 79
6.3.1 System Log .............................................................................................. 79
6.3.2 IP Statistics .............................................................................................. 80
6.3.3 CEA-852 Statistics ................................................................................... 80
6.3.4 Enhanced Communications Test .............................................................. 81
6.4 Documentation................................................................................................... 82
6.5 Reset, Contact, Logout ...................................................................................... 82
6.5.1 Safe Reboot .............................................................................................. 82
7 Operating Modes ........................................................................................ 84
7.1 CEA-709 Router - Operating Modes ............................................................... 84
7.1.1 Configured Router Mode ......................................................................... 84
7.1.2 Smart Switch Mode ................................................................................. 85
7.1.3 Store-and-Forward Repeater Mode .......................................................... 86
7.1.4 Smart Switch Mode with No Subnet Broadcast Flooding ....................... 86
7.2 CEA-852 Operating Modes .............................................................................. 87
7.2.1 CEA-852 Device ...................................................................................... 88
7.2.2 CEA-852 Configuration Server ............................................................... 88
7.3 Firewall and NAT Router Configuration ........................................................ 90
7.3.1 Automatic NAT Configuration ................................................................ 90
7.3.2 Multiple L-IPs behind a NAT: Extended NAT Mode.............................. 91
7.3.3 Multiple L-IPs behind a NAT: Classic Method ....................................... 93
7.4 Multi-Cast Configuration ................................................................................. 93
7.5 Internet Timing Aspects ................................................................................... 94
7.5.1 Channel Timeout...................................................................................... 94
7.5.2 Channel Delay.......................................................................................... 95
7.5.3 Escrowing Timer (Packet Reorder Timer) ............................................... 95
7.5.4 SNTP time server ..................................................................................... 95
7.6 Advanced Topics ............................................................................................... 95
7.6.1 Aggregation ............................................................................................. 95
7.6.2 MD5 Authentication ................................................................................ 96
7.6.3 DHCP ....................................................................................................... 96
7.6.4 Dynamic NAT Addresses ........................................................................ 96
7.7 Network Buffers ................................................................................................ 96
8 The L-IP in a Network ............................................................................... 97
8.1 L-IP Acts as a Standard CEA-709 Configured Router .................................. 97
8.2 L-IP Acts as a Smart Switch............................................................................. 98
8.3 Using L-IP in LNS (LonMaker) Networks ...................................................... 98

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8.4 Using the L-IP as the Network Interface for LNS Applications ................... 99
8.5 Remote LPA Operation .................................................................................. 101
9 L-IP Redundant ........................................................................................ 103
9.1 Redundancy and Fault Detection in CEA-709.1 Networks ......................... 103
9.1.1 Reasons for Communication Failures.................................................... 103
9.1.2 Conventional Strategies for Redundancy .............................................. 104
9.2 L-IP Redundant Operating Modes ............................................................... 104
9.2.1 Bus Loop Monitoring ............................................................................ 104
9.2.2 Router Redundancy ............................................................................... 105
9.2.3 Device and Network Monitoring ........................................................... 106
9.3 The L-IP Redundant in a Network ............................................................... 107
9.4 Installation ....................................................................................................... 107
9.4.1 Installing the L-IP Redundant Plug-In................................................... 107
9.4.2 Registering the L-IP Redundant Plug-In ............................................... 109
9.4.3 Adding the L-IP Redundant................................................................... 111
9.5 L-IP Redundant Plug-In ................................................................................ 113
9.5.1 Operation modes ................................................................................... 113
9.5.2 Overview ............................................................................................... 113
9.5.3 Device Status ......................................................................................... 114
9.5.4 Channel Statistics .................................................................................. 116
9.5.5 Alarm Log ............................................................................................. 117
9.5.6 Node List Config ................................................................................... 119
9.5.7 Parameters ............................................................................................. 123
9.6 Web Interface .................................................................................................. 126
9.6.1 Status ..................................................................................................... 126
9.6.2 Channel Statistics .................................................................................. 127
9.6.3 Alarm Log ............................................................................................. 128
9.6.4 Node List Configuration ........................................................................ 128
9.6.5 Parameters ............................................................................................. 129
9.7 Network Interface ........................................................................................... 130
9.7.1 Node Object........................................................................................... 130
9.7.2 Bus Loop Monitor Object...................................................................... 131
9.7.3 Device Monitor Object .......................................................................... 132
9.7.4 Twin Router Object ............................................................................... 134
9.7.5 Channel Monitor Objects ...................................................................... 135
10 Operating Interfaces ................................................................................ 139
10.1 SNMP Interface .............................................................................................. 139
10.1.1 SNMP Features ..................................................................................... 139
10.1.2 Configuration ........................................................................................ 139

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10.1.3 Exposing Data Points to SNMP ............................................................. 140

10.1.4 SNMP Security ...................................................................................... 141
11 Network Media ......................................................................................... 142
11.1 TP-1250 ............................................................................................................ 142
11.2 FT-10 ................................................................................................................ 142
11.3 RS-485 .............................................................................................................. 143
11.4 Redundant Ethernet ........................................................................................ 144
11.4.1 Ethernet Cabling Options ....................................................................... 144
11.4.2 Upstream Options .................................................................................. 146
11.4.3 Preconditions ......................................................................................... 146
11.4.4 Switch Settings ...................................................................................... 147
11.4.5 Testing ................................................................................................... 147
11.4.6 Example switch configuration ............................................................... 148
11.5 WLAN .............................................................................................................. 148
11.5.1 Introduction ............................................................................................ 148
11.5.2 802.11s Mesh Networking ..................................................................... 149
11.5.3 Hardware Installation ............................................................................. 150
12 L-IP Firmware Update............................................................................. 151
12.1 Firmware Update via the Web Interface....................................................... 151
12.2 Firmware Update via the Console ................................................................. 151
12.3 Firmware Update via the IP Network ........................................................... 152
13 Troubleshooting ........................................................................................ 154
13.1 When commissioning the L-IP LonMaker responds with an error ............ 154
13.2 L-IP packet routing fails if Channel Timeout is activated ........................... 155
13.3 Default Gateway Address is wrong ................................................................ 155
13.4 TP-1250 port does not work ........................................................................... 155
13.5 CEA-709 Activity LED is flashing red .......................................................... 156
13.6 The CEA-709 activity LED and the status LED are flashing red ............... 156
13.7 IP-852 traffic may flood the entire switched IP network ............................. 157
13.8 Technical Support ........................................................................................... 157
13.9 Packet Capture ................................................................................................ 158
13.9.1 Configure Remote Packet Capture ......................................................... 158
13.9.2 Enable Local Capture ............................................................................. 158
13.9.3 Run Wireshark Remote Capture ............................................................ 159
14 Application Notes...................................................................................... 163
15 Security Hardening Guide ....................................................................... 164
15.1 Installation Instructions .................................................................................. 164
15.2 Firmware.......................................................................................................... 164
15.3 Ports ................................................................................................................. 164

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15.4 Services ............................................................................................................ 165

15.5 Upgrade Key Strength .................................................................................... 165
15.6 Logging and Auditing ..................................................................................... 166
16 Specifications ............................................................................................ 167
16.1 Physical Specifications.................................................................................... 167
16.1.1 LIP-xECTB, LIP-xxECTB, and LIP-xxECRB ...................................... 167
16.1.2 LIP-xxxxECTB ..................................................................................... 167
16.1.3 LIP-3ECTC, LIP-33ECTC .................................................................... 168
16.1.4 LIP-3333ECTC ..................................................................................... 168
16.2 FCC Warning .................................................................................................. 168
16.3 CE Warning .................................................................................................... 169
17 Revision History ....................................................................................... 170

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Abbreviations

10Base-T ............................. 10 Mbps Ethernet network with RJ-45 plug

Aggregation......................... Collection of several CEA-709 packets into a single CEA-852
packet
BOOTP ............................... Bootstrap Protocol, RFC 1497
CC ....................................... Configuration Client, also known as CEA-852 device
CN ....................................... Control Network
CN/IP .................................. Control Network over IP
IP-852 channel .................... logical IP channels that tunnels CEA-709 packets according
CEA-852
CN/IP packet ....................... IP packet that tunnels one or multiple CEA-709 packet(s)
CR ....................................... Channel Routing
CS........................................ Configuration Server that manages CEA-852 IP devices
DHCP .................................. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, RFC 2131, RFC 2132
DNS .................................... Domain Name Server, RFC 1034
CEA-709 ............................. Protocol standard for control networks
CEA-852 ............................. Protocol standard for tunneling CEA-709 packets over IP
channels
IP ......................................... Internet Protocol
LSD Tool ............................ LOYTEC System Diagnostics Tool
MAC ................................... Media Access Control
MD5 .................................... Message Digest 5, RFC 1321
NAT .................................... Network Address Translation, RFC 1631
SL ........................................ Send List
SNTP ................................... Simple Network Time Protocol
VNI ..................................... Virtual Network Interface

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1 Introduction

1.1 Overview
1.1.1 L-IP
The L-IP is a high performance, reliable, and secure network infrastructure component for
accessing CEA-709 network nodes over the Internet. It can be used to connect remote retail
branches over the Internet, build high-speed backbone channels, or to act as a network
interface for LNS-based network management tools. Its built-in configuration server
manages up to 256 IP devices on one IP channel without the need for a dedicated management
PC. The L-IP can be used behind NAT routers and firewalls, which allows seamless
integration in already existing Intranet networks. It supports DHCP even with changing IP
addresses in an Intranet environment. Easy to understand diagnostic LEDs allow installers
and system integrators to install and troubleshoot this device without expert knowledge and
dedicated troubleshooting tools. The L-IP can be used as a standard CEA-709 configured
router or it can be used as a self-learning plug&play router based on the high-performance,
well-proven routing core from our L-Switch plug&play multi-port router devices (“smart
switch mode”). The self-learning router doesn’t need a network management tool for
configuration but is a true plug&play and easy to use IP infrastructure component. Advanced
built-in network statistics and network diagnostics capabilities allow fast network installation
and guarantee reliable operation over the entire lifetime of the network. The automatic IP
connection keep-alive functionality maintains IP connections during bus idle times. The
multi-port version of the L-IP combines the functionality of two L-IPs in one device. This
device is equipped with a 100-BaseT Ethernet port (CEA-852) and up to four FT-10 ports
(CEA-709).

The L-IP perfectly integrates with our L-Switch multi-port router devices to form a high
performance, fully manageable, highly reliable network infrastructure for your CEA-709
networks. Its smart routing software automatically detects the bit-rates of the connected
channels, learns the configuration of the network (domains, subnet/node addresses, group
addresses) and forwards the packets between the different ports. Thus, using the L-IP together
with L-Switch devices and structured wiring is an easy and cost effective way to avoid
performance problems on the communication media.

Like the L-Switch the L-IP permanently collects statistics information from the attached
network channels (channel load, CRC errors, forwarding statistics, etc.). Using this data the
L-IP software is able to detect problems on these channels (overload, connections problems,
etc.) and warns the system operator via LEDs (see Section 4.4.10). An intuitive user interface
allows fast and easy network troubleshooting without any additional analysis tools and deep
system knowledge. The LSD Tool can be used for a more detailed view of the collected
statistics data. See Chapter 14 for more information on this powerful system diagnostics tool.

The built-in web server allows convenient device configuration through a standard web
browser like Internet Explorer or Firefox. The web interface also allows backup and restoring

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the configuration of the configuration server and it provides statistics information for system
installation and network troubleshooting.

Starting with firmware version 2.0 the L-IP supports remote LPA operation. Remote LPA is
an advanced trouble shooting tool that streams the CEA-709 packets on the FT-10 or TP-1250
channel over the IP network to a protocol analyzer connected to the IP network. This allows
remote troubleshooting of the local CEA-709 channels without actually being physically
attached to this channel. Please consult our product literature for the LPA-IP to learn more
about this IP protocol analyzer. This tool is a must for every system integrator using IP-852
channels.

Figure 1: L-IP application example behind and without firewalls and NAT routers

The L-IP series “C” models (product code ending with C) come with two Ethernet ports and
the device setup can be done easily on the LCD display. The remote Wireshark packet capture
feature is also available.

In addition the L-IP series “C” models are also equipped with enhanced security features
such as a built-in firewall and a secure Web interface for installation using HTTPS with self-
signed or installable CA certificates. By configuring separate IP networks on the two Ethernet
ports, the CEA-852 network can be entirely isolated from the configuration interface.

For perfect integration into building management software such as the LWEB-900 by
LOYTEC, the L-IP series “C” models offers an embedded OPC UA server with certificate
authentication, which exposes important operational parameters as OPC tags. For enhanced
maintainability by IT departments these models provide the same data also through an SNMP
server. Together with the LWLAN-800 adapter these L-IPs can operate CEA-852 on the
WLAN. By setting up an access point on the Ethernet network, the device can be used to
distribute FT channels on a wireless network.

The L-IP is used for:

 Tunneling CEA-709 packets over IP channels (Intranet/Internet)

 Connecting CEA-709 networks over the Internet in a secure way

 Building high-performance backbone channels using existing IP infrastructure

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 Connecting CEA-709 networks between different sites

 Configuration Server for IP-based devices

 Network interface for LNS based network management tools (LonMaker, NL-220)

 Isolation of local network traffic

 Structuring networks

 Extending channels in their physical dimension and/or number of nodes

 Connecting channels with different communication media types

 Network monitoring and network management

 Remote LPA functionality

 Connecting CEA-709 networks behind NAT routers

 Connecting CEA-709 networks over WLAN

1.1.2 L-IP Redundant

The L-IP Redundant CEA-709/IP Router is a perfect solution for networks where a high
reliability in the communication is required. It is a member of the L-IP family, based on the
standard L-IP router and adds functionality which allows building redundant network
infrastructure.

An L-IP Redundant CEA-709/IP Router can be used as a single device to achieve the
redundancy on the CEA-709 (TP/FT-10) channel by building a ring structure. Full
Redundancy on the IP-Channel1 and on the CEA-709 channel can be achieved with two
devices installed in parallel. In this case device redundancy is ensured as well by mutual
monitoring of paired L-IP Redundant devices.

In addition the L-IP Redundant CEA-709/IP Router monitors the nodes on the TP/FT-10
channel and creates an alarm if a node gets offline. Thereby a cable break on the TP/FT-10
channel can be easily located. The L-IP Redundant only supports the “Configured Router
Mode”.

As an IP-Router the L-IP Redundant CEA-709/IP Router can tunnel CEA-709 packets back
and forth through an arbitrary IP based network, such as a LAN, an Intranet, or even the
Internet. The Router connects to the IP network via an Ethernet channel. The IP configuration
can either be obtained via DHCP or entered manually. The user only needs to provide the IP
address of an CEA-852 configuration server. If operated behind a router with network address
translation (NAT or masquerading), the L-IP Redundant CEA-709/IP Router supports Auto-
NAT to work with dynamic public IP addresses. When using the built in CEA-852
configuration server, the user can edit and backup the IP channel configuration through the
built-in web server. The configuration is stored persistently and the device operates
completely standalone. After installation, the L-IP Redundant CEA-709/IP Router is ready
to route packets between the CEA-709 network (ring structure) and the IP network. Thus, all
CEA-709 networks connected to L-IP Routers can exchange data over the IP-852 channel. If
connected to untrusted networks, such as the Internet, all CEA-852 packets can be
authenticated by an MD5 checksum and time stamps. Besides its primary router operation,
the L-IP Router is a powerful network diagnostics device. Its simple and intuitive user
interface provides an immediate overview over the network status. Both the IP-852 channel

1
Redundancy on the IP-Channel requires a redundant IP network infrastructure.

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and CEA-709 network can be observed with status LEDs. For trouble-shooting, the Router
supports the remote LPA (LOYTEC Protocol Analyzer) functionality so that the network can
be analyzed from any PC connected to the Internet. With the L-IP Redundant CEA-709/IP
Router, setting up a redundant network which is comfortable to maintain becomes an easy
task.

The L-IP Redundant is used for:

 Creating redundant CEA-709 network infrastructure

 Monitoring a TP/FT-10 channel (ring structure) on cable break

 Ensuring communication on the TP/FT-10 channel in case of a single cable break

 Monitoring health state of nodes in a CEA-709 network

 Determine location of a cable break

 Full redundancy with two L-IP Redundant CEA-709/IP Router in parallel for the IP-
Cannel and the CEA-709 channel

 Device redundancy by mutual monitoring of paired Redundant L-IPs

 Messages and alarming via SNVTs and LonMark-Alarming via Node Object

Figure 2: Using L IP Redundant with redundant ring structure and device redundancy

1.2 L-IP Models

This Section provides an overview of the different L-IP models in Table 1. This table
identifies the different features of those models. Models that possess a certain feature have a

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check mark () in the respective column. If a feature is not available in the particular model,
the column is left blank.

Model

LIP-3333ECTC
LIP-xxxxECTB

LIP-33ECTC
LIP-33ECRB
LIP-xxECTB

LIP-3ECTC
LIP-xECTB
Features

CEA-709 Router       
Redundant Router 
CEA-709 Ports 1 2 2 4 1 2 4
Remote LPA       
OPC XML-DA   
OPC UA   
SNMP   
LCD Display   
Serial Console, DIP switches    
USB   
Ethernet Switch/Hub   
WLAN 1 1 1
SSH, HTTPS, Firewall   
1
To operate these protocols an expansion module is needed and must be ordered separately.
Table 1: Available features in different L-IP models.

1.3 Scope
This document covers L-IP devices with firmware version 6.4.

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2 What’s New in L-IP

2.1 New in L-IP 6.4.0

This section describes the major changes and new features. For a full list of changes refer to
the Readme file.

Localized Web Interface

The entire Web interface of the device has been localized to German, French, and Chinese
language. Simply change the language on the LCD display or directly on the Web interface
via the new flag symbol on the upper right corner. Changing language is instant and does not
require a reboot.

Figure 3: Language selection on the Web interface

Safe Reboot and Auto-Login

Changing IP settings and rebooting could end in a device unreachable, if something was
different than expected. The new safe reboot feature helps out by reverting the changes made,
if not logged in in on the Web interface within 5 minutes after the reboot. Locking oneself
out by entering a mistaken IP address is no longer possible.

Figure 4: Safe reboot screen suggesting new IP address.

Another new feature that helps getting logged in again is the session auto-login. After a
device has rebooted the Web interface restores the session and automatically logs in again.
Even when changing a static IP address the device tries to connect to the new IP or suggests
links for opening the device info page under the new IP address.

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Backup before Upgrade

The firmware upgrade feature has been made safer by creating a backup before executing the
upgrade. This feature has been added to firmware and Configurator upgrade paths. It is,
however, optional and can be turned off by deselecting the check box.

Figure 5: Backup before Upgrade on the Web interface.

LCD Interface

The user interface on the LCD display has been localized for the Chinese simplified and
traditional language sets. The language can be selected from the main page and is switched
immediately without a device reboot.

The user interface on the LCD display has been extended by a firmware upgrade menu. This
menu allows installing a new firmware image from an attached USB memory stick. This is
beneficial for WLAN-only devices. When plugging in a USB memory stick, a menu pops up
(Figure 6) on the LCD interface that shows selected quick options, including firmware
upgrade and backup.

Figure 6: LCD pop-up menu for USB storage

2.2 New in L-IP 6.1.0

This section describes the major changes and new features. For a full list of changes refer to
the Readme file.

New L-IP Models

The new L-IP models with their product code ending in “C” are now supported. Equipped
with dual Ethernet, a built-in firewall and LCD display, these new models serve as a plug-in
replacement for the older series “B” devices. Existing device backups can be used without
modification. In addition, the new models also support the wireless LAN technology.

Project Documentation

A new feature on the device is a Web UI for creating and viewing project documentation on
the device. The documentation editor requires admin rights and allows storing files on the
device or creating documentation links as URLs. Both items can be viewed by guest users.
Examples include storing cabling plans as PDF or adding links to a Web site containing
manuals, plans or other useful project documentation. Read Section 6.2.18 to learn more
about project documentation on the device.

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Dual-Ethernet with Separate Networks

Series “C” L-IP models with two Ethernet interfaces can be configured to work with separate
and isolated IP networks. For example, one Ethernet interface can be accessed over HTTPS
from a WAN connected to Ethernet 2 while the building network services are running locally
on the LAN connected to Ethernet 1. For configuration the device provides separate Ethernet
tabs in the port configuration, which allow selecting the offered services on each interface.
The example in Figure 7 shows a WAN interface with HTTPS and OPC UA only, while
CEA-709 over IP (CEA-852) are still bound to Ethernet 1 (LAN). For more information on
how to use multiple Ethernet ports please refer to Section 6.2.5.

Figure 7: New Ethernet 2 (WAN) tab

WLAN Interface

In combination with the external LWLAN-800 interface, the device provides new interface
tabs for wireless IP networks. Similar to the second Ethernet interface, one can choose which
protocols are available on the wireless network. The wireless interface can be configured as
a WLAN client, access point or mesh node. Using the latter, a wireless mesh network of
LOYTEC devices can be built. Please refer to Section 6.2.7 to learn more about the WLAN
interface.

SNMP

For accessing vital operational data in standard IT equipment, L-IP series “C” devices offer
an SNMP management base (MIB). All system registers are available in that MIB. The MIB
file can be downloaded from the device and imported in the SNMP management tool. For
more information on configuring and using SNMP with a LOYTEC device please refer to
Section 10.1.

OPC Server

The L-IP series “C” devices are equipped with an OPC server, which can speak the well-
known OPC XML-DA and OPC UA protocols. The OPC server is used for perfect integration
with the LWEB-900 building management software for device maintenance.

Wireshark Packet Capture

The L-IP series “C” models have the Wireshark packet capture feature. Using this feature
local packet logs can be made and stored on the L-IP. It is also possible to connect a running
Wireshark protocol analyzer on the PC to the L-IP and run a life packet capture. For more
information on how to set up packet capture, please refer to Section 13.9.

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3 Quick-Start Guide

This Chapter shows step-by-step instructions on how to configure the L-IP for a simple
network architecture in a LAN environment.

3.1 Hardware Installation

3.1.1 L-IP
Connect power 12-35 VDC or 12-24 VAC, the CEA-709 network, and the Ethernet cable as
shown in the installation sheet. More detailed instructions are shown in Chapter 4.

3.1.2 L-IP Redundant

Connect power 12-35 VDC or 12-24 VAC, the Ethernet cable and the CEA-709 network the
installation sheet. Depending on the desired redundancy mode choose one of the cabling
topologies as shown in Figure 8 to Figure 10. More detailed instructions are shown in Chapter
4.

Figure 8: L-IP Redundant Standalone with Bus Loop Monitoring

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Figure 9: L-IP Redundant in Twin Router mode with Bus Loop Monitoring

Figure 10: L-IP Redundant in Twin Router mode without Bus Loop Monitoring

3.2 IP Configuration of the Client Device

3.2.1 Configuration on the Console
Use a PC terminal program with the communication settings set to 38,400 bps / 8 data bits /
no parity / 1 stop bit / no handshake. To connect COM1 of the PC to the Console on the
device, use a standard null-modem cable with full handshaking. Power up the device or press
Return if the device is already running. The following menu should appear on the terminal:

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Device Main Menu

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[1] Show device information

[2] Serial firmware upgrade
[3] System configuration
[4] CEA-709 configuration
[5] IP configuration
[6] CEA-852 device configuration
[8] Reset configuration (factory defaults)
[9] Device statistics
[s] CEA-852 server configuration

[0] Reset device

Please choose:
Figure 11: Device Main Menu

Select ‘5’ from the device main menu and enter the IP address, netmask, and gateway address.
Note that you must use different IP addresses if you are using multiple IP devices in your
setup.
IP Configuration Menu
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[1] DHCP : disabled

[2] IP Address : 192.168.1.33
[3] IP Netmask : 255.255.255.0
[4] IP Gateway : 192.168.1.1
[5] Hostname : LIP-3333ECTB-800000022E9F
[6] Domainname : <unset>
[7] DNS Servers : <unset>
[9] MAC Address : 00:0A:B0:01:32:B2 (factory default)
[0] NTP Servers : 0.pool.ntp.org 1.pool.ntp.org (out-of-sync)
[a] Connection Keep Alive : disabled
[b] Link Speed & Duplex : Auto Detect

[q] Quit without saving

[x] Exit and save

Please choose:
Figure 12: Enter basic IP settings.

Press ‘x’ to save the IP settings and reset the L-IP with the main menu item ‘0’ in order to let
the new IP settings take effect.

Important! The default IP address 192.168.1.254 is only set for configuration access. It must be
changed in order to make the device functional.

You should now be able to add the L-IP to your IP-852 channel in the configuration server
member list. More detailed instructions can be found in Section 5.5.1. If the L-IP should also
act as the configuration server please proceed to Chapter 7.

3.2.2 Configuration via the Web-Interface

Optionally to using the console interface one can also use the Web interface to configure the
client device. In a Web browser enter the default IP address ‘192.168.1.254’ of the device.
Note that if your PC has an IP address in a subnet other than 192.168.1.xxx, please open a
command tool and enter the following route command to add a route to the device.

To Add a Route to the Device

1. Windows START  Run

2. Enter ‘cmd’ and click OK.

3. In the command window enter the command line

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route add 192.168.1.254 %COMPUTERNAME%

In Windows7 replace %COMPUTERNAME% with the PC's actual IP address.

4. Then open your Web browser and type in the default IP address 192.168.1.254.

Figure 13: L-IP Start Screen.

5. Click on Config in the left menu. You will be asked to enter the administrator password
in order to change the IP settings. Enter ‘loytec4u’ and select Login.

Figure 14: Enter ‘loytec4u’ as the default administrator password.

6. The Config menu opens. Click on Port Config and change to the tab Ethernet. The
TCP/IP settings are selected as shown in Figure 15. Enter the IP address, the IP netmask,
and IP gateway for this device.

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Figure 15: Enter IP address and gateway.

7. Press Save Settings and then reset the device by selecting Reset in the highlighted text.
This changes the IP settings of the device.

3.2.3 Configuration via the LCD Display

Device models with an LCD display can also be configured to their basic settings through
jog dial navigation on the LCD UI. Turn the jog dial to navigate between menu items and
press to enter a menu or go into selection mode. When in selection mode turn the jog dial to
alter the value and press again to quit the selection. Some input fields provide acceleration.
This means turning faster changes the value in larger increments.

To Set the IP Address on the LCD Display

1. On the LCD main screen set the desired language. Navigate to the flag symbol, press the
button and choose the desired language.

2. Navigate to the IP address on the main screen and press the button.

3. There navigate to the needed input fields, press and change the value. Press again to set
the value. Continue to the next field.

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4. Finally navigate to Save and reboot and press.

5. Acknowledge the reboot and the device reboots with the new IP address.

To Register with a Configuration Server

1. On the LCD main screen navigate to the address field next to CS and click on it.

2. This leads to the CEA-709 over IP menu. Navigate to the Config Server IP and enter
the IP address into the four fields. Optionally adapt Config Server Port.

3. If the channel requires MD5 authentication, set MD5 to ON and enter the secret key
below.

4. Finally navigate to the bottom, click Save and acknowledge with YES. The device now
tries to register with the configuration server. Observe the status information to see, if
the registration completes.

5. Back in the home screen the configuration server is shown with a checkmark.

3.3 Configuration Server Settings

If the L-IP should also act as the configuration server for the IP-852 channel, open the Web
interface and go to the menu CEA-852 Server. In the drop-down box Config server status
select enabled and click on Save Settings to activate the configuration server. Then the
configuration server settings page shows all settings.

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Then go to the menu CEA-852 Ch. List and click on the Add Device button to add a new
client device. Enter name and IP address and click the Save button as shown in Figure 16.
Client devices include all other L-IPs and all PCs, which should participate in the
communication on the IP-852 channel.

Figure 16: Add new client devices to the channel.

Verify in the channel list that the device(s) have been registered successfully and show a
green checkmark. The CNIP-LED on all L-IP devices that have one should be green and the
SERVER-LED on the configuration server L-IP should be green as well. L-IP devices with
an LCD display will show the configuration server address (or LOCAL) and a checkmark if
registered correctly at the configuration server as shown in Figure 17.

Figure 17: L-IP LCD display for a registered CNIP client.

Add the L-IP router to your network drawing and commission the L-IP. Note that we provide
shapes for LonMaker. You should now be able to communicate via an IP-852 channel. For
detailed instructions on how to configure the configuration server please refer to Section 5.8
and 6.2.12.

3.4 L-IP Redundant Configuration

The L-IP Redundant can only be used as Configured Router and thus requires to be
commissioned with a network management tool (e.g. LonMaker). Smart Switch Mode,
Repeater Mode and Bridge Mode are not supported.

The L-IP Redundant comes preconfigured to support bus loop monitoring (see Figure 8). For
operating the device in twin router mode (device redundancy, see Figure 9) some additional
steps have to be performed:

 Add one router shape for each L-IP Redundant. Connect both to the same IP-Channel on
one side and to the same FT-10 Channel on the other side of the router.

 Add one L-IP Redundant built-in monitoring node “L-IP Redundant Diagnostic FT-10”
device shape for each L-IP Redundant on the FT-10 channel. The corresponding device
template will be installed with the L-IP Redundant Plug-In available from the LOYTEC
webpage http://www.loytec.com.

 Add a “Twin Router” functional block for each L-IP Redundant monitoring node.

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 Connect nvoRedRtr of one L-IP Redundant with the nviRedRtr of its paired L-IP
Redundant and vice versa.

If using LonMaker for Windows the resulting drawing should look like shown in Figure 18.
Furthermore, the PRIM LED on one of the two L-IP Redundant devices should be green and
should be off on the other one.

Figure 18: A pair of L IP Redundant devices configured for twin router operation

For detailed instructions on how to configure the L-IP Redundant refer to Section 9.

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4 Hardware Installation

4.1 Enclosure
The enclosure of the product and its terminal layout are shown on the installation sheet found
in the product’s box.

4.2 Product Label

The product label on the side of the L-IP contains the following information:

 L-IP order number with bar-code (e.g. LIP-3ECTC, LIP-33ECTC, or LIP-33ECRB),

 serial number with bar-code (Ser#),

 unique node ID and virtual ID of each port (NIDx and VIDx) with bar-code,

 Ethernet MAC ID with bar-code (MAC1).

Unless stated otherwise, all bar codes are encoded using “Code 128”. An additional label is
also supplied with the L-IP for documentation purposes. The specific contents of the product
label are shown on the installation sheet found in the product’s box.

A virtual ID (VID) is a Node ID on the IP channel. Internally the 2-Port (LIP-xxECTB,

LIP-xxECTC) and the 4-Port (LIP-xxxxECTB, LIP-xxxxECTC) version of the L-IP use up
to 5 individual routers which are connected over a TP/XP-1250 backbone (see Figure 19 and
Figure 21). On the attached label, only the external NIDs (number 1-3 or 1-5) are printed.
Since the NIDs are organized in a continuous number block, the internal NIDs can be derived
by incrementing the numbers printed on the label (number 4-6 or 6-10, see Figure 20 and
Figure 22).

Figure 19: Internal assignment of NIDs on LIP-xxECTB.

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Figure 20: Example of internal NID order on LIP-xxECTB.

Figure 21: Internal assignment of NIDs on LIP-xxxxECTB.

Figure 22: Example of internal NID order on LIP-xxxxECTB.

4.3 Mounting
The device comes prepared for mounting on DIN rails following DIN EN 50 022. The device
can be mounted in any position. However, an installation place with proper airflow must be
selected to ensure that the L-IP temperature does not exceed the specified range.

4.4 LED signals

Available LEDs and their location on the respective device model can be found on the
product’s installation sheet. The installation sheet can be found in the product’s box.

4.4.1 Power LED

The power LED lights up green when power is supplied to the power terminals.

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4.4.2 Status LED

The L-IP is equipped with a red status LED (see installation sheet). This LED is normally
off. If the fall-back image is executed the status LED flashes red once every second.

4.4.3 CEA-709 Activity LED

The CEA-709 port on the L-IP has a three color LED (green, red and orange, see installation
sheet). Table 2 shows different LED patterns of the port and their meaning.

Behavior Description Comment

GREEN flashing fast Traffic

GREEN flashing at 1Hz Port unconfigured Only if L-IP operated as configured
CEA-709 router (see Section 7.1.1)
RED permanent Port damaged
RED flashing fast Traffic with high amount of errors
L-IP redundant: Loop open
(see Section 4.4.10)
RED flashing at 1 Hz Firmware image corrupt
(all ports) Please upload new firmware
ORANGE permanent Port disabled e.g. using LSD Tool
(see Chapter 14)
ORANGE flashing fast Traffic on port configured as management e.g. using LSD Tool
port (see Chapter 14)
ORANGE flashing at 1 Hz Bit-rate auto-detection RS-485 ports only
ORANGE permanent Status button pressed for more than 20
(all ports) seconds
L-IP forwarding tables will be reset once
button is released
Table 2: CEA-709 Activity LED patterns.

4.4.4 Twin Router Status LED (L-IP Redundant only)

The L-IP Redundant has a three color LED (green, red and orange, see installation sheet)
showing the twin router status of the device. This LED is labeled “PRIM”. Table 3 shows
different LED patterns and their meaning.

Behavior Description Comment

GREEN Device is active Standalone mode or primary device

in twin router mode
OFF Device is inactive Secondary in twin router mode
ORANGE Device is active, but problem with twin router Primary: Secondary not reachable
detected Secondary: Primary failed,
secondary has taken over and is
active
RED Device is inactive due to error detected Device is primary, but secondary
has taken over
Table 3: Twin Router Status LED patterns.

Every time the L-IP Redundant contacts its twin router the LED is switched off shortly to
signal this activity.

4.4.5 Ethernet Link LED

The Ethernet Link LED lights up green whenever an Ethernet cable is plugged-in and a
physical connection with a switch, hub, or PC can be established.

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4.4.6 Ethernet Activity LED

The Ethernet Activity LED lights up green for 6ms whenever a packet is transmitted or
received or when a collision is detected on the network cable.

4.4.7 CEA-852 Status LED (CNIP LED)

The CNIP LED is a three color LED that indicates different operating states of the L-IP
device.

Green: The CEA-852 device is fully functional and all CEA-852 configuration data (channel
routing info, channel membership list, send list) are up-to-date.

Green flicker: If a valid CEA-709 packet is received or transmitted over the IP channel the
CNIP LED turns off for 50 ms. Only valid CEA-709 IP packets sent to the IP address of the
L-IP can be seen. Stale packets or packets not addressed to the device are not seen.

Yellow: Device is functional but some configuration data is not up-to-date (device cannot
contact configuration server but has configuration data saved in Flash memory)

Red: Device is non-functional because it was rejected from the CEA-852 IP channel or shut-
down itself due to an internal error condition.

Off: Device is non-functional because the CEA-852 device has not started. This can be the
case if the device uses DHCP and it has not received a valid IP configuration (address) from
the DHCP server.

Flashing red at 1 Hz: Device is non-functional because the CEA-852 device is started but has
not been configured. Please add the device to a CEA-852 IP channel (register in configuration
server).

Flashing green or orange at 1 Hz: The device’s CEA-709 side of the gateway has not been
commissioned yet. The color indicates the CEA-852 IP channel status as described above.

4.4.8 Configuration Server LED

The Configuration Server LED illuminates green whenever the configuration server is
activated on the L-IP device.

4.4.9 Wink Action

If the L-IP receives a wink command on any of its network ports, it shows a blink pattern on
the CNIP and the CEA-709 activity LEDs. The CEA-709 activity and the CNIP LED turn
green/orange/red (each 0.15 s). This pattern is repeated six times. After that the CNIP LED
flashes orange six times if the wink command was received on the IP channel or the CEA-709
activity LED flashes orange six times if the wink command was received on the CEA-709
channel. After that the L-IP LEDs return to their normal behavior.

4.4.10 Network Diagnostics

The L-IP provides simple network diagnostics via its CEA-709 activity LED:

 If the LED does not light up at all this port is not connected to any network segment or
the connected network segment currently shows no traffic.

 If the LED is flashing green the network segment connected to this port is ok.

 If the LED is flashing red a potential problem exists on the network segment connected
to this port. This state is referred to as overload condition.

A port overload condition occurs if

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 the average bandwidth utilization of this port was higher than 70% or

 the collision rate was higher than 5% or

 more than 15% CRC errors have occurred on a port with a power-line transceiver or
more than 5% on a port with a transceiver other than power-line or

 the L-IP was not able to process all available messages.

 the L-IP Redundant has detected an open loop (L-IP Redundant only, see Section 9).

For a deeper analysis of the reason of the overload condition it is recommended to use a
protocol analyzer (e.g. LOYTEC’s LPA) or a similar tool. The exact reason of the overload
condition can also be determined with the LSD Tool (see Chapter 14).

4.5 Status Button

The L-IP is equipped with a status button (see installation sheet). When pressing the status
button shortly during normal operation of the L-IP it sends a “Service Pin Message” on all
network ports. Note that every L-IP port has its own unique node ID (“Neuron ID”). As
alternative to pressing the status button a service pin message can be sent via the web
interface (see Section 6.1).

Pressing the status button longer than 2 seconds will allow you to select the port to sends out
the “Service Pin Message” message: The port LED of the currently selected port will light
up orange. After 2 seconds the next available port will be selected. When the status button is
released the “Service Pin Message” is sent out on the currently selected port.

Pressing the status button during normal operation for more than 20 seconds resets the
switching tables (see Section 4.5.1).

4.5.1 Resetting Forwarding Tables

In order to reset the forwarding tables, the status button needs to be pressed for at least 20
seconds during normal operation of the L-IP. Resetting forwarding tables defaults means:

 Clearing the group forwarding, the subnet/node forwarding and the router domain table
when used in smart switch mode.

 Setting all ports to unconfigured.

 Clearing the L-IP status and statistic data.

 But does not clear the IP address and CEA-852 configuration settings.

All this is done when the button is released. Afterwards a reset is performed to let the changes
take effect. Once the button is held down for more than 20 seconds the CEA-709 activity and
the CNIP LED are switched to orange and stay orange until the button is released and the
L-IP is reset. This indicates that the forwarding tables will be reset.

Alternatively to holding down the status button the forwarding tables can be reset by selecting
the menu item “Reset to factory defaults” in the console menu (see Section 5.9) or in the
Device Management menu on the LCD display (see Section 4.6.1).

Important: If the L-IP is operated in smart switch mode and is moved from one location to another or
if major changes to the configuration of the network are made, it is recommended to reset
the L-IP forwarding tables.

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Important: Wait at least 30 seconds after power-up of the L-IP before pressing the Status Button to
ensure that the L-IP has booted properly!

4.6 LCD Display and Jog Dial

4.6.1 Device Setup
The L-IP series “C” models with an LCD display can also be configured to their basic settings
through jog dial navigation on the LCD UI. The main page of the LCD UI is shown in Figure
23. It displays the device’s IP address, hostname, CPU load, system temperature and supply
voltage. On devices that don’t have Ethernet link LEDs, the LCD display shows the link
status as Eth1+2 or a respective combination thereof.

Below are menu items. Turn the jog dial to navigate between menu items and press to enter
a menu or go into selection mode. When in selection mode turn the jog dial to alter the value
and press again to quit the selection.

Figure 23: Main Screen of the LCD UI.

The Device Settings »» menu allows configuring basic device settings. Navigate to the
Device Management »» sub-menu, which is displayed in Figure 24.

Figure 24: Device Management Menu on the LCD UI.

This menu gives you the following options for basic device configuration:

 TCP/IP Setup: This menu allows configuring the device’s IP address.

 HTTP Server: This menu allows to enable/disable the HTTP server and to configure its
TCP port.

 HTTPS Server: This menu allows to enable/disable the HTTP server, to configure its
TCP port and to remove an installed certificate.

 CEA-709 over IP: This menu allows editing the CNIP client settings that are needed to
register with a configuration server. See Section 4.6.3 for details.

 Date/Time: This menu allows setting the system time. A time synchronization
mechanism can be chosen, and the UTC offset and daylight savings can be defined.

 Send ID messages: When selecting this menu, the device sends out service pin, BACnet
I-Am, and identification broadcasts for finding the device in the L-Config tool on all
applicable ports.

 Reload config: By choosing this menu, the device performs a quick restart by reloading
its configuration only.

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 Reboot system: By choosing this menu, the device performs a full reboot.

 Factory Defaults: By choosing this menu, the user can reset the entire device to its
factory default. Also IP addresses are cleared.

 Remote Config: When enabling this option, the LWEB-822/900 master device manager
restores the last saved configuration to the discovered device, if it has no configuration
yet. This feature is beneficial when replacing a device.

 PIN: Alter the default PIN to any 4-digit number to protect certain operations on the
LCD UI. The user will be prompted to enter the PIN on protected areas.

 Contrast: This menu allows adjusting the display’s contrast.

 Language: By choosing this menu, the user can switch between languages on the LCD
display.

 Reset switch tables: Choose this item to reset the forwarding tables in the switch.

4.6.2 Sending a Node Pin Message

The Device Settings »» menu also allows configuring basic CEA-709 router settings.
Navigate to the CEA-709 »» sub-menu and choose one of the router menus, which is
displayed in Figure 24.

Figure 25: CEA-709 router menu on the LCD UI.

This menu gives you the following options for the CEA-709 router port:

 Send Nodepin: This menu allows sending a node pin message to the CEA-709 network.

 NIDA, NIDB: These items show the Node IDs of the two ports on the selected router.

 State: This item shows, if the selected router is online or offline.

4.6.3 CEA-852 Device Settings

To change the CEA-852 client settings and register with a configuration server navigate to
the IP address item on the main menu next to CS: and press the button as shown in Figure
26.

Figure 26: Setting the CS address on the LCD UI.

This opens the CEA-709 over IP menu with the following settings:

 Config Server IP: Enter the IP address of the configuration server into the four separate
input fields.

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 Config Server Port: Enter the configuration server port. The default 1629 can be left
unchanged in most cases.

 Config Client Port: Enter the configuration client port. The default 1628 can be left
unchanged in most cases.

 MD5: The default is off. Turn this on, if MD5 authentication shall be used on the channel
for security purposes.

 Key: If MD5 is turned on enter the MD5 secret key into the 16 input fields.

The title page also shows the CEA-852 client state as a symbol next to the CS address. It can
be normal ( ), waiting for the configuration server ( ), or not registered ( ). If MD5 is
enabled on this device a lock icon is shown.

4.7 Wiring
4.7.1 L-IP
Every network segment connected to the L-IP needs to be terminated according to the rules
found in the specification of the transceiver (see Chapter 11).

Important: All used and unused ports must be properly terminated. LOYTEC recommends the use of
the LOYTEC L-Term series network terminators (LT-13 or LT-33 respectively). For
unused ports, it is recommended to use a 100 Ohm 0.25 W resistor between terminals A
and B as termination.

Important: When using shielded network cables, only one side of the cable should be connected to
earth ground. Thus, the shield must be connected to earth ground either at the L-IP
terminals or somewhere else in the network (see Figure 27)!

Power Supply Power Supply

Ethernet Ethernet

Figure 27: Connecting the Earth Ground to the L-IP series “B”.

4.7.2 L-IP Redundant

Every network segment connected to the L-IP needs to be terminated according to the rules
found in the specification of the transceiver (see Chapter 11).

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Important: All used and unused ports must be properly terminated. LOYTEC recommends the use of
the LOYTEC L-Term series network terminators (LT-13 or LT-33 respectively). For
unused ports, it is recommended to use a 100 Ohm 0.25 W resistor between terminals A
and B as termination.

Bus loop monitoring enabled Bus loop monitoring disabled

Figure 28: L-IP Redundant with and without Bus loop Monitoring

Important: When using shielded network cables, only one side of the cable should be connected to
earth ground. Thus, the shield must be connected to earth ground either at the L-IP
terminal (loop port 1) or somewhere else in the network, but never at more than one place
(see Figure 28)!

Important: If operated with bus loop monitoring enabled (loop port 1 and loop port 2 connected), both
sides of the loop must be terminated at the L-IP terminals (see Figure 28). In this case two
terminators for bus topology must be used.

Important: If operated with bus loop monitoring enabled, the loop must not contain any repeaters!

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5 Console Interface

5.1 Console Connection

The L-IP series “B” models without an LCD display are equipped with a serial interface to

 display the results of the self test,

 allow configuration via a console menu,

 upgrade the L-IP firmware.

To use the serial interface the console connector (see installation sheet) of the L-IP can be
connected to the RS-232 port of a PC. For this connection a PC a standard null-modem-cable
with full handshaking must be used. Now, the PC can communicate with the L-IP using a
standard terminal program with the communication settings set to 38,400 bps / 8 data bits /
no parity / 1 stop bit.

5.2 Self Test

Whenever the L-IP comes out of reset it performs a self-test. If the self-test passed
successfully, the CEA-709 activity LED turns green for 0.5 seconds. If a failure occurs during
the self-test, the status LED is flashing red and the L-IP resets.

The console output of a successful boot sequence on an L-IP reads as follows:

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Testing Board ID (1) Passed

Testing RAM Passed
Testing boot loader Passed
Testing fallback image Passed
Testing primary image Passed
Testing Flash Passed

Loading primary image Passed

Bootloader version 2
L-Switch/L-IP Primary Image loading...
Firmware version 6.0.0

Type bootshell to enter the boot shell...

Mounting file system (upgrading permissions) Passed

Starting TCP/IP networking Passed
Starting CEA-852 config. server 1 Disabled
Starting CEA-852 device Passed
Detecting CEA-709 port 1 (FT) Passed
Detecting CEA-709 port 2 (FT) Passed
Detecting CEA-709 port 3 (FT) Passed
Detecting CEA-709 port 4 (FT) Passed
Starting CEA-709 networking Passed
Starting remote LPA Passed
Starting FTP server Passed
Starting Telnet server Passed
Starting Web server Passed

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Figure 29: Console messages during the boot phase.

The duration of a successful boot sequence of an L-IP is typically 12 seconds.

5.3 L-IP Configuration Menu (Main Menu)

After booting completed the L-IP displays the following console menu:
Device Main Menu
================

[1] Show device information

[2] Serial firmware upgrade
[3] System configuration
[4] CEA-709 configuration
[5] IP configuration
[6] CEA-852 device configuration
[8] Reset configuration (factory defaults)
[9] Device statistics
[s] CEA-852 server configuration

[0] Reset device

Please choose:
Figure 30: Device main menu.

The menu items are described below:

1 - Show device information

This menu item shows information about the L-IP and the current firmware version. The
output should look like what is shown in Figure 31.

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Device Information
==================

Product: L-IP
Product code: LIP-3333ECTB
Firmware: L-Switch/L-IP Primary Image
Version: 6.0.0
Build date: Tue Sep 25 08:54:38 2012
Serial number: 008103-800000022E9F
Free memory: 11195K
Free flash: 6211K
RTEMS heap: 644K
CPU load: 1.1%
System temp: 34.5C
Supply volt: 23.4V

CEA-709 router unique node IDs

==============================

Port 1 : 80 00 00 02 2E 9F | 80 00 00 02 2E A4 (Offline)
Port 2 : 80 00 00 02 2E A0 | 80 00 00 02 2E A5 (Offline)
Port 3 : 80 00 00 02 2E A1 | 80 00 00 02 2E A6 (Offline)
Port 4 : 80 00 00 02 2E A2 | 80 00 00 02 2E A7 (Offline)
IP : 80 00 00 02 2E A3 | 80 00 00 02 2E A8 (Offline)
Figure 31: Device information.

2 - Serial firmware upgrade

This menu item allows updating the L-IP firmware via the serial interface (console). See
Section 12.2 for detailed instructions.

Note: If you select this option accidentally you can return to the main menu by sending a break
signal. In case your terminal program does not offer an option to send a break signal the
device has to be reset to return to the main menu.

3 - System configuration

Select this menu item to change system configuration settings. See Section 5.4 for details.

4 - CEA-709 configuration

Select this menu item to change the CEA-709 configuration settings. See Section 5.5 for
details.

5 - IP configuration

Select this menu item to change the IP configuration settings like IP address, default gateway,
DHCP, NAT address, MAC address, multi-cast address or to enable the automatic IP
connection keep-alive feature. See Section 5.5.1 for details.

6 - CEA-852 client configuration

Select this menu item to change the CEA-852 client configuration settings like configuration
server IP address, device name, SNTP server, escrow timeout, aggregation timeout, MD5
authentication secret. See Section 5.7 for details.

8 - Reset configuration (factory defaults)

This menu item resets the L-IP to factory defaults. See Section 4.5.1 for details on how to
reset the forwarding tables by pressing the status button and Section 5.9 on how to load
factory defaults through the console menu.

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9 - Device statistics

Select this menu item to display advanced IP and CEA-852 device statistics information like
number of packets sent and received, number of channel members, ... See Section 5.10 for
details.

s - CEA-852 server configuration

Select this menu item to change the CEA-852 server configuration settings like the channel
name, channel membership list, the SNTP time server, channel timeout, MD5 authentication.
See Section 5.8 for details.

0 - Reset device

This menu item resets the L-IP.

5.4 System Configuration Menu

The system configuration menu allows setting basic device configuration options.
System Configuration Menu
=========================

[1] Configure date/time : Sat Jan 1 00:09:14 2000 (UTC+00:00)

[2] Configure earth pos : 48:13:14 N 16:20:05 E 200 m
[3] Remote configuration: disabled
[7] FTP server : enabled
[8] FTP server port : 21 (default)
[9] Web server : enabled
[0] Web server port : 80 (default)
[a] Telnet server : enabled
[b] Telnet server port : 23 (default)

[q] Quit without saving

[x] Exit and save

Please choose:
Figure 32: System Configuration Menu in configured router mode.

1 – Configure date/time

This menu option allows setting the battery powered on-board real-time clock.

2 - Configure earth pos

This menu option allows configuring the longitude, latitude and elevation of the device.

3- Remote configuration

This menu option allows enabling/disabling the remote configuration functionality of the
device (e.g. by the LOYTEC L-WEB system).

7 – FTP server

This menu item allows enabling and disabling the FTP server on the L-IP. You can disable
the FTP server if you don’t want to give anybody access to the L-IP via the FTP protocol.
This menu item toggles between enabled and disabled.

8 - FTP server port

This menu item allows the user to alter the FTP server port. The default is 21. Select this
menu item and enter a non-default port.

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9 – Web server

This menu item allows enabling and disabling the web server on the L-IP. You can disable
the web server if you don’t want to give anybody access to the L-IP configuration via the
web interface. This menu item toggles between enabled and disabled.

0 - Web server port

This menu item allows the user to alter the web server port. The default is 80. Select this
menu item and enter a non-default port.

a – Telnet server

This menu item allows enabling and disabling the telnet server on the L-IP. You can disable
the telnet server if you don’t want to give anybody access to the L-IP configuration via the
telnet protocol. This menu item toggles between enabled and disabled.

b - Telnet server port

This menu item allows the user to alter the telnet server port. The default is 23. Select this
menu item and enter a non-default port.

5.5 CEA-709 Configuration Menu

5.5.1 CEA-709 Configuration Menu
This menu allows changing the CEA-709 transceiver configuration, enabling the collision-
less backbone mode for TP-1250 transceivers, enabling bit-rate auto-detection for RS-485
transceivers, and configuring the CEA-709 router mode.
CEA-709 Configuration Menu
==========================

[1] Port 1 : XF/TP-1250 (1250 kBit)

Port 2 : FT
Port 3 : FT
Port 4 : FT
Port 5 : FT

[r] Router configuration : Configured Router (DIP)

[q] Quit without saving

[x] Exit and save

Please choose:
Figure 33 CEA-709 configuration menu.

1 to 5 - Change transceiver configuration for Port 1 – 5

This menu item allows setting the default transceiver configuration for port 1 to 5 if there are
different possible transceiver configurations.

For TP-1250 transceivers it is possible to set the transceiver settings to collision-less

backbone mode. Please contact LOYTEC if you think you might need this feature!

For RS-485 transceivers it is possible to manually set the bit-rate or choose bit-rate auto-
detection. If auto-detection is enabled the detected bit-rate is shown. See Section 11.3 for an
in-depth discussion of this feature.

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9 - Bit-rate auto-detection configuration source (only if RS-485 port is present)

This menu item allows to set what decision element should be used to enable or disable the
bit-rate auto-detection. If [1] DIP Switch is selected the value set on the DIP switch (refer to
the installation sheet of the product) is used to enable or disable the bit-rate auto-detection.
If [2] Manual is selected the setting made with Option 1 – 5 is used to enable or disable the
bit-rate auto-detection.

r - Router configuration

This menu item opens the CEA-709 router configuration menu as described in Section 5.5.2.

5.5.2 CEA-709 Router Configuration Menu

This menu allows configuring the CEA-709 router mode.
CEA-709 Router/Switch Menu
==========================

[1] Router mode : Smart Switch

[2] Subnet/node learning : subnet/node
[3] Group learning : enabled
[5] Block unknown domains : disabled
[6] Switch reset w. status button : enabled

[q] Quit without saving

[x] Exit and save

Please choose:
Figure 34 CEA-709 router configuration menu.

1 - Router Mode

The router mode menu allows setting the principal operating mode of the L-IP routing core.
Normally the operating mode of the routing core is set with the DIP switches 1 and 2 but can
be overridden in this menu.
Set router mode
===============

[1] Enable Configured Router Mode

[2] Enable Smart Switch Mode
[3] Set router configuration according to DIP switch

Please choose:
Figure 35 Router mode configuration menu

2 - Subnet/node learning

This menu option allows selecting the subnet/node learning mode (see Figure 36).
Set subnet/node learning mode
=============================

[1] Subnet/node learning

[2] Subnet learning
[3] Disable
[4] Set router configuration according to DIP switch

Please choose:
Figure 36 Selecting subnet/node learning mode

If subnet/node learning is selected the L-IP will learn based on subnet/node addresses (see
Section 7.1.2). Subnet broadcasts are flooded. This mode is plug&play.

If subnet learning is selected the L-IP will learn based on subnets. Subnet broadcasts are only
forwarded to ports, which contain nodes with that subnet. Subnet learning should be enabled

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if group overloading is used in the case that more than 256 group addresses are needed.
Subnet learning is not plug&play. Please use LonMaker, NL-220, or other network
management tools to ensure that one subnet address is only used behind one L-IP port. This
can be achieved by using our L-IP LonMaker shapes or by placing phantom routers in e.g.
NL-220. Please contact LOYTEC support if you think you need this feature!

If the mode is changed via the console menu, it cannot changed via the corresponding DIP
switch anymore (refer to the installation sheet of the product). Choose “[4] Set router
configuration according to DIP switch”, to return control to the DIP switch.

3 - Group learning

This menu option allows enabling or disabling learning of group addresses (see Section
7.1.2).

5 – Block unknown domains

The L-IP will learn up to four domains. If your network contains more than four domains
please contact LOYTEC support for advice!

6 – Factory reset w. status button

In case the L-IP is in the mode repeater or smart switch, pressing the status button longer
than 20 seconds resets the switching tables (see Section 4.5.1). This function can be disabled
using this menu option.

5.6 IP Configuration Menu

The IP configuration menu holds relevant IP settings. Here are some general guidelines for
setting IP addresses, port numbers, and time values:

 Enter 0.0.0.0 to clear an IP address.

 Enter 0 to select the default port number

 Enter 0 to disable a time setting.

 Press Return to keep the current setting.

The IP configuration menu when DHCP is disabled is shown in Figure 37.

IP Configuration Menu
=====================

[1] DHCP : disabled

[2] IP Address : 192.168.1.250
[3] IP Netmask : 255.255.255.0
[4] IP Gateway : 192.168.1.1
[5] Hostname : newlip
[6] Domainname : <unset>
[7] DNS Servers : <unset>
[9] MAC Address : 00:0A:B0:01:32:B2 (factory default)
[0] NTP Servers : 0.pool.ntp.org 1.pool.ntp.org (out-of-sync)
[a] Connection Keep Alive : disabled
[b] Link Speed & Duplex : Auto Detect

[q] Quit without saving

[x] Exit and save

Please choose:
Figure 37: IP configuration menu when DHCP is disabled.

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The IP configuration menu when DHCP is enabled is shown in Figure 38.

IP Configuration Menu
=====================

[1] DHCP : enabled

IP Address : 192.168.1.250
IP Netmask : 255.255.255.0
IP Gateway : 192.168.1.1
[5] Hostname : newlip
Domainname : <unset>
DNS Servers : <unset>
[9] MAC Address : 00:0A:B0:01:32:B2 (factory default)
[0] NTP Servers : 0.pool.ntp.org 1.pool.ntp.org (out-of-sync)
[a] Connection Keep Alive : disabled
[b] Link Speed & Duplex : Auto Detect

[q] Quit without saving

[x] Exit and save

Please choose:
Figure 38: IP configuration menu when DHCP is enabled.

1 - DHCP

Toggles between manual configuration of the IP address, netmask, and gateways address or
automatic configuration from a DHCP server. If DHCP is disabled one must enter the
following configuration data. If DHCP is enabled please skip menu items 2 through 7
(optionally a hostname can be entered).

DHCP should not be used on the configuration server, if the IP address might change over
time. It is very important that the configuration server always has the same IP address
assigned.

If DHCP is enabled on a client device and the IP address assigned to the L-IP by the DHCP
server on the network might change over time it is important to activate the “Roaming
Member” support on the configuration server for this IP-852 channel (see Section 7.3.1).

2 - IP Address, 3 - IP Netmask, 4 - IP Gateway

Please enter the IP address for the L-IP device, the netmask (e.g. 255.255.255.0), and the
default gateway address.

5 - Hostname, 6 - Domainname

Hostname and domainname are optional entries and can be left empty. For some DHCP
configurations it may be necessary to enter a hostname. Please contact your system
administrator to get information about how to configure DHCP to acquire an IP address.

7 - DNS Servers

You can configure up to 3 Domain Name Servers.

9 - MAC Address

The L-IP comes configured with a unique MAC address. This address can be changed in
order to clone the MAC address of another device. It can be dangerous to change the MAC
address. Please contact your system administrator to avoid MAC address conflicts. After
selecting menu item 9 the following message appears.
Override factory MAC address (y/n):

Enter “y” to input a new MAC address or enter “n” to clear the current MAC address and
return to the factory default MAC address.

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0 – NTP Servers

The device can be configured to synchronize its clock with NTP time. Enter the IP address
or DNS name of a primary and, optionally, a secondary NTP server. The device will use NTP
as a time source if the time sync source in the system configuration is set to NTP.

a - Connection Keep Alive

The L-IP allows to automatically ping other devices on the IP channel in order to maintain
an IP connection that might be automatically disconnected after a specific period of time (e.g.
DSL routers automatically disconnect if no activity is detected). The options to choose are:
Select connection keep alive mode
(0 - disabled, 1 - auto IP, 2 - custom IP):

Enter 0 to disable this feature, enter 1 for auto IP mode and 2 to specify one IP address that
should receive the pings. If auto IP mode is selected and the L-IP works as a configuration
server, a ping message is sent to all devices in the device list of the configuration server. If
the configuration server is disabled on this L-IP a ping message is sent to the configuration
server for the IP-852 channel.

Please refer to Section 5.10 on how to monitor the automatic keep-alive feature and to display
the ping response times for the different devices on the IP-852 channel.

b - Link Speed & Duplex

If the L-IP is operated with an old 10Mbit/s-only hub the link speed should be switched from
“Auto Detect” to “10Mbps/Half-Duplex”. With modern 100/10Mbit/s switches this setting
can be left at its default.

5.7 CEA-852 Device Configuration Menu

This menu holds relevant information regarding the configuration of the CEA-852 device.
Depending on the configuration method of the L-IP one can either input the configuration
data in this menu and the L-IP then contacts the configuration server or the preferred method
is to enter the information at the configuration server and the configuration server then
contacts the device (L-IP) and fills in the relevant information in this menu. The device
configuration menu is shown in Figure 39.
CEA-852 Device Configuration Menu
=================================

[2] Config server address : <unset>

[3] Config server port : 1629 (default)
[4] Config client port : 1628 (default)
[5] Device name :
Channel mode : Standard
Pri. SNTP server : <unset>
Sec. SNTP server : <unset>
Channel timeout : off
[6] Escrow timeout : on (64 ms)
[7] Aggregation timeout : on (16 ms)
[8] MD5 authentication : off
[9] MD5 secret : not displayed
[0] Location string : unknown
[a] NAT address : Auto (no NAT)
[b] Multicast address : <unset>
[r] Re-register at CS

[q] Quit without saving

[x] Exit and save

Please choose:
Figure 39: CEA-852 device configuration menu.

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In case that the configuration server contacts the device (L-IP) only the MD 5 secret in menu
item 8 must be entered if authenticated communication is required. In networks that
communicate over the Internet one may also experiment with the escrow timeout in menu
item 5.

If the L-IP serves as configuration server and as device some entries in the CEA-852 device
configuration menu are set through the configuration server and cannot be set manually.

1 - Config server address, 2 - Config server port

Please enter the IP address and port of the configuration server, if the L-IP needs to contact
the configuration server. Enter “0” for the configuration server port if you want to return to
the default port setting.

3 - Config client port

If not more than one L-IP is used behind a NAT router, this field should be left at the default
setting. If changed, it must not be the same as the config server port.

4 - Device name

You can enter a device name with up to 15 characters. It is recommended to use unique device
names.

Channel Mode

This field reflects the current channel mode of the device. It is configured by the
configuration server. If there are any two devices in the channel which use the same IP
address but different ports (e.g. multiple L-IPs behind one NAT router) the channel switches
to “Extended NAT mode”. Please refer to Section 7.3.2 to learn more about the implications
of this mode. Otherwise the mode is “Standard”.

SNTP server, channel timeout

The configuration server sets the SNTP server addresses and the channel timeout.

5 - Escrow timeout

Defines how long the L-IP waits for out-of-sequence CEA-852 packets before they are
discarded. Please enter the time in ms or 0 to disable escrowing. The maximum time is 255
ms.

6 - Aggregation Timeout

Defines the time interval in which multiple CEA-709 packets are combined into a single
CEA-852 data packet. Please enter the time in ms or 0 to disable aggregation. The maximum
time is 255 ms. Note that disabling aggregation will negatively affect the performance of the
L-IP device.

7 - MD5 authentication

This menu item enables or disables MD5 authentication.

Note: MD5 authentication cannot be used together with the i.LON 1000 since the i.LON 1000 is
not fully compliant with the CEA-852 authentication method. MD5 can be used with the
i.LON 600.

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8 - MD5 authentication, 9 - MD5 secret

If authentication is required enable MD5 authentication and enter the 16-byte MD5 secret.
Note that for security purposes the active MD5 secret is not displayed. Either enter the 16
bytes as one string or with spaces between each byte.

e.g. 00 11 22 33 44 55 66 77 88 99 AA BB CC DD EE FF

0 - Location string

Enter a location string with a maximum length of 255 characters. This is optional and for
informational purposes only.

a - NAT Address

If the L-IP is used behind a NAT router the public IP address of the NAT router or firewall
must be known. This address can either be entered manually or can be determined
automatically. Automatic NAT router discovery allows operating the L-IP behind a NAT
router or firewall, which has a dynamic public IP address, and determines the correct NAT
address from the L-IP CS. This is the default setting.
Enable automatic NAT router discovery (y/n):
Figure 40: Enable/Disable automatic NAT router discovery

To enable/disable automatic NAT router discovery select this menu option. The question in
Figure 40 will be prompted on the console. Choose ‘y’ to enable automatic NAT router
discovery. To manually enter a NAT address, choose ‘n’ and enter the NAT address when
requested to do so. To completely disable the NAT router support, choose ‘n’ and enter the
IP address 0.0.0.0 when requested to enter the NAT address.

Important: Automatic NAT router discovery does not work if the local CEA-852 configuration server
is enabled! If the configuration server is operated behind a NAT router or firewall enter
the NAT address manually! The configuration server needs a fixed IP address! Automatic
NAT router discovery only works with LOYTEC CEA-852 configuration servers!

If an L-IP uses automatic NAT router discovery and the NAT address is known beforehand
then the L-IP can simply be added to the channel in the L-IP configuration server by
specifying the NAT address and correct port. To add more than one L-IP behind a NAT refer
to Section 7.3.2.

If the NAT address is not known, take the following steps to add the L-IP to an IP-852 channel
in the configuration server:

 On the L-IP turn on automatic NAT router discovery (this is the default setting). The
NAT address should show “Auto (no NAT)”.

 Enter the IP address of the configuration server in the CEA-852 device configuration
menu. Exit and save but do not reboot.

 Go back to the main menu. Wait 15 seconds.

 Go to the CEA-852 device configuration menu. The NAT address should show the
public IP address of the NAT router or firewall (e.g. “Auto (198.18.76.1)“).

 On the configuration server add the L-IP to the configuration server using this IP address.

b - Multicast Address

This menu option allows the user to add the L-IP into a multi-cast group for the IP-852
channel. Enter the channel’s IP multi-cast address here. On how to obtain a valid multi-cast

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address please contact your system administrator. To learn when it is beneficial to use multi-
cast addresses in your channel please refer to Section 7.4.

5.8 CEA-852 Server Configuration Menu

This menu holds relevant information regarding the configuration of the CEA-852
configuration server.

If the built-in configuration server is used to manage the devices on the IP-852 channel, all
CEA-852 devices on the IP-852 channel must be entered in the device list of the server. The
CEA-852 devices themselves then only need to have a unique IP address, device name, and
if operated behind a NAT router the NAT address assigned. The configuration server will
contact all devices in the device list and update the relevant information in the client devices.
The server configuration menu is shown in Figure 41. The device name can also be set by
the configuration server.
CEA-852 Server Configuration Menu
=================================

[1] Config server status : enabled

[2] Config server port : 1629 (default)
[3] NAT address : <unset>
[4] Channel name : default
Channel members : 1
Channel mode : Standard
[5] SNTP Servers : <unset>
[6] Channel timeout : off
[7] Auto members support : off
[8] Roaming members support : on
[9] MD5 authentication : off
[0] MD5 secret : not displayed

[a] Add device

[e] Edit device
[d] Delete device
[n] Enable/Disable device
[s] Show device statistics
[l] List channel members
[r] Re-contact devices & list channel members

[q] Quit without saving

[x] Exit and save

Please choose:
Figure 41: Configuration Server Menu.

1 - Config server status

The menu item allows enabling and disabling the built-in configuration server. If the
configuration server is enabled the green configuration server LED labeled “server” will be
on, otherwise it will be off.

2 - Config server port

The menu item allows changing the port for the configuration server. It is recommended to
keep the default port setting of 1629.

3 - NAT Address

If the L-IP is used behind a NAT router the public IP address of the NAT router or firewall
must be entered. To completely disable the NAT router support, enter the IP address 0.0.0.0
when requested to enter the NAT address.

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4 - Channel name

The menu item allows setting a channel name that can consist of up to 15 characters.

The number of channel members is shown below the channel name.

Channel Mode

This field reflects the current channel mode. The L-IP configuration server automatically
determines this mode depending on if there are any two devices in the channel which use the
same IP address but different ports (e.g. multiple L-IPs behind one NAT router). If all IP
addresses are unique the mode is “Standard”, if some are not unique the mode is “Extended
NAT mode”. Please refer to Section 7.3.2 to learn more about the implications of this mode.

5 - Primary SNTP server, 5 - Secondary SNTP server

The two menu items allow setting the IP address of the primary and secondary SNTP time
server used for the CEA-852 communication. Please specify one or better 2 SNTP servers if
CEA-852 devices are communicating over the Internet rather than an Intranet. A list of
available timeservers can be found at www.ntp.org.

6 - Channel Timeout

This menu item allows setting the channel timeout. The channel timeout is an IP-852 channel
property and indicates how old a packet can be before it is discarded. The channel timeout is
set in ms. To disable the channel timeout enter a value of 0. To select the proper value please
consult Section 7.5. Setting a channel timeout other than 0 requires a valid SNTP server entry
on the configuration server.

7 - Auto members support

This menu item allows members to be automatically added to the channel. If turned on,
CEA-852 devices can register on the IP-852 channel without the device being explicitly
added on the configuration server. This special feature is useful in combination with the LPA-
IP since it can add itself to the configuration server during the debug session. Non-responding
auto members are automatically removed from the channel. This feature is turned off by
default and must be explicitly turned on.

Use this option with care because new CEA-852 devices can add themselves to the channel
without knowledge of the system operator. This could cause a potential security hole.

8 - Roaming members support

This menu item allows tracking CEA-852 devices when their IP address changes. This feature
must be turned on if DHCP is used and the DHCP server can assign different IP addresses to
the same device (same Neuron-ID). In combination with Auto-NAT L-IPs can also be
operated behind NAT routers, which change their IP address between connection setups. For
more information on this topic refer to Section 7.3.1.

The roaming member feature is turned on by default. It is recommended to turn off this
feature if DHCP is not used or if the DHCP server always assigns the same IP address to a
given MAC address.

9 - MD5 authentication

This menu item allows enabling and disabling MD5 authentication. If MD5 authentication is
enabled all devices on the IP-852 channel must have MD5 enabled and must use the same
secret.

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Note: MD5 authentication cannot be used together with the i.LON 1000 since the i.LON 1000 is
not fully compliant with the CEA-852 authentication method. MD5 can be used with the
i.LON 600.

0 - MD5 secret

Enter the 16-byte MD5 secret. Note that for security purposes the currently set MD5 secret
is not displayed. Either enter the 16 bytes as one string or with spaces between each byte.

e.g. 00 11 22 33 44 55 66 77 88 99 AA BB CC DD EE FF

a - Add device

Select this menu item to add a CEA-852 device to the IP-852 channel. A new menu appears
(see Figure 42).
CEA-852 Member Menu
===================

[1] IP Address : <unset>

[2] Port : <unset>
[3] NAT Address : <unset>
[4] Device name :

[q] Quit without saving

[x] Exit and save

Please choose:
Figure 42: Add CEA-852 device.

Please enter the IP address and device name of the new CEA-852 device that should join the
IP-852 channel. If the port is different from the default port 1628 you must also enter the port
address otherwise the default port address will be entered automatically. If the device is
behind a NAT router enter the local address in item 1 and the NAT routers address in item 3.
Do not forget to set up a port forwarding rule in the NAT router for the port specified in item
2.

e - Edit device

Select this menu item to edit a CEA-852 device on the IP-852 channel. The L-IP prompts the
device number which shall be edited. A list of available CEA-852 devices is displayed with
the menu item [l]. A new menu appears (see Figure 43).
CEA-852 Member Menu
===================

[1] IP Address : 192.168.1.251

[2] Port : 1628
[3] NAT Address : 80.81.82.83
[4] Device name : lipnat1

[q] Quit without saving

[x] Exit and save

Please choose:
Figure 43: Edit CEA-852 device in channel member list.

You can now change the IP address, port, NAT address or device name of the CEA-852
device.

d - Delete device

Select this menu item to delete a CEA-852 device on the IP-852 channel. The L-IP prompts
the device number which shall be deleted. A list of available CEA-852 devices is displayed
with the menu item [l].

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n - Enable/Disable device

Select this menu option to enable or disable a CEA-852 device on the IP-852 channel. An
enabled device can be disabled and a disabled device can be enabled. The L-IP prompts the
device number which shall be enabled/disabled. A list of available CEA-852 devices with
their current status is displayed with the menu item [l]. Disabled members are temporarily
removed from the IP-852 channel and do not receive messages.

s - Show device statistics

Select this menu item to display statistics information for the client devices. The L-IP
prompts the device number which shall be examined. This number can be found in the
Channel Member List. Please note that this feature allows extracting the statistics information
from remote client devices over the IP-852 channel.

l - List channel members

Select this menu item to list all IP-852 channel members.

List of channel members
=======================

No Name IP Address Status Flags

--------------------------------------------------------------------------
000 local 80.125.123.100:1628 registered
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
NAT Router 80.168.1.250
+ 001 lipnat1 10.0.2.3:1628 registered
+ 002 lipnat1 10.0.2.4:1630 registered
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
003 sony 80.168.1.135:1628 registered
004 lip2 80.168.1.251:1628 disabled X
005 lpa-ip 80.168.1.215:1628 registered A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Press <RETURN> to continue

Figure 44: List all IP-852 channel members.

The list shows the list entry number, the device name, the IP address and the current status
of this device. Note that the first entry is always the local device, which is the CEA-852
device built into the configuration server. Devices behind a NAT router are listed in a tree
view style. The A-flag indicates that this device is an auto member. The X-flag indicates that
the device got disabled because it does not support the extended NAT mode (e.g. pre 3.0 L-IP
or i.LON 1000). If the channel mode falls back to standard, these devices are enabled again.
Status Description
registered The CEA-852 device has been successfully registered with
the IP-852 channel and is fully functional.
unregistered The CEA-852 device has never been registered with the
IP-852 channel.
not contacted The CEA-852 device has not been contacted since the
configuration server has started.
not responding The CEA-852 device has been registered but is not
responding at the moment.
disabled The CEA-852 device has been disabled on the channel (or
rejected).
internal error The configuration server has detected an internal error.
Please contact LOYTEC support in this case.
Table 4: Possible CEA-852 device states.

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r - Recontact devices & list channel members

Select this menu item to contact all CEA-852 devices on the IP-852 channel and watch the
state of the individual CEA-852 devices.

This menu item can also be used when a CEA-852 device (e.g. L-IP) is replaced and the
CEA-852 configuration must be propagated to the new device without deleting the device in
the configuration server and adding the device again.

This menu item can also be used to remove all auto members from the configuration server
that are no longer responding.

5.9 Reset configuration (load factory defaults)

This menu item allows resetting the device into its factory default state. The following menu
appears.
Reset Configuration Menu
========================

[1] Reset everything to factory defaults

[2] Reset switch configuration to factory defaults
[3] Reset all passwords

[q] Quit

Please choose:
Figure 45: Reset to factory defaults menu.

1 - Reset everything to factory defaults

This option resets the complete device to factory defaults. This includes IP settings and the
CEA-709 routing functionality according to the DIP-switch settings.

2 - Reset switch configuration to factory defaults

This option resets only the forwarding tables for the L-IP when used in smart switch mode
(see Section 7.1.2). Use this menu item if you are moving CEA-709 network nodes between
different CEA-709 channels.

3 - Reset all passwords

This option resets only the passwords used for access via the Web Interface and other IP
services to their default values. See Section 6.1 for details on the standard accounts and their
default passwords.

5.10 Device Statistics Menu

This menu holds relevant information regarding the device statistics of the L-IP. It also holds
the menu item to monitor the connection keep-alive feature of the L-IP. The device statistics
menu is shown in Figure 46. Use this menu for debugging purposes.

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Statistics Menu
===============

[1] Show CEA-852 statistics

[3] Monitor connection keep alive
[4] Show IP statistics
[6] Enhanced communications test

[q] Quit

Please choose:
Figure 46: Device Statistics Menu.

1 – CEA-852 device statistics

A sample console output is shown in Figure 47. Optionally the extended CEA-852 device
statistics can be viewed and the CEA-852 statistic data can be cleared, by answering the
corresponding questions with ‘y’.
CEA-852 Device Statistics
=========================

Seconds since cleared : 440283

Date/Time of clear (GMT) : Fri Sep 21 15:09:19 2012
No. of members : 23
LT Packets received : 1162563
LT Bytes received : <unknown>
LT Packets sent : 807024
LT Bytes sent : <unknown>
IP Packets sent : 6053064
IP Bytes sent : 200182471
IP Packets received : 807068
IP Bytes received : 26532696
IP Packets data sent : 0
IP Packets data received : 0
LT Stale packets : 0
RFC Packets sent : 60
RFC Packets received : 60
Avg. aggregation to IP : 1
Avg. aggregation from IP : 1
UDP Packets sent : 6053133
TCP Packets sent : 0
Multi-cast Packets sent : 0

Show extended CEA-852 device statistics (y/n)? y

Extended CEA-852 Device Statistics
==================================

Session ID : 0x7b80ad56
SNTP synchronized : no
Number of CR member infos : 22
Current channel routing mode : CR
Message alloc count : 0
Dropped failed authentication : 0
Dropped invalid frame : 0
Dropped out-of-sequence : 0
Dropped duplicates : 0
Dropped missing timestamp : 0
Active DC datetime : 0xd1a5f9aa
Active CM datetime : 0xd40c23f4
Active SL datetime : 0x00000000
Stale DC messages : 0
Stale CM messages : 0
Stale SL messages : 0
Stale CR messages : 0
Number of DC updates : 15
Number of CM updates : 14
Number of SL updates : 0
Number of CR updates : 11
CR packets sent to CS : 0

Clear CEA-852 device 1 statistics (y/n)? n

Figure 47: CEA-852 device statistics.

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3 - Monitor Connection Keep Alive

This menu item allows monitoring of the automatic connection keep-alive feature in the L-IP.
The console will display the ping delays to the different destination L-IP devices. If a device
doesn’t respond the text “Timeout” will be displayed instead. Pressing “Return” terminates
this output. A sample console output is shown in Figure 48.
Monitoring connection keep alive...
Press <RETURN> to return to menu

Sending ping to 192.168.1.64 ... 1 ms

Sending ping to 192.168.1.64 ... 1 ms
Sending ping to 192.168.1.64 ... 1 ms
Sending ping to 192.168.1.64 ... 2 ms
Sending ping to 192.168.1.64 ... 1 ms
Figure 48: Console output for the connection keep-alive monitor.

4 - IP statistics

A sample console output is shown in Figure 49.

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************ INTERFACE STATISTICS ************

***** lo0 *****
Address:127.0.0.1 Net mask:255.0.0.0
Flags: Up Loopback Running Multicast
Send queue limit:50 length:0 Dropped:0
***** eth0 *****
Ethernet Address: 00:0A:B0:01:32:B2
Address:192.168.1.250 Broadcast Address:192.168.1.255 Net mask:255.255.255.0

Flags: Up Broadcast Running Simplex Multicast

Send queue limit:50 length:0 Dropped:0
MACB driver statistics (unit 0)
Interrupts: 507899 Single collisions: 0 Multiple collisions: 0
RX OK: 423562 FCS errors: 0 Alignment errors: 0
TX deferred: 0 Late collisions: 0 Excessive collisions: 0
TX underruns: 0 No carrier: 0 RX resource errors: 0
RX overruns: 0 RX symbol erors: 0 Excess length errors: 0
Receive jabbers: 0 Undersize frames: 0 SQE test errors: 0
RX lenght mismatch: 0 TXd pause frames: 0 RX No mbufs: 0
RX No clusters: 0 RX latency reached: 0 TX latency reached: 0

Extended statistics:
INT Mdio done: 86919 INT RX ok: 420369 INT RX buf used: 0
INT TX buf used: 635 INT TX buf underrun: 0 INT TX retry limit: 0
INT TX buf exhaust: 0 INT TX ok: 0 INT link change: 0
INT RX overrun: 0 INT HRESP not ok: 0 INT Pause frame: 0
INT Pause time zero: 0 Packets delivered: 423562 TX no buffers: 0
TX enqueue err: 0 RX IO err: 0 RX dropped: 0
RX overload: 0

PHY 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
0 00001000 0000782d 00000016 0000f840 000001e1 000045e1 0000ffff 0000ffff
8 0000ffff 0000ffff 0000ffff 0000ffff 0000ffff 0000ffff 0000ffff 0000ffff
16 00000022 0000ff80 000002d0 0000ffc0 00000038 0000ffff 0000ffff 0000ffff
24 0000ffff 0000ffff 0000ffff 0000ffff 0000ffff 0000ffff 0000ffff 0000ffff
************ MBUF STATISTICS ************
mbufs:1024 clusters: 128 free: 107
drops: 0 waits: 0 drains: 0
free:1002 data:22 header:0 socket:0
pcb:0 rtable:0 htable:0 atable:0
soname:0 soopts:0 ftable:0 rights:0
ifaddr:0 control:0 oobdata:0

************ IP Statistics ************

total packets received 303668
packets rcvd for unreachable dest 33741
unknown or unsupported protocol 17
datagrams delivered to upper level 269913
total ip packets generated here 744

Destination Gateway/Mask/Hw Flags Refs Use Expire Interface

default 192.168.1.1 UGS 0 98 0 eth0
127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 UH 0 32 0 lo0
192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 7 eth0
192.168.1.1 00:14:6C:E2:41:46 UHL 1 0 22924 eth0
192.168.1.250 00:0A:B0:01:32:B2 UHL 1 17 0 lo0
192.168.1.251 UHL 1 597 21698 eth0
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 U 0 0 0 eth0
************ TCP Statistics ************

************ UDP Statistics ************

total input packets 269914
no socket on port 17
of above, arrived as broadcast 269882
total output packets 727

************ ICMP Statistics ************

Calls to icmp_error() 17
Type 3 sent 17
Type 3 received 17
Figure 49: IP statistics.

Further, this statistics menu displays any IP address conflicts. If the L-IP’s IP address
conflicts with another host on the network the banner shown in Figure 50 is displayed.

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WARNING: Conflicting IP address detected!

IP address 10.125.123.95 also used by device with MAC address
00 04 5A CC 10 41!

Clear IP conflict history (y/n):

Figure 50: IP Address conflict.

As useful information the MAC address of the conflicting host is shown. If the information
about this conflict shall be cleared, hit ‘y’. If ‘n’ is selected, the conflict will show up again
the next time this menu is entered.

6 - Enhanced Communications Test

This menu item allows testing the communication path between L-IP devices. It tests the
CEA-852 data communication. This test can be used to determine if there is a working
TCP/IP connection as well as a working CEA-852 connection between the individual
devices.

A typical console output is shown in Figure 51.

Enhanced Communications Test
============================

Address Result RTT(ms) Comment

------------------------------------------------------------------------
10.101.18.100:1629 (CS) OK 2
10.101.18.100:1628 OK 2
10.101.18.101:1628 OK 2
10.101.18.139:1628 OK 2
10.101.18.203:1628 OK 2
10.101.18.156:1628 OK 2
10.101.18.157:1628 OK 4
10.101.18.213:1628 FAILED n/a Peer not reachable
10.101.18.210:1628 OK 2
10.101.18.20:1628 OK 106
10.101.18.216:1628 OK 1
10.101.18.10:1628 OK 2
10.101.18.17:1628 OK 2
10.101.18.12:1628 OK 1
10.101.18.13:1628 OK 90
10.101.18.161:1628 OK 1
10.101.18.113:1628 OK 2
10.101.18.114:1628 OK 2
10.101.18.19:1628 OK 70
192.168.1.246:1628 OK 2
10.101.18.14:1628 OK 1
192.168.17.2:1628 FAILED n/a Peer not reachable
192.168.17.151:1628 FAILED n/a Peer not reachable
Figure 51: Enhanced communication test console output.

The round-trip value (RTT) is measured as the time a packet sent to the peer device needs to
be routed back to the L-IP. It is a measure for general network delay. If the test to a specific
member fails a text is displayed to describe the possible source of the problem. The reasons
for failure are summarized in Table 5.

A warning “Incorrect NAT configuration detected!” is displayed if the enhanced

communications test determines that the L-IP is operated behind a NAT router, but it has no
NAT address configured. In this case go to the IP configuration menu and configure the
correct NAT address or set it to Auto-NAT.

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Text displayed (Web icon) Meaning

OK, Return path not tested (green Displayed for a device, which is reachable but which does not support the
checkmark) feature to test the return path (device sending to this L-IP). Therefore a
potential NAT router configuration error cannot be detected. If the tested
device is an L-IP it is recommended to upgrade this L-IP to the most recent
firmware.
Not reachable/not supported Displayed for the CS if it is not reachable or the CS does not support this test.
(red exclamation) To remove this uncertainty it is recommended to upgrade the the most recent
firmware.
Local NAT config. Error Displayed, if the L-IP is located behind a NAT router and the port-forwarding
(red exclamation) for the L-IP in the NAT-Router (usually 1628) is incorrect.

Peer not reachable Displayed for a device, if it is not reachable. No RTT is displayed. The device
(red exclamation) is either not online, not connected to the network, has no IP address, or is not
reachable behind the NAT router. Execute this test on the suspicious device to
determine any NAT configuration problem.
Table 5: Possible communication problems.

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6 Web Interface

The L-IP comes with a built-in Web server and a Web interface to configure the device and
extract statistics information. The Web interface allows configuring the IP settings,
CEA-709, CEA-852 and other configuration settings.

6.1 Start Screen and Account Management

In a Web browser, enter the default IP address 192.168.1.254 of the device. Note that if your
PC has an IP address in a subnet other than 192.168.1.xxx, you must open a command tool
and enter the following route command to add a route to the device.

To Add a Route to the Device

1. Windows START  Run

2. Enter ‘cmd’ and click OK.

3. In the command window enter the command line

route add 192.168.1.254 %COMPUTERNAME%

In Windows7 replace %COMPUTERNAME% with the PC's actual IP address.

4. Then open your Web browser and type in the default IP address ‘192.168.1.254’.

5. The device information page should appear as shown in Figure 52.

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Figure 52: Device Information Page.

The device information page shows some general information about the device in the
General Info section. This includes the product model and the current firmware version.
Below, it shows important operational parameters, such as free memory, CPU load, system
temperature and supply voltage, time synchronization status and system uptime.

The Device Status section summarizes the status of the various ports and protocols on the
device. The summary status is displayed as a green OK checkmark. If any of the interfaces,
protocols or operational parameters are non-normal, a warning or error sign is shown instead.
Shown below are further a summary on the active protocols on the respective ports. All items
are links that lead directly to their configuration page.

Below the general status information more specific sections are displayed depending on the
model. The Firmware Info provides version and build times of the primary and fallback
firmware images installed on the device.

The page also includes the unique node IDs (“Neuron IDs”) of the CEA-709 network
interfaces. The multi-port L-IP displays the external node IDs as well as the node IDs for the
internal backbone in separate. This page can also be used to send the CEA-709 service pin
messages. This is a useful feature when commissioning the device, since it is not necessary
to be on-site to press the status button.

Click through the menus on the left hand side to become familiar with the different screens.
If you click on Config in the left menu, you will be asked to enter the administrator password
in order to make changes to the settings as shown in Figure 53. Enter the default administrator
password ‘loytec4u’ and select Login. Note, that firmware versions previous to 4.0 used
‘admin’ as the default password.

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Figure 53: Enter ‘loytec4u’ as the default administrator password.

The Config menu opens. Click on Passwords in the Config menu, which opens the password
configuration page as shown in Figure 53. The device has three user accounts: (1) guest
allows the user to view certain information only, e.g., the device info page. By default the
guest user has no password. (2) operator is able to read more sensible information, but
cannot change the device configuration. (3) admin has full access to the device and can make
changes to its configuration. Note that the user accounts are also used to log on to the FTP
and Telnet server.

Figure 54: Password Configuration Screen.

Please change the administrator password in order to protect yourself from unwanted
configuration changes by anyone else. To do so, select the admin account in the drop-down
box and enter the new password. If the administrator password is left empty, password
protection is turned off and everyone can access the device without entering a password.
Click on Change password to activate the change.

6.2 Device Configuration

The device configuration pages allow viewing and changing the device settings. Here are
some general rules for setting IP addresses, port numbers, and time values:
 An empty IP address field disables the entry.
 An empty port number field sets the default port number.

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 An empty time value field disables the time setting.

6.2.1 System Configuration

The system configuration page is shown in Figure 55. This page allows configuring the
device’s system time and other system settings. The TCP/IP Configuration link is a shortcut
to the Ethernet port configuration. Follow that link to change the IP settings of the device.

Figure 55: System Configuration Page, e.g., for Vienna, Austria.

The time sync source can be set to auto, manual or NTP. In the auto mode, the device
switches to the first external time source that is discovered. The option manual allows setting
the time manually in the fields Local Time and Local Date. In manual mode, the device
does not switch to an external time source. Note, that if NTP is selected, the NTP servers
have to be configured on the IP Configuration page (see Section 6.2.2).

The time zone offset must be defined independently of the time source. It is specified as the
offset to GMT in hours and minutes (e.g., Vienna/Austria is +01:00, New York/USA
is -06:00). For setting the daylight saving time (DST) predefined choices are offered for
Europe and USA/Canada. DST can be switched off completely by choosing none or set
manually for other regions. In that case, start and end date of DST must be entered in the
fields below.

In Remote Configuration it can be configured, whether a replaced device shall

automatically request its configuration from an LWEB-900 server.

The Language setting allows changing the language of the Web interface. When changing
the language setting it becomes effective immediately. Changing this setting is the same as
changing language on the LCD display.

6.2.2 Backup and Restore

A configuration backup of the device can be downloaded via the Web interface. Press the
backup link as shown in Figure 56 to start the download. The device assembles a single file

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including all required files. A file requestor dialog allows specifying the location where the
backup file shall be stored.

Some contents of the backup archive can be controlled by the option check boxes. By default
passwords and IP settings are included. When clearing the check box from passwords or IP
settings, the respective items are excluded from the backup archive.To restore the device
settings, simply select a previously generated backup file in the Restore Configuration
section of the page by clicking the button next to the Filename field. Then press the Restore
button. By leaving the restore check boxes unset, the respective information is excluded from
restore operation.

The backed up configuration data consists of:

 Device settings (Passwords, IP settings, etc.),
 CEA-709 commissioning information,
 CEA-852 device and configuration server information (if enabled),
 L-IP redundant configuration data (node list, parameters, etc).

Figure 56: Backup/Restore page.

Note: Backups created with firmware versions prior to version 6.0 cannot be restored on firmware
versions 6.0 and up! Please make sure you re-create backups when upgrading the firmware!

6.2.3 Port Configuration

This menu allows configuring the device’s communications ports. For each communication
port, which is available on the device and shown on the label (e.g., Port 1, Port 2 Ethernet),
a corresponding configuration tab is provided by the Web UI. An example is shown in Figure
57. Each port tab contains a selection of available communication protocols. By selecting a
checkbox or radio button the various protocols can be enabled or disabled on the
communication port. Some ports allow exclusive protocol activation only, other ports (e.g.,
the Ethernet port) allow multiple protocols bound to that port.

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Figure 57: Port Configuration Page.

When selecting a protocol on a communication port, the protocol’s communication

parameters are displayed in a box on the right-hand side. To save the settings of the currently
opened protocol, click the Save Settings button. Pressing Get Settings retrieves the current
settings from the device.

6.2.4 IP Configuration
The TCP/IP configuration is done under the Ethernet port tab as shown in Figure 58. The
mandatory IP settings, which are needed to operate the device, are marked with a red asterisk
(IP address, netmask, gateway). The Enable DHCP checkbox switches between manual
entry of the IP address, netmask, and gateway address, and automatic configuration from a
DHCP server.

Figure 58: IP Configuration Page.

The device comes configured with a unique MAC address. This address can be changed in
order to clone the MAC address of another device. Please contact your system administrator
to avoid MAC address conflicts.

If the device is operated with a 10 Mbit/s-only hub, the link speed should be switched from
Auto Detect to 10Mbps/Half-Duplex. With modern 100/10 Mbit/s switches, this setting can
be left at its default.

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The settings for DNS and NTP servers should be made in the IP host settings (see Section
6.2.6). In case an IP interface runs DHCP, the DNS and NTP addresses supplied by DHCP
can be seen here. Models with one Ethernet port only do not have these settings here.

Other standard protocols that are bound to the Ethernet interface are FTP, Telnet, and HTTP
(Web server). By deselecting the checkbox, those protocols can be individually disabled. The
standard UDP/TCP ports can be changed in the respective protocol settings. An example for
the FTP server is shown for FTP in Figure 59. The FTP server is used for instance to update
the firmware. Note that HTTP for the Web server can only be disabled on the console
interface.

Figure 59: FTP server configuration on the Ethernet port.

6.2.5 Using Multiple IP Ports

On models with multiple IP interfaces, the port configuration provides a separate port tab for
each IP port, e.g., Ethernet 1 (LAN) and Ethernet 2 (WAN). In the port mode setting these
interfaces can be enabled to operate as a separate IP network. As a default only Ethernet 1
(LAN) is enabled and configured to be switched with the Ethernet 2 port. To enable Ethernet
2 (WAN) as a separate, isolated IP network, choose Separate network in the port mode
setting as shown in Figure 60 and save settings. A reboot is required to make this change
effective.

For each IP interface configured as a separate network, the various standard protocols can be
enabled separately. As a default, the secure protocols HTTPS, SSH and OPC UA are enabled
on a new separate IP interface. Some protocols can be enabled on multiple interfaces at the
same time, others on one interface only. If one of the latter is enabled on a new separate IP
interface, a warning will be displayed, stating on which other interface the protocol will now
be disabled (e.g., CEA-709 over IP).

The separate network mode can be used, if you want to operate an isolated building network
on the LAN and expose some aspects outside the building network (denoted as WAN).
Physically, the two Ethernet ports will be plugged into different Ethernet switches.

Figure 60: Enable the Ethernet 2 (WAN) interface.

To disable a separate IP interface, choose Disable in the port mode setting. This change is
effective immediately without a reboot. To configure switch mode again, choose Switch
Ethernet 1+2 in the port mode setting.

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6.2.6 IP Host Configuration

The L-IP models, which provide a built-in Ethernet switch/hub possess a separate IP Host
tab for editing all common host settings as shown in Figure 61. These settings affect all IP
interfaces on the entire device. On models with a single Ethernet port, the IP Host settings
appear directly on the Ethernet tab.

Hostname and Domainname are optional entries and can be left empty. For some DHCP
configurations it may be necessary to enter a hostname. Please contact your system
administrator on how to configure DHCP to acquire an IP address.

If the device possesses more than one IP interface the Default Gateway setting defines the
gateway of a given IP interface, which is going to route all non-local network traffic. One of
the existing IP interfaces with a separate network must be selected here.

Up to three DNS Servers can be defined on this page. These DNS servers will be contacted
by all services on any of the IP interfaces for name resolution. In case the DNS servers are
supplied by DHCP running one of the IP interfaces, change the setting Use DNS servers
from to point to that interface.

Figure 61: Setting on the IP Host tab.

The device can be configured to synchronize its clock with NTP time. Enter the IP address
of a primary and, optionally, a secondary NTP server. The device will use NTP as a time
source if the time sync source in the system configuration page is set to NTP (see Section
6.2.1). The field NTP status below the NTP server settings displays the current NTP
synchronization status (out-of-sync, or in-sync). The settings made here apply to all IP
interfaces. In case the NTP servers are supplied by DHCP running one of the IP interfaces,
change the setting Use NTP servers from to point to that interface.

The Connection Keep Alive feature allows the device to automatically ping other devices
on the IP network in order to maintain an IP connection that might be automatically
disconnected after a specific period of time (e.g. DSL routers automatically disconnect if no
activity is detected). When enabled choose one of the options Auto IP or Custom IP.

If auto IP mode is selected and the device has a CEA-852 configuration server, a ping
message is sent to all CEA-852 devices in the channel list of the configuration server. If the
configuration server is disabled on this device a ping message is sent to the configuration

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server for the IP-852 channel, if one is known. If custom IP is selected, one specific IP address
can be configured as the ping destination.

6.2.7 WLAN Configuration

Devices supporting the LWLAN-800 wireless adapter can be connected to IEEE 802.11
wireless networks. The basic functions available in WLAN operation are described in Section
11.5. Depending on the required wireless modes, the first configuration step is to select the
port mode on the Wireless tab of the port configuration, as shown in Figure 62.

Figure 62: Wireless Port Mode

The following port modes can be selected:

 Disable: The wireless interface is disabled.

 Separate network: The wireless interface is enabled, but not bridged to any
Ethernet interface. It provides its own, isolated services.

 Bridge to Ethernet 1: The wireless interface is enabled and bridged to the Ethernet
1 interface.

 Bridge to Ethernet 2: The wireless interface is enabled and bridged to the Ethernet
2 interface.

After having selected the port mode, the IP settings have to be set, if the wireless port is
configured as a separate network. The wireless interfaces are configured in the same way as
Ethernet interfaces described in Section 6.2.5. Depending on the wireless mode, there are
some differences:

 Access point mode (separate network): The IP address and netmask are used to
define the network in which client get an IP address from the built-in DHCP
server. DNS and NTP settings are not needed in this mode.

The wireless client settings are made in the Wireless protocol area. This allows setting the
WIRELESS mode in a drop-down box. The following basic modes are available, which are
described below in more detail:

 Client Mode: The WLAN client connects to an existing access point.

 Access Point Mode: The device provides a WLAN access point where a client can
connect to the wireless network created by the device.

 Mesh Mode: This mode is used to create an IEEE 802.11s mesh network.

Client Mode. A wireless interface in client mode has the settings shown in Figure 63.

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Figure 63: WLAN Client Settings

The following settings are used to configure the wireless client mode:

 SSID: This is the service set ID identifying the wireless network to connect to. It
can be entered manually, e.g. if the network is hidden, or scanned using the scan
button. Note that scanning interrupts an active wireless connection, so use this
button only when setting up the wireless connection.

 Search Results: The search results list contains the discovered SSIDs and signal
strenghts. Selecting one of the items copies it into the SSID field.

 Key Management: This list selects between NONE (no encryption), WEP, WPA
and WPA2 encryption. The recommended setting is WPA2, as WPA and WEP are
not considered secure anymore and are provided for backwards compatibility.

 Pre-Shared Key: The preshared key is the encryption key for the wireless network.
The show checkbox shows the PSK in clear text.

 Verbose Logging: In case of connection problems, this checkbox can be activated

to store wireless connection information in the OS log. It is not recommended to
leave this option activated during normal operation.

The page displays the following information:

 Wireless-USB-Adapter: The type of the connected wireless adapter.

 WLAN Client: Displays whether the interface is connected to a wireless network.

 WLAN Client Signal: Displays the signal strenght.

 WLAN MAC-Address: Displays the MAC address of the wireless adapter.

Access Point Mode. An access point has the settings shown in Figure 64.

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Figure 64: WLAN Access Point Settings

The following settings are used to configure the access point mode:

 SSID: This is the service set ID identifying the wireless network provided by this
access point. The hide SSID checkbox hides the SSID, so that it cannot be scanned.
Not that hiding an SSID has more security drawbacks than advantages, so that this
setting should be left deactivated.

 Region: This defines the region, Europe, North America or Japan, in which this
access point is deployed. Note that this settings has to be made correctly to comply
with regulatory restrictions. Incorrect settings may cause interference.

 Channel: This field selects an available channel. The 2.4 GHz Band provides 13
channels. However these channels overlap and cannot be used without interference.
When possible, use channels 1, 6 or 11 to avoid overlapping networks.

 802.11 Protocol: This field selects the wireless protocol to use. The default and
recommended setting is 802.11b/g/n, which provides all protocols. If there are
compatibility issues with some clients, the access point can be restricted to
802.11b/g or 802.11b.

 Key Management: This list selects between NONE (no encryption), WEP, WPA
and WPA2 encryption. The recommended setting is WPA2, as WPA and WEP are
not considered secure anymore and are provided for backwards compatibility.

 Encryption Type: This list selects between different encryption options, e.g. AES
or TKIP.

 Pre-Shared Key: The preshared key is the encryption key for the wireless network.
The show checkbox shows the PSK in clear text. For a secure network, please use
WPA2, AES encryption and a PSK with at least 16 characters.

 Verbose Logging: In case of connection problems, this checkbox can be activated

to store wireless connection information in the OS log. It is not recommended to
leave this option activated during normal operation.

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The page displays the following information:

 Wireless-USB-Adapter: The type of the connected wireless adapter.

 WLAN Access-Point: Displays status of the access point.

 WLAN MAC-Address: Displays the MAC address of the wireless adapter.

Mesh Mode. A mesh point or mesh portal has the settings shown in Figure 65.

Figure 65: WLAN Mesh Network Settings

The following settings are used to configure the wireless client mode:

 MeshID: This is the service set ID identifying the wireless network to connect to.
It can be entered manually, e.g. if the network is hidden, or scanned using the scan
button. Note that scanning interrupts an active wireless connection, so use this
button only when setting up the wireless connection.

 Search Results: The search results list contains the discovered SSIDs and signal
strenghts. Selecting one of the items copies it into the SSID field.

 Region: This defines the region, Europe, North America or Japan, in which this
access point is deployed. Note that this settings has to be made correctly to comply
with regulatory restrictions. Incorrect settings may cause interference.

 Channel: This field selects an available channel. The 2.4 GHz Band provides 13
channels. However these channels overlap and cannot be used without interference.
When possible, use channels 1, 6 or 11 to avoid overlapping networks. All members
of a mesh network have to use the same channel.

 802.11 Protocol: This field selects the wireless protocol to use. The default and
recommended setting is 802.11b/g/n, which provides all protocols. If there are

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compatibility issues with some clients, the access point can be restricted to
802.11b/g or 802.11b.

 Pre-Shared Key: The preshared key is the encryption key for the wireless network.
The show checkbox shows the PSK in clear text. A mesh network should be
protected by a Mesh ID of at least 16 random characters.

The page displays the following information:

 Wireless-USB-Adapter: The type of the connected wireless adapter.

 MESH Point: Displays whether the interface is connected to a mesh network..

 MESH Point Signal: Displays the signal strenght.

 MESH Portal: Indicates whether this is a mesh point or portal.

 WLAN MAC-Address: Displays the MAC address of the wireless adapter.

The buttons in the bottom area allow to export and import the wireless configuration. This
allows to configure a device and to easily transfer the wireless settings to other devices. The
Export button allows to save a file containing the wireless settings. The Import button
imports a wireless configuration which has been selected by the Browse button. After
changing the wireless settings, you need to click on Save Settings and reset the device for
applying the settings.

6.2.8 VNC Configuration

LOYTEC devices equipped with an LCD display also provide remote access over Ethernet
to the LCD display. The VNC protocol is used for this purpose and the device implements a
VNC server for exposing the display. The VNC server is by default disabled on the device.
On the PC a VNC client needs to be installed. Using the default settings, the VNC client
connects to port 5900 of the device. The password is ‘loytec4u’.

The VNC server can be configured on the Ethernet tab of the port configuration. To turn on
the VNC server, enable the VNC for LCD UI checkbox. The VNC protocol settings are
displayed in the settings box on the right-hand side as shown in Figure 66. The VNC port
and VNC password can be changed. As a default, only one VNC client may connect. This
limit may be increased in Max VNC clients. In order to protect changes made on the LCD
UI over VNC with a PIN code, the Admin PIN code can be configured. To disable PIN
protection, enter ‘0000’.

Figure 66: VNC Configuration.

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6.2.9 CEA-709 Configuration

The CEA-709 protocol can be enabled on the device’s ports Port1, Port2, etc. if available. To
enable it, click the CEA-709 radio button as shown in Figure 67. Note, that depending on the
device model, other protocols on the same port will be disabled in this case. The protocol
settings box on the right-hand side displays the current transceiver settings.

Figure 67: CEA-709 Configuration Page.

6.2.10 CEA-852 Device Configuration

The CEA-852 protocol is only available on the Ethernet port. To enable CEA-852 on the
device, select the CEA-709 over IP (CEA-852) checkbox on the Ethernet tab of the port
configuration page.

The CEA-852 protocol settings are displayed in the settings box on the right-hand side as
shown in Figure 68. Typically, the device is added to an IP channel by entering the relevant
information on a configuration server. The configuration server then contacts the CEA-852
device of the L-IP and sends its configuration.

Figure 68: CEA-852 Device Configuration Page.

The field Config server address and Config server port display the IP address and port of
the configuration server, which manages the L-IP and the IP channel. The field Config client
port represents the IP port of the device’s CEA-852 device. This setting should be left at its
default (1628) unless there are more than one CEA-852 devices operating behind a single
NAT router. Please refer to Section 7.3 to learn more about NAT configuration.

In the field Device name the user can enter a descriptive name for the L-IP, which will appear
in the IP channel to identify this device. You can enter a device name with up to 15 characters.
It is recommended to use unique device names throughout the IP channel.

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The Channel mode field reflects the current channel mode of the CEA-852 device. It is
configured by the configuration server. If there are any two devices in the channel which use
the same IP address but different ports (e.g., multiple devices behind one NAT router) the
channel switches to Extended NAT mode. Please refer to Section 7.3 to learn more about
configuring the Extended NAT mode in the configuration server.

The configuration server sets the SNTP server addresses and the Channel timeout.

The filed Escrow timeout defines how long the CEA-852 device on the L-IP waits for out-
of-sequence CEA-852 data packets before they are discarded. Please enter the time in ms or
‘0’ to disable escrowing. The maximum time is 255 ms.

The field Aggregation timeout defines the time interval in which multiple CEA-709 packets
are combined into a single CEA-852 data packet. Please enter the time in ms or ‘0’ to disable
aggregation. The maximum time is 255 ms. Note that disabling aggregation will negatively
affect the performance of the CEA-852 device of the L-IP.

The field MD5 authentication enables or disables MD5 authentication. In the following field
MD5 secret enter the 16-byte MD5 secret. Note that for security purposes the active MD5
secret is not displayed. You may enter the 16 bytes as one string or with spaces between each
byte, e.g., 00 11 22 33 44 55 66 77 88 99 AA BB CC DD EE FF.

Note: MD5 authentication cannot be used together with the Echelon’s i.LON 1000 since the
i.LON 1000 is not fully compliant with the CEA-852 authentication method. MD5 can be
used with the i.LON 600.

Also note that entering the MD5 secret on the Web interface may pose a security risk. Since
the information is transmitted over the network it can be subject for eavesdroppers on the
line. It is recommended to use a cross-over cable.

In the field Location string the user can enter a descriptive test which identifies the physical
location of the device. A location string can have a maximum length of 255 characters. This
is optional and for informational purposes only.

If the CEA-852 device on the L-IP is used behind a NAT router, the public IP address of the
NAT router or firewall must be known. To automatically detect the NAT address leave the
Auto-NAT checkmark enabled.

The Multicast Address field allows the user to add the CEA-852 device of the L-IP into a
multi-cast group for the CEA-852 IP channel. Enter the channel’s IP multi-cast address here.
Please contact your system administrator on how to obtain a valid multi-cast address. To
learn when it is beneficial to use multi-cast addresses in your channel please refer to Section
7.4.

6.2.11 CEA-709 Router Configuration

The CEA-709 router configuration page allows configuring the built-in router mode.
Available modes are Configured Router and Smart Switch. The device must be rebooted
to let the changes on this page take effect.

Choose Configured Router mode if you want to use the L-IP as a standard configured
CEA-709 router that can be commissioned and configured in a network management tool
such as NL-200 or LonMaker.

The Smart Switch mode lets the device act as a self-learning router like the L-Switch. In this
configuration the device’s router doesn’t need to be configured with a network management
tool but is completely transparent in the network. Use this operating mode in a plug&play
networking environment. The switch mode should only be used in LAN networks. In Smart
Switch mode, this page has two more configuration fields: Subnet/node learning and Group
learning.

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Per default the router mode is set according to the DIP switches. See Section 7.1 for more
information on the different router modes.

Figure 69: CEA-709 Router Configuration Page.

6.2.12 CEA-852 Server Configuration

On this configuration page the configuration server on the device can be enabled or disabled.
In the drop-down box Config server status select enabled and click on Save Settings to
activate the configuration server. Then the configuration server settings page appears as
shown in Figure 70. If the configuration server is enabled the green configuration server LED
labeled Server will be on, otherwise it will be off.

The configuration server port can be changed in the Config server port field. It is
recommended to keep the default port setting of 1629. The field Channel name is
informational only and can consist of up to 15 characters.

The field Channel members displays the current number of members on the IP-852 channel.
The field Channel mode reflects the current channel mode. The L-IP configuration server
automatically determines this mode. Depending on if there are any two devices in the channel
which use the same IP address but different ports (e.g., multiple CEA-852 devices behind
one NAT router). If all IP addresses are unique, the mode is Standard, if some are not unique
the mode is Extended NAT mode. Please refer to Section 7.3.2 to learn more about the
implications of this mode.

Figure 70: Configuration server settings.

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Enter NTP timer server address and ports in the fields Primary SNTP and Secondary SNTP.
The L-IP will synchronize to NTP time if primary or primary and secondary NTP servers are
specified. A list of available timeservers can be found at www.ntp.org.

The Channel timeout is an IP-852 channel property and indicates how old a packet can be
before it is discarded. The channel timeout is set in ms. To disable the channel timeout enter
a value of 0. To select the proper value please consult Section 7.5. Setting a channel timeout
other than 0 requires a valid SNTP server entry on the configuration server.

The Auto members option allows members to be automatically added to the channel. If
turned on, CEA-852 devices can register on the IP-852 channel without the device being
explicitly added on the configuration server. This special feature is useful in combination
with the LPA-IP since it can add itself to the configuration server during the debug session.
Non-responding auto members are automatically removed from the channel. This feature is
turned off by default and must be explicitly turned on. Use this option with care because new
CEA-852 devices can add themselves to the channel without knowledge of the system
operator. This could cause a potential security hole.

The Roaming members option allows tracking CEA-852 devices when their IP address
changes. This feature must be turned on if DHCP is used and the DHCP server can assign
different IP addresses to the same device (same Neuron-ID). In combination with Auto-NAT
the device’s router can also be operated behind NAT routers, which change their IP address
between connection setups. For more information on this topic refer to Section 7.3.1. The
roaming member feature is turned on by default. It is recommended to turn off this feature if
DHCP is not used or if the DHCP server always assigns the same IP address to a given MAC
address.

Use the drop-down box MD5 authentication to enable and disable MD5 authentication. If
MD5 authentication is enabled, all devices on the IP-852 channel must have MD5 enabled
and must use the same MD5 secret. The MD5 secret can be entered over the Web interface.
You may enter the 16 bytes as one string or with spaces between each byte, e.g., 00 11
22 33 44 55 66 77 88 99 AA BB CC DD EE FF.

Note: MD5 authentication cannot be used together with the Echelon’s i.LON 1000 since the i.LON
1000 is not fully compliant with the CEA-852 authentication method. MD5 can be used with
the i.LON 600.

It is recommended, however, to enter the secret locally and not over an Internet connection.
It is best to use a cross-over Ethernet cable connected to the PC.

6.2.13 CEA-852 Channel List

If the configuration server is enabled on the device, the CEA-852 device list can be seen in
the CEA-852 Channel list menu. An example is given in Figure 71.

The Add Device button is used to add another CEA-852 device to the IP-852 channel. The
Reload button updates the Web page and the Recontact button contacts all devices to update
their status. The Execute button executes the option selected in the adjacent drop-down box
on the checked members. Each member can be selected for that action in an individual check-
box in the Sel column. Actions available are: disable, enable, delete, assign to NAT, and
remove from NAT. For more information on the actions on NAT routers refer to Section
7.3.2.

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Figure 71: IP-852 channel membership list.

The device status information is indicated with descriptive icons of different colors. The
description for the different status indicators is shown in Table 6. The Flags column indicates
with an A that the device is an auto member.

Click on the Edit button to change the device name, IP address, and port number for this
device. Click Edit on a NAT router to change the NAT router address. The Stats button
retrieves the statistics summary page from the client device.

Icon Status Description

registered The CEA-852 device has been successfully registered

with the IP-852 channel and is fully functional.
unregistered The CEA-852 device has never been registered with
the IP-852 channel.
not contacted The CEA-852 device has not been contacted since
the configuration server has started.
not The CEA-852 device has been registered but is not
responding responding at the moment.
disabled The CEA-852 device has been disabled on the
channel (or rejected).
No extended The CEA-852 device does not support the extended
NAT NAT mode. This device is disabled.
Table 6: Possible Communication Problems in the Configuration Server.

6.2.14 SSH Server Configuration

Some device models provide an SSH server. SSH allows encryption and authentication. The
SSH server settings can be configured in the Ethernet port configuration page.

It is possible to enable or disable the SSH server and to change the TCP port of the SSH
server. The default SSH server port is 22. These settings will be active after rebooting.

The SSH configuration page displays the fingerprints of the RSA and DSS host keys. A
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keys can be created by selecting the required RSA key size (1024 or 2048 bits), selecting the
Generate RSA key and/or Generate DSS key check boxes and selecting the Generate
button. The SSH server will load the new keys after rebooting.

Note that recreating the SSH host keys can take up to a minute to complete. SSH clients
which have already accepted the previous host key will refuse to connect to the SSH server
until the host key change is confirmed in the client.

6.2.15 Certificate Management

Some L-IP models provide the secure HTTPS and OPC UA in addition to HTTP and OPC
XML-DA. It allows for encrypted and authenticated communication.

The HTTPS server settings can be configured in the Ethernet Port Configuration page. It is
possible to enable or disable the HTTPS server and to change the TCP port of the HTTPS
server. The default HTTPS server port is 443. These settings will be active after rebooting.

When connecting with a web browser to the LOYTEC device you will be warned that the
server uses a self-signed certificate. You need to accept the certificate in order to continue.
In some browsers this is also called “adding an exception”.

Note that in default configuration, communication is encrypted, but not safely authenticated,
as the default certificate is self-signed and uses a default common name “loytec.local”. If you
operate in a safe environment and your client accepts this, no further action has to be taken.

Some OPC UA clients, however, will not validate the LOYTEC server with the default
certificate. In this case the common name of the self-signed certificate needs to excplicitly
state the IP address or host name used for the client connection.

To create such a personalized self-signed certificate for the LOYTEC device:

1. Go to the Certificates configuration page and select the Create Certificate tab. The
radio button Self-Signed is selected and all necessary data is pre-filled as shown in
Figure 72. Note, that Common Name contains the IP address over which the device has
been contacted.

Figure 72: Create a personalized self-signed certificate

2. Optionally modify any of the fields to your choice and then click Create Certificate.
Certificate creation may take up to a few minutes. When finished, the new self-signed
certificate is shown (see Figure 73 below). Reboot the device to activate the change.

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Figure 73: New created self-signed certificate

To widen acceptance of the LOYTEC server in a hostile environment (e.g. when using over
the Internet), consider installing a server certificate signed by a certification authority to
prevent man-in-the-middle attacks. HTTPS and OPC UA servers use X.509 certificates to
authenticate themselves to clients. In order to establish communication, the client has to trust
the server certificate. There are two options to accept a server certificate:

 The user manually accepts the certificate.

 The server certificate is provided by a public certification authority (CA).

LOYTEC devices are configured with a self-signed certificate, but custom server certificates
can be imported in the configuration page. Please follow these steps to install a custom
certificate signed by a CA.

1. Go to the Certificates configuration page and select the Create Certificate tab. Choose
the radio button CA Request as shown in Figure 74. In Common Name provide a valid
DNS host name (e.g., linx-g01.acme.com) or the IP address for the device. SSL
certificates use host names. Enter organization name, organization unit, city, and state.
Then choose the country and click Create Certificate Request.

Figure 74: Create a CA certificate request.

2. Copy the X.509 certificate request from the Web page as shown in Figure 75 and follow
up with the instructions provided by the certification authority.

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Figure 75: Copy and paste for the X.509 certificate request.

3. Order the certificate. The LOYTEC device requires the certificate to be encoded in PEM
format in order to be pasted easily.

4. After receiving the certificate, copy it to the clipboard or a text file. It should look like
this:

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIICyjCCAjOgAwIQEBBQUAMH4xCzAJBgNV…
… more data follows …
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

5. On the tab Create Certificate paste the information to the Certificate Request Reply
text area as shown in Figure 75 and click Verify & Install.

6. After next reboot, the server uses the imported certificate, so that the web browsers will
indicate the page as trustworthy.

7. Note that certificates have a lifelime, typically 1 or 2 years. You need to repeat these
steps to renew your certificates before they expire.

Optionally, a certificate can also be installed from a file. Go to the Import Certificate tab as
shown in Figure 76 Select the certificate in the Server certificate field and its private key in
the Server private key field. Both can be in PEM or DER (*.der/*.cer) format.

Important! You cannot install a Server certificate without its private key!

If your certification authority uses intermediate certificates, import these CA certificates in

the CA certificate text field (same format). Press Save to import and store the certificates and
the server certificate private key. If you want to remove your custom certificate, click on
Reset certificate. On the Installed Certificate tab.

Figure 76: Install a certificate on the Web interface.

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6.2.16 Firmware
The firmware page allows upgrading the device’s firmware over the Web interface. It offers
two options:

 Web Update: With Web update the device searches for the latest available firmware on
the LOYTEC server. Click on the refresh symbol, if no latest version is displayed. Please
note, that the device must have a DNS server configured to find the LOYTEC server.
Click on the Install button to upgrade your device.

 Local file: Update the device from a local disk file. For doing so, choose a .dl file on
you hard drive and then click on the Start Update button.

Figure 77: Firmware upgrade over the Web interface.

In both cases a device backup will be created and stored in the local download folder of the
Web browser before the firmware upgrade starts. If no backup shall be created, deselect the
checkbox Automatically download a backup.

6.2.17 SNMP
The device has a built-in SNMP server. All system registers and OPC-exposed data points
are available as variables in the SNMP management information base (MIB). The MIB
definition can be downloaded from the Web interface as shown in Figure 78. One can choose
between a text and an XML format, depending on the SNMP tool in use. For more
information on SNMP on the device please refer to Section 10.1.

Figure 78: Get the SNMP MIB from the Web interface

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6.2.18 Documentation
The Documentation page in the Config menu allows uploading documentation files or
configuring links to external documentation (e.g. Wiring plans, etc.). The documentation
configured on this page is accessible via the Documentation menu (see Section 6.4).

Figure 79: Upload and configure documentation.

To upload a documentation file click on the Choose File button. This opens a file dialog.
Chose the file to upload. Click on the Upload button to start the upload of the selected file.
After the upload is completed the file appears in the Documentation files section. Enter a
link text used to display the uploaded file on the Documentation page.

To add a documentation link, click on the symbol in the header row of the Documentation
links section. Enter the URL and the text used to display the link on the Documentation
page.

Links and files can be set active and inactive on the Documentation page by checking the
Enabled check box. Inactive entries are not displayed on the Documentation page. The
check box New window determines if the link or file is opened in a new browser tab. If Show
in browser is checked the browser will try to render the file in the browser, otherwise it will
try to download the file. To remove a link or file click on the symbol on the right side of
the row. To commit your changes click on the Save button.

6.3 Device Statistics

The device statistics pages provide advanced statistics information about the CEA-852
device, the system log and the Ethernet interface.

6.3.1 System Log

The System Log page prints all messages stored in the system log of the device. An example
is shown in Figure 80. This log data is important for trouble-shooting. It contains log entries
for reboots and abnormal operating conditions. Errors and warnings are color-coded in red
and yellow. The default log direction is newest entries on top. The direction can be edited by
clicking on the arrow in the column header.

To save the log click on the Save System Log button. When contacting LOYTEC support,
have a copy of this log ready.

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Figure 80: System Log Page.

6.3.2 IP Statistics
Figure 81 shows the IP statistics page. It allows finding possible problems related to the IP
communication. Specifically, any detected IP address conflicts are displayed (if the device’s
IP address conflicts with a different host on the network).

Figure 81: IP Statistics Page.

6.3.3 CEA-852 Statistics

The CEA-852 statistics page displays the statistics data of the CEA-852 device on the device.
The upper part of the CEA-852 statistics page is depicted in Figure 82. To update the statistics
data, press the button Update all CEA-852 statistics. To reset all statistics counters to zero,
click on the button Clear all CEA-852 statistics. The field Date/Time of clear will reflect
the time of the last counter reset.

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Figure 82: Part of the CEA-852 Statistics Page.

6.3.4 Enhanced Communications Test

The Enhanced Communications Test allows testing the CEA-852 communication path
between the CEA-852 device on the L-IP and other CEA-852 devices as well as the
configuration server. The test thoroughly diagnoses the paths between individual members
of the IP channel and the configuration server in each direction. Port-forwarding problems
are recognized. For older devices or devices by other manufacturers, which do not support
the enhanced test features, the test passes as soon as a device is reachable, but adds a
comment, that the return path could not be tested. A typical output is shown in Figure 83.

Figure 83: Enhanced Communication Test Output.

The Round Trip Time (RTT) is measured as the time a packet sent to the peer device needs
to be routed back to the device. It is a measure for general network delay. If the test to a
specific member fails, a text is displayed to describe the possible source of the problem. The
reasons for failure are summarized in Table 5.

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Text displayed (Web icon) Meaning

OK, Return path not tested (green Displayed for a device which is reachable but which does not support the
checkmark) feature to test the return path (device sending to this CEA-852 device).
Therefore a potential NAT router configuration error cannot be detected. If
the tested device is an L-IP, it is recommended to upgrade this L-IP to 3.0 or
higher.
Not reachable/not supported This is displayed for the CS if it is not reachable or the CS does not support
(red exclamation) this test. To remove this uncertainty it is recommended to upgrade the L-IP to
3.0 or higher.
Local NAT config. Error This is displayed if the CEA-852 device is located behind a NAT router or
(red exclamation) firewall, and the port-forwarding in the NAT-Router (usually 1628) or the
filter table of the firewall is incorrect.
Peer not reachable Displayed for a device, if it is not reachable. No RTT is displayed. The device
(red exclamation) is either not online, not connected to the network, has no IP address, or is not
reachable behind its NAT router. Execute this test on the suspicious device to
determine any NAT configuration problem.
Table 7: Possible Communication Problems.

6.4 Documentation
The documentation page allows to access documentation related to the device. See Section
6.2.18 on how to configure documentation links and upload documentation files accessible
via this page.

Figure 84: Documentation Page.

Note: The Documentation page and all files available on it are accessible for all users (incl. Guest).

6.5 Reset, Contact, Logout

The menu item Reset allows rebooting the device from a remote location. The Contact item
provides contact information and a link to the latest user manual and the latest firmware
version. The Logout item closes the current session.

6.5.1 Safe Reboot

Whenever a setting has been changed that affects connectivity to the device’s Web interface
(e.g. IP address) the next reboot is executed as a safe reboot. This is indicated as shown in
Figure 85.

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Figure 85: Safe reboot notice.

When resetting into safe reboot mode, the user needs to log in within the next 5 minutes after
the reboot. A list of possible new IP addresses to this device is displayed to help navigating
to the device. If no login is detected (e.g., because the new IP setting breaks connectivity) the
device will revert to the last working settings.

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7 Operating Modes

The L-IP routes CEA-709 packets over IP (Internet/Intranet) networks. Depending on the use
case the L-IP supports different operating modes how packets are routed between the
CEA-709 side and the IP side. The L-IP can be used as a client device on the IP channel, as
a configuration server on the IP channel, or as a client device and configuration server at the
same time.

7.1 CEA-709 Router - Operating Modes

Depending on the DIP switch settings of DIP switch 1 and 2 the L-IP supports 4 different
methods to route packets between the CEA-709 and the IP channel. The 4 operating modes
are listed below and described in more detail in the subsequent sections.

 OFF-OFF: The L-IP acts like a standard CEA-709 configured router (i.LON 1000/600
alike)

 ON-ON: The L-IP acts as a self-learning plug&play router (“smart switch mode”)

 ON-OFF: The L-IP acts as a store-and-forward repeater

 OFF-ON: The L-IP learns the network topology but doesn’t flood subnet broadcasts

Important: The L-IP Redundant supports only Configured Router Mode!

7.1.1 Configured Router Mode

In this operating mode the L-IP acts like a standard configured router, which can be
configured with standard network management tools like LonMaker or NL-220. This
operating mode is compatible with the i.LON 1000 and the i.LON 600.

Figure 86 shows the proper DIP-switch settings for configured router mode, assuming all
other DIP-switches remain in the factory default position. This DIP-switch setting is the
factory default setting. The series “C” L-IP models do not have DIP switches.

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Figure 86: OFF-OFF: DIP-switch settings for configured router mode (factory default).

This operating mode uses the “channel routing” routing strategy on the IP channel. In this
mode the device is fully compatible with i.LON 1000/600 devices. This operating mode
should also be used in networks with more than 10 IP devices on one IP channel and heavy
network traffic on the IP channel (more than 500 packets/s) since channel routing sends the

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IP packet only to the IP-852 device(s) that connect to the CEA-709 node(s) addressed in this
IP packet and not to all IP-852 devices on the IP channel. This is the standard operating mode.

7.1.2 Smart Switch Mode

The router can be configured to act as a learning switch in a CEA-709 network. This operating
mode is called smart switch mode. In this operating mode, the router decides if the message
has to be forwarded or not, based on the destination address of a message. Thus, it isolates
local network traffic (e.g., in case of heavily loaded networks).

Figure 87 shows the proper DIP-switch setting to put the L-IP into smart switch mode. The
series “C” L-IP models do not have DIP switches.

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Figure 87: ON-ON: DIP-switch setting for smart switch mode.

Important: This operating mode doesn’t support network loops!

Important: Whenever a network is reconfigured, it is recommended to clear the forwarding tables in

the device by pressing the status button for at least 20 seconds (see Section 4.5.1).

The router supports learning of up to 4 Domains.

Note: All messages, which are received on an unknown domain, are forwarded to all ports!

The subnet/node learning algorithm supports segmentation of the network traffic on a

subnet/node basis. Thus, the user does NOT need to take care of any subnets spanning
multiple physical channels. Even when a node is moved from one channel to another, the
router keeps track and modifies its forwarding tables accordingly.

Note: All messages with a destination subnet/node address not yet learned are forwarded!

The router supports group learning. Groups can span multiple router ports.

Note: Group learning only works for messages using acknowledged or request/response service.

Note: All messages with a destination group address not yet learned are forwarded!

The router has no learning strategy for broadcast addresses. As a result, all subnet or domain
wide broadcasts are always forwarded. If subnet wide broadcasts shall not be forwarded,
please use the smart switch operating mode without subnet broadcast forwarding (see Section
7.1.4).

The router has no learning strategy for unique node ID addresses. Node ID addressed
messages are always forwarded.

This operating mode uses the “channel routing” strategy on the IP channel to distribute IP
packets. It uses flooding to send all packets on the IP channel to all IP devices on this IP
channel. The advantage of this operating mode is that it is fully plug&play and no router
configuration is required. The disadvantage is that this operating mode doesn’t scale very
well with larger networks. We do not recommend this operating mode for IP channels with
more than 10 IP-852 devices and packet rates of more than 500 packets/s. Please use the
configured router mode from Section 7.1.1 for larger IP channel configurations.

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Further, it is recommended to configure a multi-cast group for routers in the smart switch
mode to reduce the traffic burden and improve scalability. Refer to Section 7.4 on how to
configure the device to use multi-cast.

7.1.3 Store-and-Forward Repeater Mode

The L-IP can be configured to operate in a repeater mode, where all messages are forwarded
regardless of the address format. To put the L-IP into repeater mode the following steps need
to be performed:

 DIP-switch number 1 must be on, refer to the installation sheet of the product.

 DIP-switch number 2 must be off, refer to the installation sheet of the product.

 The forwarding tables must be reset by pressing the status button for at least 20 seconds
(see Section 4.5.1).

Figure 88 shows the proper DIP-switch settings for repeater mode, assuming all other DIP
switches remain in the factory default position. The series “C” L-IP models do not have DIP
switches.

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Figure 88: ON-OFF: DIP-switch settings for repeater mode.

This operating mode uses the “channel routing” strategy on the IP channel to distribute IP
packets. It uses flooding to send all packets on the IP channel to all IP devices on this IP
channel. The advantage of this operating mode is that it is fully plug&play and no router
configuration is required. The disadvantage is that this operating mode doesn’t scale very
well with larger networks. We do not recommend this operating mode for IP channels with
more than 10 L-IP devices and packet rates of more than 500 packets/s.

Further, it is recommended to configure a multi-cast group for routers in repeater mode to

reduce the traffic burden and improve scalability. Refer to Section 7.4 on how to configure
the device to use multi-cast.

7.1.4 Smart Switch Mode with No Subnet Broadcast Flooding

This operating is the same as the smart switch mode from Section 7.1.2 with the only
difference that subnet wide broadcasts are not flooded in this mode. This operating mode can
be used in large network installations where the network management tool uses group
overloading to replace group addresses with subnet wide broadcasts. In this operating mode
the network installer must ensure that one subnet address may only exist behind one and no
more than one network port. This condition is met if nodes are installed, using an LNS based
tool, on different channels that are separated either with a router shape or with an L-IP
LonMaker shape provided by LOYTEC. Please download the L-IP LonMaker shapes from
our website at www.loytec.com.

Figure 89 shows the proper DIP switch settings for smart switch mode without subnet
broadcast flooding, assuming all other DIP switches remain in the factory default position.
The series “C” L-IP models do not have DIP switches.

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Figure 89: OFF-ON: DIP-switch settings for smart switch mode without subnet broadcast flooding.

This operating mode uses the “channel routing” strategy on the IP channel to distribute IP
packets. It uses flooding to send all packets on the IP channel to all IP devices on this IP
channel. The advantage of this operating mode is that it is fully plug&play and no router
configuration is required. The disadvantage is that this operating mode doesn’t scale very
well with larger networks. We do not recommend this operating mode for IP channels with
more than 10 L-IP devices and packet rates of more than 500 packets/s.

Further, it is recommended to configure a multi-cast group for the router in the smart switch
mode to reduce the traffic burden and improve scalability. Refer to Section 7.4 on how to
configure the device to use multi-cast.

7.2 CEA-852 Operating Modes

Every logical IP-852 channel requires one configuration server that manages all CEA-852
devices (L-INX, L-IP, LOYTEC NIC852, i.LON 1000, i.LON 600, LonMaker, etc.) on this
channel. A simple network from Figure 90 uses two L-IP devices to connect two CEA-709
channels. One L-IP acts as router and as configuration server for this IP channel. The second
L-IP acts as a normal CEA-709 to IP router.

A configuration server keeps a list of all devices on a logical IP-852 channel and distributes
the routing information between those devices. If a device wants to join an IP-852 channel,
it needs to register itself at the configuration server. Traditionally, a dedicated Windows PC
is used to act as the configuration server. The L-IP contains an embedded configuration server
and can therefore replace the PC.

Figure 90: IP channel that consists of two IP devices. The left L-IP with IP address 135.23.2.51 acts
as router and as a configuration server for this IP channel. It manages both IP devices 135.23.2.51 and
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7.2.1 CEA-852 Device

Every L-IP acts as a device on the IP channel. It either needs to contact a configuration server
or a configuration server needs to contact the device in order to set up the proper routing
tables. Before a device can become a member of the logical IP-852 channel it needs to have
the following parameters:
 IP address/netmask/gateway (either via DHCP or manual entry), see Section 6.2.4
 Auto-NAT or manual NAT address if used behind a firewall/NAT router, see Section
6.2.10

 MD5 secret if authentication is required, see Section 6.2.10

Please consult Sections 6.2.4 and 6.2.10 on how to setup a CEA-852 device.

7.2.2 CEA-852 Configuration Server

Any CEA-709 device that is directly connected to an IP channel (Intranet, Internet) must be
managed by a so-called configuration server (see Figure 91). A configuration server keeps a
list of all devices on a logical IP-852 channel and distributes the routing information between
those devices. If a device wants to join an IP-852 channel it needs to register itself at the
configuration server.

The L-IP can be used together with the PC based i.LON Configuration Server utility or with
the built-in configuration server. The built-in configuration server can be enabled in the
CEA-852 server configuration menu in Section 6.2.12. This configuration server can manage
one IP-852 channel and up to 256 devices on this IP-852 channel. In order to setup the
configuration server, one must specify the following parameters:
 IP address/netmask/gateway (either via DHCP or manual entry), see Section 6.2.2
 NAT address if used behind a firewall/NAT router, see Section 6.2.10
 MD5 secret if authentication is required, see Section 6.2.10
 Enable the configuration server, see Section 6.2.12 (server LED lights up green)
 A list of IP-852 channel members, see Section 6.2.13.

Note: If the L-IP is also used as a configuration server it needs a fixed IP address.

There are two different scenarios how a device can join an IP-852 channel. Either the device
has a valid IP address of a configuration server stored and contacts the configuration server
direct or the configuration server has a list of the IP addresses of the devices and the
configuration server contacts the device.

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Figure 91: The configuration server manages the devices on an IP-852 channel.

7.2.2.1 Configuration Server Contacts IP-852 Device

In this scenario, the IP-852 device needs the following parameters set in order for the
configuration server to contact the device. The remaining parameters are retrieved from the
configuration server.
 IP address/netmask/gateway (either via DHCP or manual entry), see Section 6.2.4
 Auto-NAT or manual NAT address if used behind a firewall/NAT router, see Section
6.2.10
 MD5 secret if authentication is required, see Section 6.2.10

If multiple CEA-852 devices behind one NAT router are added, the Auto-NAT setting in the
L-IP is recommended to be used with the CEA-852 configuration server.

7.2.2.2 IP-852 Device Contacts Configuration Server

In this scenario, the IP-852 device needs the following parameters set in order to contact the
configuration server. The remaining parameters are retrieved from the configuration server.
 IP address/netmask/gateway (either via DHCP or manual entry), see Section 6.2.4
 Auto-NAT or manual NAT address if used behind a firewall/NAT router, see Section
6.2.10
 MD5 secret if authentication is required, see Section 6.2.10
 Configuration server IP address and port number, see Section 6.2.10

If the “Auto member” feature is enabled in the configuration server, the CEA-852 device can
add itself to the IP-852 channel without explicitly adding the device at the configuration
server. Note, that enabling auto member is a potential security hole since any device can add
itself to the IP-852 channel.

7.2.2.3 Using the Built-In Configuration Server

For security purposes, the configuration server contacts each CEA-852 device on the IP-852
channel. Therefore, one must enter a list of all channel members in the CEA-852

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Configuration Server menu (see Section 6.2.13). This ensures that no unwanted device can
join the IP-852 channel.

Note that also i.LON 1000/600, VNI and LOYTEC NIC852 based network nodes (e.g.,
LonMaker or NL-220 applications) can join the IP-852 channel managed by the configuration
server. Note that the built-in configuration server should be used if LOYTEC CEA-852
devices are communicating across firewalls/NAT routers.

For adding multiple devices behind a NAT router, the configuration server supports the
extended NAT mode (see Section 7.3.2). The configuration server automatically switches the
channel mode to extended NAT if needed. Note that the i.LON 600 must be configured with
the i.LON CS to extended NAT mode before adding the i.LON 600 to the configuration
server, because the i.LON 600 does not switch to that mode automatically.

7.2.2.4 Using the i.LON Configuration Server

The L-IP can be used with the i.LON Configuration Server utility. If the L-IPs are
communicating across firewalls/NAT routers or if MD5 authentication is enabled on the
L-IP, the i.LON Configuration Server utility version 2.00.24 and up must be used. The
configuration server channel mode must be set to “Standard CEA-852”. Note that this mode
does not support i.LON 1000 and LNS 3.0 VNI. However, LNS 3.0 applications (e.g.
LonMaker) can use MD5 authentication and the NAT feature in standard mode when using
the LOYTEC NIC852 legacy driver.

The i.LON configuration server utility version 2.00.24 and up also supports the extended
NAT mode (see Section 7.3.2) to add more than one device behind a NAT router. The L-IP
can be used with the i.LON configuration server in this mode. Note, that the i.LON
configuration server channel mode needs to be manually switched to “Extended NAT” mode.

Note: If the L-IP is used behind a NAT router with the i.LON configuration server, the Auto-NAT
feature must be disabled and the correct NAT address must be entered manually.

7.3 Firewall and NAT Router Configuration

The L-IP can be used behind a firewall and/or NAT (Network Address Translation) router as
shown in Figure 92. Note, that in general, only one CEA-852 device can be used behind the
NAT router. This mode of operation is referred to as “Standard” channel mode. It is fully
compliant with CEA-852.

LOYTEC’s newer devices such as the L-IP and the L-INX family support more than one
CEA-852 channel member behind a NAT router. This mode of operation is referred to as
“Extended NAT” channel mode. This mode introduces extensions to the standard mode
which need to be supported by all members. Other devices supporting the extended NAT
mode are the i.LON 600. See Section 7.2.2.3 on compatibility with the i.LON 600.

7.3.1 Automatic NAT Configuration

In order to use the L-IP behind a firewall the public NAT address and the local IP address
must be set in the IP configuration menu (see Section 5.5.1). By default the NAT address is
determined automatically when adding the L-IP to the channel in the configuration server.
Alternatively, the NAT address can be configured manually. Furthermore the NAT router
must be configured to forward ports 1628 and 1629 for UDP and TCP packets to the private
IP address of the L-IP (192.168.1.100 in Figure 92). In summary we can say the following
parameters must be set in order to operate an L-IP behind a NAT router.

 Specify the IP address (private IP address: 192.168.1.100),

 Specify the gateway address (e.g. 192.168.1.1),

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 Specify the NAT address (public IP address: 135.23.2.1) or use automatic NAT router
discovery,

 Enable port forwarding for ports 1628 and 1629 in the NAT router for TCP and UDP,

 Enable the SNTP port 123 in the firewall if SNTP is used.

Figure 92: Operating an L-IP behind a NAT router and firewall.

Note that an L-IP must be used as configuration server when the device is installed behind a
firewall or NAT router. The L-IP with the configuration server can also be located behind a
firewall.

7.3.2 Multiple L-IPs behind a NAT: Extended NAT Mode

When using more than one IP-852 device behind a single NAT router, the recommended
method in the L-IP configuration server is to use the extended NAT mode. This mode requires
that all devices support this feature. Currently these are L-IP, i.LON 600, the NIC852 PC
software and other CEA-852 capable devices from LOYTEC. If there are other devices in
the channel, this method does not work. Incompatible devices are disabled from the channel
in this case. Please refer to the classic method in Section 7.3.3 to setup this network.

When using multiple devices behind a NAT router, each device needs a separate port-
forwarding rule in the NAT router. This implies that each device must use a unique client
port (e.g., 1628, 1630, 1631, etc). The port-forwarding rules must be setup so that each port
points to one of the IP-852 devices. In the L-IP, change the client port in the CEA-852 device
configuration menu. Figure 93 shows an example configuration for three L-IP devices behind
the NAT router 135.23.2.1.

It is recommended that both ports 1628 and 1629 are forwarded to the same private address.
It is then also possible to turn on the configuration server behind a NAT router. In this case,
activate the CS on the L-IP which has port-forwarding to 1628 and 1629. In the example in
Figure 93, the L-IP with private address 192.168.1.100 also acts as a configuration server.

If the CS is activated on a L-IP behind a NAT router, the NAT router must have a fixed public
IP address. The L-IP with the CS also cannot use automatic NAT discovery. In this case,
enter the NAT address of the NAT router manually in the IP configuration menu (Auto-NAT
can no longer be enabled on a L-INX with a CS). To diagnose possible problems in the NAT
configuration with port forwarding, use the enhanced communications test (see Section
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Figure 93 Multiple L-IP devices behind a NAT: Extended NAT Mode.

After the NAT router has been configured with the port-forwardings and the CS has been
turned on, the channel members can be added. This can be done either on the console UI or
through the Web interface of the CS.

In the Web UI, add the members with their private IP addresses and the client ports as defined
by the port-forwarding. Then select the added member by checking the check box and select
the action Assign to NAT. Enter the public NAT address of the NAT router. An example to
add the two IP-852 devices in Figure 93 through the Web UI is depicted in Figure 94. To
remove a device from a NAT router but not delete it, select it and choose Remove from NAT
as the action.

Figure 94: Adding a member with extended NAT Mode on the Web UI.

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7.3.3 Multiple L-IPs behind a NAT: Classic Method

If more than one L-IP must be used behind the NAT router and there are devices which do
not support the extended NAT mode, we propose the setup from Figure 95.

Figure 95: Application that uses multiple L-IP devices behind a NAT router firewall.

The L-IP with IP address 192.168.1.100 is member of IP Channel 1 and can be accessed
through the Internet. The L-IP devices with IP addresses 192.168.101 to 192.168.1.110 form
another logical IP Channel 2 that communicates with the devices on the IP Channel 1 over
the TP-1250 channel, which is used in high-speed backbone mode for optimum networking
performance. Note that devices on both IP Channels 1 and 2 can of course connect to the
same physical network wiring. Furthermore both IP Channels 1 and 2 must have a separate
configuration server that manages the L-IP devices on the different channels. In the example
in Figure 95 the L-IP with address 192.168.1.100 acts as the configuration server for IP
Channel 1 and the L-IP with IP address 192.168.1.101 acts as the configuration server for IP
Channel 2.

7.4 Multi-Cast Configuration

IP multi-casting is a feature of the IP protocol that allows one packet to be delivered to a
group of IP hosts. To receive such multi-cast packets, each IP host must be member of a
multi-cast group. This group is identified by a multi-cast address (e.g. 225.0.0.37) and a UDP
port number.

The L-IP supports both unicast and multi-cast delivery of CNIP data packets. Using multi-
cast is recommended when using L-IPs in the Smart Switch Mode. For those L-IPs configure
a multi-cast address in the IP configuration menu. Please contact your system administrator
to obtain a valid multi-cast address for your network. All L-IPs must be configured with the
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multi-cast addresses cannot be routed on the Internet. They can only be used in a LAN or
VPN environment.

If you configure multi-cast there may be some devices, which do not support this feature. In
this case, the L-IP uses a hybrid scheme and sends unicast to those devices, which are not
configured for multi-cast. Note, that the L-IP determines automatically, when to switch to
the multi-cast mode depending what types of devices are in the channel and on the traffic
burden for those devices. As a rule of thumb multi-cast is used when there are only
switches/repeaters in the channel and it is not used when there are only configured routers.

To detect, if the L-IP utilizes the multi-cast feature to send to other devices, contact the
Extended CEA-852 device statistics in the statistics menu (Section 6.3). The entry “Channel
Routing Mode” reads SL (send list) if packets are routed to the multi-cast group. It reads CR
(channel routing) if the normal unicast method is employed. Also the entry “Multi-cast
packets sent” in the CEA-852 device statistics menu (Section 6.3) counts the number of
multicast packets transmitted to the group. If this item remains zero, no multi-cast is used by
the L-IP.

7.5 Internet Timing Aspects

If the L-IP is used over the Internet or in a large Intranet with unpredictable network delays,
the user should become familiar with the following advanced timing aspects. Channel
Timeout is set in the configuration server whereas escrowing and aggregation are set in the
CEA-852 client device. The Channel Delay is a channel property of LNS and can be set in
NL220, LonMaker or other network management tools.

Table 8 summarizes the timing values that must be set when operating the device under WAN
conditions.

Timing Parameter Value

Channel Timeout Average ping delay + Aggregation Timeout
Escrowing (Packet The smaller value of: 0.25*Channel Timeout or 64ms
Reorder Timer)
Aggregation Timeout Typically 16 ms
(Packet Bunching)
Channel Delay in Average ping delay +10% + 2* Aggregation Timeout
LonMaker
Table 8: Advanced IP-852 timing parameters.

Please use a PC to determine the average ping delay between the different CEA-852 devices
in the network. If multiple devices are communicating with each other always use the largest
measured average ping delay for the input value for the calculations in Table 8.

Escrowing should be disabled in a LAN (0 ms). The Channel Delay in LonMaker should be
set to 2*Aggregation Timeout in a LAN if MD5 is disabled.

In LANs, Channel Timeout is only required if MD5 authentication is enabled. Set Channel
Timeout to 200 ms and Channel Delay to 20 ms.

7.5.1 Channel Timeout

The Channel Timeout is a property of the IP-852 channel. If a packet travels across this
IP-852 channel for longer than what is specified in Channel Timeout in ms, the packet is
discarded. The device always needs to synchronize with an SNTP timeserver when a Channel
Timeout is set other than 0 ms.

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Channel Timeout is highly recommended if MD5 authentication is enabled in order to

prevent replay attacks. Set Channel Timeout to 200 ms and Channel Delay to 20 ms in a LAN
environment. Please refer to Section 6.2.12 on how to enable or disable the Channel Timeout.

If an LNS based network management tool like LonMaker or NL220 is used on a network
that has channel timeout enabled, please install an NTP client program (e.g., achron4.exe) on
this PC that synchronizes the PC clock to the NTP time. Otherwise the PC clock and the
clock inside the CEA-852 device will drift apart and communication between the PC and the
device will terminate.

7.5.2 Channel Delay

Channel Delay is an LNS channel property that specifies the expected round-trip time of a
message and its response. This value is used by LNS to adjust the protocol timers in the
CEA-709 nodes. Please consult the documentation for your network management tool about
the Channel Delay details.

7.5.3 Escrowing Timer (Packet Reorder Timer)

The Escrowing Timer or Packet Reorder Timer is an IP-852 channel property that specifies
the amount of time the device will wait for an out-of-sequence IP packet to arrive. This
parameter is important in WANs like the Internet where packets pass many routers that can
change the order in which packets arrive at the destination node. The default value is 64 ms.

Do not use the Escrowing Timer in LANs since the packet order is always guaranteed in a
LAN. This will add unnecessary delays, which negatively impacts the performance of your
CEA-852 devices if a packet is lost or destroyed.

If enabled or disabled, out-of-sequence packets are never sent to the CEA-709 channel.
Please refer to Section 5.7 and 6.2.10 on how to enable or disable escrowing.

7.5.4 SNTP time server

Small IP networks like LANs have a small propagation delay for packets traveling in these
networks. In this case it is not necessary to specify an SNTP server.

In larger IP-852 networks like the Internet with possibly long packet delays, one must specify
an SNTP server to synchronize the local clocks of the CEA-852 devices. The local clocks
must be synchronized to a common notion of time in order to make CEA-852 protocol
features like Escrowing and Channel Timeout work properly.

The SNTP timeserver can be specified on the IP-852 channel level in the configuration
server, which distributes the timeserver address to all CEA-852 devices on the IP-852
channel. A primary and a secondary SNTP server can be defined please refer to Section
6.2.10 and Section 6.2.12 on how to enable the SNTP server.

7.6 Advanced Topics

7.6.1 Aggregation
Aggregation (or packet bunching) is a technique that collects multiple CEA-709 packets into
a single larger IP packet. Aggregation improves overall system performance since one IP-852
packets, now carries multiple CEA-709 packets und with the same number of IP-852
transactions, more CEA-709 packets can be exchanged between CEA-852 devices thus
reducing protocol overhead. The Aggregation Timeout defines the time period in ms in which
the transmitting device collects the CEA-709 packets before it transmits the CEA-852 packet
over the IP-852 channel. Please refer to Section 6.2.10 on how to enable aggregation. Note,
that aggregation adds a delay to the transactions but dramatically improves the throughput of
your IP-852 channel. Use aggregation if you have a high channel load but can tolerate some
additional propagation delay given by the aggregation time value.

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7.6.2 MD5 Authentication

MD5 authentication is a method of verifying the authenticity of the sending device. Only
devices that have MD5 enabled and use the same MD5 secret can share information with
each other. If the configuration server has MD5 enabled, only devices that have MD5 enabled
and use the same MD5 secret as the configuration server can join the logical IP-852 channel.
Please refer to Section 6.2.10 and 6.2.12 for details.

7.6.3 DHCP
When using DHCP the configuration server must always get the same IP address assigned.
Client devices can get different IP addresses assigned as long as the “Roaming Member”
function is activated on the configuration server. Do not use DHCP with dynamic IP
addresses in applications with NAT routers.

7.6.4 Dynamic NAT Addresses

A common practice for Internet providers is to assign addresses on a per-session basis to a
client. Each time a connection is established (e.g., an ADSL link is set up), the Internet
provider may choose an IP address from a pool. Since this address will be the public address
of a NAT router, the NAT address configured in the device would need to be updated. The
Auto-NAT feature in the device permanently monitors the current NAT address. When the
device detects a change in the NAT address it re-registers with the configuration server using
this new address. This feature requires a LOYTEC configuration server (e.g., L-INX, L-IP)
and “Roaming Members” enabled on that CS.

A consequence of this monitoring process is that the device contacts the CS every 45 seconds
to probe for the NAT address. This causes a small amount of additional traffic on the Internet
link. The Auto-NAT feature also causes any shut-down connection to be re-established. The
NAT monitoring functions as a keep-alive for the connection. If neither the additional traffic
nor the automatic initiation of a new connection is tolerable, the Auto-NAT feature must be
disabled and the NAT address configured manually. In this case, the Internet service provider
needs to assign a fixed public IP address to the NAT router.

7.7 Network Buffers

The L-IP can handle packets from the network with a maximum length of 256 bytes. There
is no explicit limit in the network buffer counts.

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8 The L-IP in a Network

The L-IP is based on LOYTEC’s powerful L-Core and L-Chip technology. It is designed
to be very robust and reliable in real-life applications. The L-IP either behaves completely
transparent in a network or can be configured to behave like a configured CEA-709 router.

Before the L-IP can start routing CEA-709 packets over IP channels, the L-IP must be added
to an IP-852 channel. Please refer to Section 7.2.2 on how to add the L-IP to an IP-852
channel.

8.1 L-IP Acts as a Standard CEA-709 Configured Router

Installing and operating the L-IP works like for a standard CEA-709 router, when used in the
factory default state:

 Configured CEA-709 router,

 Bit-rate auto detection disabled and

 Backbone mode for TP-1250 ports disabled.

After adding the device to an IP-852 channel, a network management tool like LonMaker or
NL-220 must be used to add and commission the L-IP as a configured router. We provide
LonMaker shapes for the different operating modes of the L-IP. You can download those
shapes from our website at http://www.loytec.com.

The multi-port L-IP contains multiple standard CEA-709 routers, one for each port, and an
internal TP-1250 backbone. The internal TP-1250 is neither visible nor accessible from the
outside and its sole task is to connect the individual routers. Figure 96 shows an example for
the multi-port L-IP (LIP-33ECTB).

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Internal TP-1250 Backbone

Router

Router

Router
FT-10
FT-10
Ethernet
Figure 96: Internal structure of the multi-port L-IP in configured CEA-709 router mode.

Each router must be commissioned separately, reflecting the structure of the internal TP-1250
channel. The port LEDs of unconfigured routers are flashing green with a frequency of 1 Hz
(once per second).

Pressing the status button longer than 2 seconds will allow you to cycle through the ports and
select the port, which shall send out the “Service Pin Message” message: The port LED of
the currently selected port will light up orange. After 2 seconds the next available port will
be selected. When the status button is released the “Service Pin Message” is sent out on the
currently selected port/router.

If an LNS-based installation tool (e.g. LonMaker) is used, the individual routers of the L-IP
must be commissioned separately. Refer to application note AN003E “Using the L-IP with
LNS-based Installation Tools” for more details.

8.2 L-IP Acts as a Smart Switch

Installation and operation is plug&play if used in the smart switch mode, which can be set
with the DIP switches. Please refer to Section 7.1.2 to set the L-IP into smart switch mode.
After connecting the network cables, the L-IP can be powered up and it will start its switching
application. Before the L-IP starts routing packets it must be added to an IP-852 channel.

When using a standard binding tool (e.g. LonMaker), bindings between nodes connected to
different ports can be done without considering the L-IP. Further, an L-IP can be added
anywhere to an already configured network without reconfiguring the nodes in the network.

Due to the plug and play installation capability of the L-IP, it does not support any CEA-709
Router network management commands. However, it accepts all other standard network
management commands (e.g. to set the channel parameters on every port).

8.3 Using L-IP in LNS (LonMaker) Networks

We provide LonMaker shapes in order to add an L-IP to a LonMaker drawing. Please
download the shapes from our homepage at http://www.loytec.com.

Detailed instructions on how to use the L-IP together with LNS based network management
tools can be found in Section 14.

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8.4 Using the L-IP as the Network Interface for LNS Applications
The L-IP can be used as a local or remote network interface for LNS based applications like
LonMaker to access CEA-709 networks. Therefore the CEA-852 network interface must be
enabled on the PC where the LNS application program is installed and the IP address of the
PC must be added to the configuration server:

1. Add the IP address of the PC to the configuration server’s list of devices (see Section
6.2.13).

Figure 97: Icon for LonWorks Interfaces in Windows 7 Control Panel.

2. Select the LonWorks Interfaces utility program from your Control Panel and select
the IP-852 tab.

Figure 98: Add a new LNS IP interface to your PC.

3. Click on Add.

Figure 99: Give the new interface a name.

4. And specify a name for the interface in the Name field. The IP Address field shows
the IP address of your PC. Leave the IP port at 1628. Leave the MD5 authentication
key field empty. Click OK.

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Figure 100: Disable the SNTP client if you have a local NTP client installed on your PC.

5. Click on Properties in the SNTP Client section. Do not enable the SNTP Client if
the network interface is used in a local network like an Intranet. If the network
interface is also accessed over a large network like the Internet one should specify
an address for a Time Server and enable the SNTP Client. If you already have an
NTP client installed on your PC, which synchronizes your PC clock to an NTP timer
server, you must not enable the SNTP Client otherwise it will compete with the NTP
client already installed on your PC.

6. You can now start the LNS application and select the “L-IP Interface” as your
interface to the CEA-709 network.

nviSwitchFb1 nvoSwitch1

Func Block 1

Node 1

Channel 1

IP Channel (Local)
LNS Network Interface

Figure 101: Move the LNS Network Interface to the newly created IP Channel.

7. If the L-IP is used as a CEA-709 configured router one should add the L-IP in the
LonMaker drawing. Create a new Channel with channel type IP-10L in an Intranet
or IP-10W in an Internet environment. Move the LNS Network Interface to this
newly created IP channel as shown in Figure 101 by selecting the LNS Network
Interface and choosing “Change Channel” from the context menu.

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Figure 102: Drag the L-IP (Router) shape onto the drawing area and commission the device.

8. Now drag the L-IP (Router) shape from the “LoytecShapes” stencil onto the drawing
area. Choose the existing channel “IP Channel” for the first router port and the
existing channel “Channel 1” for the second port. Finally you must commission the
new L-IP router. LonMaker can now use the L-IP as a local or remote network
interface that connects directly to the Ethernet network as shown in Figure 102.

8.5 Remote LPA Operation

The L-IP supports remote LPA access. This means that a CEA-709 protocol analyzer
connected to the Ethernet network can connect to the L-IP and record all packets on the
CEA-709 channel (FT-10). Our LPA-IP supports this sophisticated feature. The functionality
is shown in Figure 103.

The LPA-IP runs on a Windows PC that is connected to the Ethernet network. In a device
selection window, one can e.g. select the L-IP with IP address 192.168.1.210 and display all
packets on the FT-10 channel connected to the L-IP with IP address 192.168.1.210. For this
operation, the LPA-IP does not need to be a member of the IP-852 channel. Note that this
functionality is only available with LOYTEC CEA-852 devices.

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Figure 103: Remote LPA principle.

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9 L-IP Redundant

9.1 Redundancy and Fault Detection in CEA-709.1 Networks

9.1.1 Reasons for Communication Failures
Figure 104 shows typical reasons for communication failures in CEA-709 networks:

1. Broken connection on the backbone: The router is not connected to the backbone
anymore. Therefore the nodes are unable to communicate with nodes in other segments
or the building management system (A).

2. Router device failure: The router device fails due to power failure or device failure.
Again the nodes are unable to communicate with nodes in other segments or the building
management system across the router (A,B).

Broken connection to
backbone (1)

Router device failure (2)

Broken cable in segment (3)

Node device
failure (4)

Figure 104: Typical reasons communication failures in CEA-709 networks.

3. Broken cable in the segment: The nodes cannot communicate across the point of
fracture. Thus, nodes behind the point of fracture cannot communicate with nodes before
the point of fracture (C) and with the router (B) and therefore with nodes in other
segments (A).

4. Node device failure: A node fails due to power failure or device failure. As a result the
node cannot perform its function anymore and cannot be reached by its communication
partners (A,B,C).

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9.1.2 Conventional Strategies for Redundancy

Although CEA-709.1 allows introducing redundancy by allowing for a pair of conventional
CEA-709.1 routers (twin routers) to be identically configured and connected between the
same two channels, this configuration increases the traffic between those two channels two-
fold. The built-in duplicate detection mechanism in CEA-709.1 discards the duplicate packets
at each receiving node. However, the extra traffic could tax available network bandwidth
significantly and create other problems. Further, this addresses only some of the above faults:
“2. Router device failure” and to a limited extend “1. Broken connection on the backbone” 2.

Using CEA-709/IP Routers with a redundant IP infrastructure allows building a redundant

backbone (“1. Broken connection on the backbone”). But still the connection to the router
(switch, cable) remains a single point of failure.

9.2 L-IP Redundant Operating Modes

9.2.1 Bus Loop Monitoring
To achieve redundancy against “3. Broken cable in the segment” (see Section 9.1.1) the L-IP
allows building a ring structure by connecting both ends of the bus cable to the L-IP
Redundant (see Figure 105).

IP Backbone

FT Ring

Broken cable

Figure 105: L-IP Redundant with Bus Loop Monitoring.

Now the L-IP Redundant is able to detect a cable fracture by permanently comparing the
traffic on both sides of the bus: If the L-IP Redundant sees different traffic on its two
terminals, the cable is deemed to be broken. In this case it starts to duplicate the traffic from

2
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loop port 1 to loop port 2 and vice versa. Further an alarm is issued (see Sections 9.5.5 and
9.6.3). Once messages are received on both sides again the ring is considered closed and the
cable fracture is deemed gone.

The L-IP Redundant is shipped with bus loop monitoring enabled. If bus loop monitoring is
not desired it must be switched off to avoid a permanent “Ring open” alarm. Bus loop
monitoring parameters can be configured using the L-IP Redundant plug-in (see Section
9.5.7) or the web interface (see Section 9.6.5).

The current bus loop monitoring state can be determined via network variables (see Section
9.7), in the L-IP Redundant plug-in (see Section 9.5.3), and in the web interface (see Section
9.6.1).

Important: To guarantee proper function of the bus loop monitoring algorithm it is required to keep
average bandwidth utilization on the monitored segment below 50%! Bandwidth utilization
can be monitored using the LOYTEC LPA or the built in diagnostic functions (see Sections
9.5.4 and 9.6.1).

9.2.2 Router Redundancy

If IP network redundancy is available, full redundancy on the IP-Channel (Backbone) can be
achieved with two devices installed in parallel (see Figure 106). In this case router
redundancy is ensured as well by mutual monitoring of paired L-IP Redundant routers. Since
two L-IP Redundant routers are used in this scenario, this use case is sometimes also referred
to as “twin router mode”.

IP Backbone
Broken IP cable
IP Infrastructure Failure

Secondary Router Primary Router

Device failure

Power failure

FT Ring

Broken cable

Figure 106: Router Redundancy with two paired L-IP Redundant routers

During power-up the two L-IP Redundant routers automatically negotiate, which one
becomes the active router (primary router) and which one the inactive standby router

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(secondary router)3. The active router forwards packets, performs bus loop monitoring, and
has node monitoring enabled, while the inactive devices has all these functions disabled.
After this initial startup-phase the devices periodically monitor each other on the CEA-709
and on the CEA-852 (IP) side. If the secondary router no longer reaches the primary router
on either side it becomes active and issues an alarm, if the primary router no longer reaches
the secondary router just an alarm is issued.

Further, the secondary device, even though it is inactive and does not forward packets, it
counts the number it would forward based on the packets it receives and on its routing tables.
Now the two devices periodically compare these numbers and if these numbers significantly
differ over multiple monitoring intervals an alarm is issued. This algorithm ensures that the
routing tables of both devices are consistent and the secondary router is correctly configured
and able to take over if the primary device fails. Further, if the primary device does not
forward any packets in one direction, while the secondary would forward packets the
secondary devices takes over and the primary device becomes inactive.

Router redundancy can be used with or without bus loop monitoring enabled (see Section
9.2.1).

To enable router redundancy both routers must be commissioned and added to the same
IP-852 channel. Further, the two routers must be linked by binding certain network variables,
which are used for communication between the two paired L-IP Redundant routers. Please
see Section 9.4.3.2 on how to configure the L-IP Redundant for router redundancy.

Redundant router monitoring parameters can be configured using the L-IP Redundant plug-
in (see Section 9.5.7) or the web interface (see Section 9.6.5).

The current router state can be determined via network variables (see Section 9.7), in the L-IP
Redundant plug-in (see Section 9.5.3), and in the web interface (see Section 9.6.1).

9.2.3 Device and Network Monitoring

In addition to its redundancy functions the L-IP Redundant performs a couple of monitoring
tasks. First a couple of channel quality parameters (e.g. bandwidth utilization, CRC error rate,
etc.) are permanently monitored and their current values are provided as network variable
(see Section 9.7), in the L-IP Redundant plug-in (see Section 9.5.4), and in the web interface
(see Section 9.6.1).

Secondly the L-IP Redundant can be used to monitor other nodes in the network. For this
purpose a list of nodes can be entered using the L-IP Redundant plug-in (see Section 9.5.6)
or the web interface (see Section 9.6.4). If node monitoring is enabled, the L-IP Redundant
periodically pings the nodes in this list using a Query Status network diagnostic request. If a
node is not reachable or (soft) offline an alarm is issued. Further, the state of each node can
be determined via a network variable (see Section 9.7), in the L-IP Redundant plug-in (see
Section 9.5.3), and in the web interface (see Section 9.6.1). In addition the web interface
shows detailed statistic information for each node (e.g. number of CRC errors).

If bus loop monitoring is enabled (see Section 9.2.1) the L-IP Redundant also determines
from which loop port each node is reachable (both ports, loop port 1 only, or loop port 2
only). Thus, if the nodes were entered in the order they are connected to the bus this allows
the L-IP Redundant to determine the exact location of a cable fracture by finding the last
node reachable from port 1 and the last one reaching from port 2. This information is also
provided to the user via network variables, in the L-IP Redundant plug-in, and in the web
interface.

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9.3 The L-IP Redundant in a Network

As shown in Figure 107 the L-IP Redundant internally consists of a standard CEA-709 router
and a diagnostic node. The router routes packets between the CEA-709 and the IP-852
channels, while the diagnostic node performs monitoring tasks (e.g. node monitoring) and
offers network variables to show the results of these diagnostics.

Diagnostic

Router

Ethernet
FT-10
FT-10

Figure 107: Internal structure of the L-IP Redundant

The router in the L-IP Redundant can only be used as Configured Router and thus requires
to be commissioned with a network management tool (e.g. LonMaker) like any other router.
Smart Switch Mode, Repeater Mode and Bridge Mode are not supported.

Since the diagnostic node resides on the CEA-709 side of the router, the router must be
commissioned before the diagnostic node. To configure the diagnostic node with an LNS
based network management tool, LOYTEC provides the “L-IP Redundant Plug-In” (see
Section 9.5).

9.4 Installation
9.4.1 Installing the L-IP Redundant Plug-In
The L-IP Redundant Plug-In is used to configure the L-IP Redundant node monitoring (see
Section 9.2.3), configure the various parameters influencing the behavior of the L-IP
Redundant, download the L-IP Redundant Alarm Log, and view the current state of the L-IP
Redundant. This configuration utility is installed as a plug-in tool for all LNS based network
management tools.

System requirements:

 LNS 3, Service Pack 7 or higher

 Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7.

The L-IP Redundant Plug-In can be downloaded from the LOYTEC website
http://www.loytec.com. To install the configuration utility double click on Setup and follow
the installation steps.

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Figure 108: Be sure to be logged in as Administrator on Windows 2000/XP.

Figure 109: L-IP Redundant Plug-In welcome screen.

Figure 110: You have to agree to the Software License Agreement.

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Figure 111: Choose the destination directory.

Figure 112: The Plug-In has been successfully installed.

9.4.2 Registering the L-IP Redundant Plug-In

After successfully installing the L-IP Redundant Plug-In the program must be registered as a
plug-in in your LNS based network management tool. In the following section the process is
described for LonMaker for Windows 3.1. Refer to the documentation of your network
management tool on how to register a plug-in.

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Figure 113: Select the Plug-in to be registered and click Add.

Open LonMaker and create a new network. When the “Plug-in Registration” dialog window
pops up select the L-IP Redundant Configuration Plug-In from the list of “Not Registered
Plug-Ins” (see Figure 113). Click “Add” and “Finish” to register the plug-in. Device
templates for the L-IP Redundant diagnostic node are added automatically and XIF files are
copied into the LNS import directory.

Note: If you are using multiple databases (projects) make sure you have registered the plug-in in
each project.

Under LonMaker => Network Properties => Plug-In Registration make sure that the L-IP
Redundant Configuration Plug-In shows up under “Already Registered”.

Figure 114: Double check that the L-IP Redundant Configuration Plug-In is properly registered

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9.4.3 Adding the L-IP Redundant

The L-IP Redundant can be used standalone or with router redundancy. Depending on which
operation scenario is selected, different steps have to be taken to add your L-IP Redundant
router(s) to your network.

9.4.3.1 L-IP Redundant Standalone

For operating the L-IP Redundant in standalone mode (see Figure 105), the following steps
have to be performed:

 Add a single router shape. Connect it to an IP-Channel on one side and to a FT-10
Channel on the other side of the router.

 Add one L-IP Redundant built-in diagnostic node “L-IP Redundant Diagnostic FT-10”
device shapes on the FT-10 channel. The corresponding device template will be installed
with the L-IP Redundant Plug-In (see Section 9.4.1).

 To get a service pin message for commissioning the diagnostic node, press the Status
button on the L-IP Redundant (see Section 4.5) or use the Send Service Pin Msg button
in the corresponding section of the Device Information Page in the Web interface (see
Section 6.1).

If using LonMaker for Windows the resulting drawing should look like shown in Figure 115.

Figure 115: A single L-IP Redundant device configured for standalone operation.

Be sure to commission the router and the diagnostic node. Once they were successfully
commissioned, the PRIM LED on the device should be green.

9.4.3.2 L-IP Redundant with Router Redundancy

For operating the L-IP Redundant in twin router mode (router redundancy, see Figure 106),
the following steps have to be performed:

 Add two router shapes. Connect both to the same IP-Channel on one side and to the same
FT-10 Channel on the other side of the router.

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 Add two L-IP Redundant built-in diagnostic node “L-IP Redundant Diagnostic FT-10”
device shapes on the FT-10 channel. The corresponding device template will be installed
with the L-IP Redundant Plug-In (see Section 9.4.1).

 To get a service pin message for commissioning the diagnostic node, press the Status
button on the L-IP Redundant (see Section 4.5) or use the Send Service Pin Msg button
in the corresponding section of the Device Information Page in the Web interface (see
Section 6.1).

 Add two “Twin Router” functional blocks, one for each L-IP Redundant diagnostic node.

 Connect nvoRedRtr of one L-IP Redundant with the nviRedRtr of its paired L-IP
Redundant and vice versa.

If using LonMaker for Windows the resulting drawing should look like shown in Figure 116.

Figure 116: A pair of L-IP Redundant devices configured for twin router operation.

Be sure to commission both routers and both diagnostic nodes. Once both routers and both
diagnostic nodes were successfully commissioned, the PRIM LED on one of the two L-IP
Redundant devices should be green and should be off on the other one.

Important: If bus loop monitoring (see 9.2.1) is not used and thus the loop port 2 terminal of the L-IP
Redundant routers is not connected be sure to first commission the router and the
diagnostic node of one L-IP Redundant and switch off bus loop monitoring on this L-IP
Redundant before connecting the second L-IP Redundant!

After the router and the diagnostic node have been configured, use the L-IP Redundant
Plug-In (see Section 9.5) or the web interface (see Section 9.6) to enter a node list for node
monitoring or to change the parameters for bus loop monitoring and twin router monitoring.

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9.5 L-IP Redundant Plug-In

9.5.1 Operation modes
The L-IP Redundant Configuration Plug-In can be used in on-line, off-line, and stand-alone
mode. On-line and off-line mode refers to the two operating modes of your configuration
tool.

9.5.1.1 On-line mode

This is the preferred method to use the configuration utility and allows using the full
functionality of the plug-in. The network management tool is attached to the network and all
network changes are directly propagated into the network. This mode must be used to
commission the device, download and upload the node list, download and clear the alarm
log, and get the current device state.

9.5.1.2 Off-line mode

The off-line mode can be used for all operations requiring LNS, that is, to add the device
using the device templates, change the device properties, and create a node list including the
automatic generation of a node list (LNS import). However, no communication with the
device is possible (e.g. to download the node list).

9.5.1.3 Standalone mode

The L-IP Redundant Plug-In can also be executed as a standalone program. This operation
mode offers least functionality. It allows creating and editing a node list or loading, altering
and saving a configuration file.

9.5.2 Overview
Figure 117 shows the L-IP Redundant Configuration Plug-In. The window is separated in
three main areas:

 The view selection allows selecting different configuration and diagnostic pages.

 Depending on the selected view the current view area contains different information (e.g.
the node list).

 The log window shows different all actions performed by the plug-in and any errors or
warnings messages that occurred.

At the top of the window the toolbar allows selecting different actions depending on the
currently selected view. The standard commands “load”, “save” and “new” are always
possible. “Save” allows storing all configuration data (node list, properties) and the alarm log
to a file, while “load” will restore all this information from a file. The information shown in
the status and in the channel statistics view are not stored.

The “Twin Router Selection” shows the name of the primary and – if present – the secondary
router. The one currently selected is marked. By clicking on the other one the selection can
be changed on the fly.

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Toolbar Twin Router Selection Plug-In Mode

View Selection Log Window Current View

Figure 117: The L-IP Redundant Configuration Plug-In.

The “Plug-In Mode” shows the operation mode of the plug-in (see 9.5.1) and whether the
device is accessible over the network.

9.5.3 Device Status

The device status view is used to view the current state of the L-IP Redundant. To access the
device status view click on the “L-IP Red. Status” icon on the left side of the L-IP Redundant
Plug-In window (see Figure 118).

Note: Most of the diagnostic information is only available if the plug-in is running in online mode
and the device is accessible over the network.

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Figure 118: The Device Status View.

The device status view has the following elements:

Devices

Shows the name and the subsystem of the primary and – if present – the secondary device.
By clicking on the “Wink” button the corresponding L-IP Redundant can be winked (see
4.4.9). Further the device currently selected by the plug-in is shown (“selected”) and if the
plug-in can communicate with the device (“ok”/”fail”). Finally the unique node ID of the
monitoring node on the routers is given.

Loop Monitor

Shows whether the loop is open, closed or bus loop monitoring disabled.

Twin Monitor

Shows the twin router status of the device. This includes:

 Twin Router: Shows whether the device has a twin router installed.

 Status: Shows whether the device is primary, secondary, still negotiating or the
secondary has temporary taken over since the primary failed.

 CEA-709/CEA-852 Communication: Shows whether its twin router is reachable via the
CEA-709 and CEA-852 segment respectively.

 CEA-709/CEA-852 Forwarding: Shows whether the device forwards significantly lower

amount of packets to its CEA-709 and CEA-852 side respectively (warning) or does not
forward any packets anymore at all (error).

Node Monitoring Status List

This list shows all the nodes in the node list of the device with the current status. If a node is
not reachable/offline or the ring is open and the node is only reachable via one loop port the

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corresponding alarm is shown in the column “Node Alarm”. By selecting one or multiple
nodes in the list and clicking on the “Wink selected node(s)” button the corresponding nodes
can be winked using the CEA-709 wink network management command.

If the checkbox “automatically refresh data” is checked data in the device status view is
refreshed every 15 seconds. The page can be refreshed manually by pressing the “refresh”
button.

9.5.4 Channel Statistics

The channel statistics view is used to view statistic data accumulated by the L-IP Redundant
for the two channels connected to the L-IP Redundant. To access the channel statistics view
click on the “Channel Statistics” icon on the left side of the L-IP Redundant Plug-In window
(see Figure 119).

Note: Most of the diagnostic information is only available if the plug-in runs in online mode and
the device is accessible over the network.

Figure 119: The Channel Statistics View.

The channel statistics view has the following elements:

Device up-time

Shows the time elapsed since the L-IP was (re-)booted.

The following data is shown for each channel the L-IP Redundant is attached to
(CEA-709/CEA-852):

Elapsed time

Shows the time since L-IP Redundant powered up or since the statistics for this port where
reset.

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Bandwidth utilization

Shows the current and the maximum value of the bandwidth utilization of the corresponding
channel. The bar shows the current bandwidth utilization.

CRC errors

Shows the current and the maximum percentage as well as the total number of packets with
CRC errors observed on the corresponding channel.

Missed Packets

Shows the current and the maximum percentage as well as the total number of packets, which
could not be processed or received on the corresponding channel.

Packets

Shows the current and the maximum number of packets per second as well as the total number
of packets on the corresponding channel.

Missed Preambles

Shows the current and the maximum number of missed preambles per second as well as the
total number of missed preambles observed on the corresponding channel. A missed
preamble is detected, whenever the link layer receives a preamble, which is shorter than the
defined preamble length. A large number in this counter is usually due to noise on the
channel.

Overload

Signals an overload condition of the channel during the last statistic interval. A channel can
be overloaded due to one of the following conditions:

 The bandwidth utilization during the last statistic interval exceeded the limit defined by
the parameter “Bandwidth Utilization Limit” (default 70%) OR

 The CRC Error Rate during the last statistic interval exceeded the limit defined by the
parameter “CRC Error Limit” (default 5%) OR

 The Missed Packets Rate during the last statistic interval was not zero OR

 The Missed Preamble Rate during the last statistic interval exceeded the limit defined by
the parameter “Missed Preamble Limit” (default switched off).

Overload Ratio

Ratio between statistic intervals during which the channel was in overload condition and
intervals during which the channel was not in overload condition.

If the checkbox “automatically refresh data” is checked data in the channel statistics view is
refreshed every 15 seconds. The page can be refreshed manually by pressing the “refresh”
button. Finally all statistic data can be cleared by pressing the “clear statistics” button.

9.5.5 Alarm Log

Whenever an alarm occurs (e.g. “Ring open”) on the L-IP Redundant it is logged in the
internal alarm log. The alarm log can hold up to 256 alarms.

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The alarm log view is used to access the alarms logged in the L-IP Redundant. To access the
alarm log click on the “Alarm Log” icon on the left side of the L-IP Redundant Plug-In
window (see Figure 120).

Figure 120: The Alarm Log View.

If the plug-in is running in online mode you can download the alarm log from the L-IP
Redundant either by double-clicking on the “click to upload alarm log” entry in the list, via
“Upload Alarm Log” in the “Alarm Log” menu, or by clicking on the corresponding icon in
the tool bar (see Figure 120). Similar the alarm log can be cleared.

Figure 121 shows a typical alarm log. For each alarm an description, a start time an end time
and an alarm code is logged. All alarm times refer to the time set on the L-IP Redundant.
Currently the following alarms are possible:

 "Ring open": Bus loop monitoring has detected an open loop (see Section 9.2.1).

 "Twin error CEA-709": Twin router is not reachable any more via the CEA-709 side
(see Section 9.2.2).

 "Twin error IP": Twin router is not reachable any more via the CEA-852 side (see
Section 9.2.2).

 "Fwd warning CEA-709": Packets forwarded from the CEA-709 to the CEA-852 side
on the selected device is significantly lower than on the remote twin router (see Section
9.2.2).

 "Fwd warning IP": Packets forwarded from the CEA-852 to the CEA-709 side on the
selected device is significantly lower than on the remote twin router (see Section 9.2.2).

 "Fwd error CEA-709": The selected device does not forward any packets from the
CEA-709 to the CEA-852 side, while the remote twin router does.

 "Fwd error IP": The selected device does not forward any packets from the CEA-852 to
the CEA-709 side, while the remote twin router does.

 “Side 1 disconnect”/”Side 2 disconnect”: The selected device does not reach its twin
router via its port 1 or port 2 respectively. This error can only occur on the secondary
(inactive) twin router.

 “Dev No <no> error” or “<desc> error”: Node with number <no> or description <desc>
is either not reachable or not configured online.

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Figure 121: An alarm log.

Figure 122: Exporting an alarm log to a CSV-file.

The alarm log can by transferred to another application using Copy & Paste or by export to
a CSV-file (see Figure 122).

9.5.6 Node List Config

The node list is used for node monitoring (see Section 9.2.3). It must contain all the nodes,
which should be monitored by the L-IP Redundant. If bus loop monitoring is used the order
of the nodes in the list should represent the order of the nodes along the bus to be able to
detect the point of fracture in case of a cable break: The node with index 1 must be the node
closest to loop port 1 while the last node in the list must be the node closest to loop port 2.

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Figure 123: The Node List Config View.

To create a new node list or edit an existing node list, go to the node list view by clicking on
the “Node List Config” icon on the left side of the L-IP Redundant Plug-In window (see
Figure 123).

Nodes can be added to the node list in different ways:

 Nodes can be added or edited manually

 Node can be imported from the LNS database

 Nodes can be imported from a CSV-file

Further, the order of the nodes in the node lists can be changed and a node list can be exported.
Finally the node list can be downloaded to the device and an existing node list can be
uploaded from the device.

9.5.6.1 Manually add and edit nodes

You can double click on “Create new node…” to open the new node dialog box (see Figure
124).

Figure 124: Adding a new node.

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As you type the node address, it will be checked and the result of the syntax check is indicated
by the dialog icon and the text field. Press the “Save” – Button to save the node address into
the node list.

Existing nodes can be edited by double clicking on the row containing the node in the list.

Figure 125: Tried to save entry which is identical to an already existing one.

Note that the address is checked against double entries while saving and an error message
will appear if you try to add a new entry or change the address of an existing entry into an
address which already exists (see Figure 125). If you press OK here, entry number 2 will be
deleted and entry number 1 updated.

9.5.6.2 Import node list from LNS database

Press ‘A’ on the keyboard or choose the entry in the “Node List” menu to open the
“Automatically import nodes” – Dialog (see Figure 126).

You can choose to delete the current node list prior to import. If this option is not selected
only nodes not present in the current node list are added. Further the address format used to
contact the node can be selected. You can choose between the Subnet/Node address format
and the Unique Node ID (“Neuron ID”) address format.

LNS import is only available in on-line and off-line operation mode, but not in standalone
operation mode.

Figure 126: Import node list from LNS database.

9.5.6.3 Change order of node list

To change the order of the node list select the entries and move them up and down with the
arrows in the toolbar (see Figure 127). To select multiple items press the CTRL-key while
selecting.

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Figure 127: Moving multiple entries in the node list.

9.5.6.4 Import/Export Node List

Entries in the node list can be selected and transferred to other applications using Copy &
Paste (e.g. a spreadsheet application like Microsoft Excel). The fields copied are number,
subnet address, node address OR unique node ID address, and description (see Figure 128).

Further, the node list can be exported and imported to/from a CSV-file. This allows using a
spreadsheet application (e.g. Microsoft Excel) to create and edit the node list (see Figure
129).

Figure 128: Transfer the node list between applications with Copy & Paste.

Figure 129: Importing a CSV-file.

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9.5.6.5 Downloading and Uploading the Node List

If the L-IP Redundant Plug-In is running in Online-Mode the node list can be uploaded from
the device and downloaded to the device (see Figure 130).

Download Node List Upload Node List

Figure 130: Up- and Downloading the Node List.

If the router redundancy is used, a dialog will ask whether to copy the same node list to the
twin router (see Figure 131) after the download to the selected device has finished. It is
strongly recommended to answer this dialog with “Yes”.

Figure 131: Download the Node List to both routers?

9.5.7 Parameters
The properties view is used to access the configuration properties used to define the
behaviour of the L-IP Redundant. To access the properties view click on the “Parameters”
icon on the left side of the L-IP Redundant Plug-In window (see Figure 132).

The following properties can be changed:

Max Status Send Time

This parameter influences the heart beat functionality in the node object of the diagnostic
node (see Section 9.7.1). If set to 0 the heart beat functionality is disabled, any other value
will enable heart beat functionality and nvoStatus, nvoAlarm and nvoAlarm_2 will be sent
out with the interval defined by this value.

Enable Loop Monitor

Deselecting this check box will disable bus loop monitoring (see Section 9.2.1).

Max Send Time

This parameter influences the heart beat functionality in the bus loop monitor object of the
diagnostic node. If set to 0 the heart beat functionality is disabled, any other value will enable
heart beat functionality and nvoLoopOK and nvoLoopStatus will be sent out with the interval
defined by this value.

Enable Twin Router

Deselecting this check box will disable twin router monitoring (see Section 9.2.2). Note: If
no twin router is present it is not required to turn off twin router monitoring.

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Max Send Time

This parameter influences the heart beat functionality in the twin router object of the
diagnostic node. If set to 0 the heart beat functionality is disabled, any other value will enable
heart beat functionality and nvoTwinStatus will be sent out with the interval defined by this
value.

Figure 132: The Parameters View.

Min Redundant Send Time

This value defines the twin router monitoring interval. It must be identical on both twin
routers.

Max Retries

This value defines the number of retries used by the twin router monitoring algorithm if the
twin router does not respond. Thus, the maximum time it takes until a twin router failure will
be detected calculates to:

TwinRouterFailureDet ectionTime  Min Re dundantSendTime  ( Max Re tries  1)

History Size

This value defines the number of monitoring intervals used to compare the number of packets
forwarded by both twin routers. It must be identical on both twin routers.

Warning Limit

This value defines the limit for issuing the “Forwarding Warnings” (see nvoTwinStatus,
Section 9.7.4 or alarm log, Section 9.6.3): If the number of packets forwarded by the local

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router is less then <Warning Limit> % of the number of packets forwarded by the twin router
an warning is triggered.

Min Messages

This value defines minimum number of packets to be forwarded on the twin router to issue a
“Forwarding Error” (see nvoTwinStatus, Section 9.7.4 or alarm log, Section 9.6.3): If the
number of packets forwarded by the local router is zero but the number of packets forwarded
by the twin router is at least < Min Messages > the alarm is issued. Further, if the device is
the primary router the secondary router will take over (standby mode).

Enable Node Monitor

Deselecting this check box will disable node monitoring (see 9.2.3).

Max Send Time

This parameter influences the heart beat functionality in the device monitor object of the
diagnostic node. If set to 0 the heart beat functionality is disabled, any other value will enable
heart beat functionality and nvoNodeMonAlarm, nvoNodeMonStatus, nvoRingALastNode,
nvoRingBLastNode, nvoRingAReceived and nvoRingAReceived will be sent out with the
interval defined by this value.

Min Monitor Send Time

This value defines the interval used to send query status messages to the nodes in the node
list. Thus, the maximum delay until a node failure is detected and the duration of a complete
scan pass calculates to:

MaxDetectionDelay  TotalScanTime  MinMonitorSendTime  NodesInNodeList

Channel Monitor Interval

This value defines the interval which is used by the channel monitor objects to accumulate
statistic data and to calculate the resulting average values.

CEA-709 Ch. Monitor/CEA-852 Ch. Monitor

Deselecting these check boxes will disable the corresponding channel monitor object (see
Section 9.2.3).

Bandwidth Utilization Limit

This value defines the upper bandwidth utilization limit for the calculation of the overload
condition. If the current bandwidth utilization exceeds this limit the corresponding channel
is considered to be in overload state. Set this value to 0 to exclude the bandwidth utilization
from the calculation of the overload state.

CRC Error Limit

This value defines the upper CRC error rate limit for the calculation of the overload condition.
If the current CRC error rate exceeds this limit the corresponding channel is considered to be
in overload state. Set this value to 0 to exclude the CRC error rate from the calculation of the
overload state.

Missed Preamble Limit

This value defines the upper missed preamble rate limit for the calculation of the overload
condition. If the current missed preamble rate exceeds this limit the corresponding channel

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is considered to be in overload state. Set this value to 0 to exclude the missed preamble rate
from the calculation of the overload state.

If the plug-in runs in online mode the changes can be saved in the LNS database and
downloaded to the device by pressing the “Save Settings” button, if the plug-in is in offline
mode changes are only saved in the LNS database and will be downloaded to the device the
next time the network management tool is in online mode.

Figure 133: Download configuration to second router?

If router redundancy is used and a twin router is assigned the configuration can also be
synchronized with the twin router. Simply click “Yes” in the dialog shown after the
configuration was stored for the selected router (see Figure 133). It is strongly recommended
to always keep the configuration properties in both routers identical to guarantee smooth
operation.

Default settings can be restored by pressing the “Set Defaults” button. To copy the values
currently used by the device to the LNS database press the button “Load from Device”.

9.6 Web Interface

On the L-IP Redundant an additional item “Redundant” is found in the main menu of the web
interface (see Figure 134). This menu item offers the following submenus:

9.6.1 Status
Figure 134 shows the status page. This page offers similar information as the status view of
the L-IP Redundant Plug-In (see Section 9.5.3).

Major differences compared to the plug-in interface are:

 When clicking on the “Send Service Pin Message” button a service pin message is sent
by the L-IP Redundant Diagnostic node.

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Figure 134: The L-IP Redundant Web Interface – Status Page.

For each node in the “Node Monitor Details” table, which is responding over the network, a
“Stats” button is present. This button allows viewing the node statistics of the remote node
(see Figure 135).

Figure 135: The L-IP Redundant Web Interface – Device Statistics Page.

9.6.2 Channel Statistics

Figure 136 shows the channel statistics page. This page offers similar information as the
channel statistics view of the L-IP Redundant Plug-In (see Section 9.5.4).

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Figure 136: The L-IP Redundant Web Interface – Channel Statistics Page

9.6.3 Alarm Log

Figure 137 shows the alarm log page. This page offers similar information as the alarm log
view of the L-IP Redundant Plug-In (see Section 9.5.5).

Major differences compared to the plug-in interface are:

A “Download” button allows downloading the alarm log as CSV-file.

Figure 137: The L-IP Redundant Web Interface – Alarm Log Page

9.6.4 Node List Configuration

Figure 138 shows the node list configuration page. This page offers similar information as
the node list view of the L-IP Redundant Plug-In (see Section 9.5.6).

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Figure 138: The L-IP Redundant Web Interface – Node List Config Page

Major differences compared to the plug-in interface are:

Clicking on the link “import” allows importing/uploading a node list from a CSV-file

Multiple nodes can be selected by checking the check box at the end of each column. The
drop down box “Action on Selected” allows choosing an action (Move up, Move down,
Delete). Clicking on the “Execute” button executes the chosen action on the selected nodes
list entries.

If router redundancy is used the node list can be copied to the twin router by clicking on the
“Copy to Twin” button. It is strongly recommended to always copy the node list to the twin
router if a node list has been created or edited.

Note that the node list is included in the backup and restore operation offered by the web
interface (see Section 6.2.2).

9.6.5 Parameters
Figure 139 shows the parameters page. This page offers similar information as the parameters
view of the L-IP Redundant Plug-In (see Section 9.5.7).

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Figure 139: The L-IP Redundant Web Interface – Parameters Page

Major differences compared to the plug-in interface are:

If router redundancy is used, the button “Save & Copy to Twin” allows saving changes in the
configuration to the local device and its twin router. It is strongly recommended to always
copy the parameters to the twin router to guarantee smooth operation.

9.7 Network Interface

The following network variable interface is available for visualization, alarming and
configuration. It follows the guidelines defined by the LonMark organization.

9.7.1 Node Object

The Node Object functional block is shown in Figure 140. In addition to the mandatory
functions defined in the LonMark Node Object functional profile the following optional and
user defined functions are implemented:

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Node Object

nviRequest nvoStatus

nviFileReq nvoFileStat

nviFilePos nvoAlarm

nviClearStat nvoAlarm_2

nvoSupplyVolt

nvoSystemTemp

nvoUpTime

Figure 140: Node Object.

 The Node Object accepts the following commands via nviRequest:

o RQ_NORMAL

o RQ_UPDATE_STATUS

o RQ_REPORT_MASK

o RQ_ENABLE

o RQ_DISABLE

o RQ_UPDATE_ALARM

o RQ_CLEAR_ALARM

 LonMark alarming is supported via nvoAlarm (SNVT_alarm) and nvoAlarm_2

(SNVT_alarm_2). This allows devices supporting the LonMark alarm notifier profile
(e.g. i.LON 100) to receive alarms generated by the L-IP Redundant and react with a
defined action (e.g. send an email). By supporting both alarm SNVTs, SNVT_alarm and
SNVT_alarm_2, legacy and state-of-the-art alarm handling is supported.

 The network variable nvoSupplyVolt (SNVT_volt) holds the current supply voltage of
the L-IP Redundant, while nvoSystemTemp (SNVT_temp) contains the current internal
temperature. With these two network variables a simple health monitoring can be
performed.

 The statistic counters of all Channel Monitor objects (see Section 9.7.5) can be reset by
setting the network variable nviClearStat (SNVT_switch) to {100, ON} and back to {0,
OFF}.

 The network variable nvoUpTime (SNVT_elapsed_tm) gives the time elapsed since the
L-IP was (re-)booted.

9.7.2 Bus Loop Monitor Object

Figure 141 shows the Bus Loop Monitor Object functional block. This functional block is
responsible for the bus loop monitoring (see Section 9.2.1). It has the following network
variables:

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Bus Loop Monitor Object

nvoLoopOK

nvoLoopStatus

Figure 141: Bus Loop Monitor Object.

SNVT_switch nvoLoopOK

This network variable represents the loop state. It can have the following values:

 {100, ON}: The loop is closed.

 {0, OFF}: The loop is open.

 {0, INVAL}: Bus loop monitoring is disabled.

SNVT_state_64 nvoLoopStatus

This network variable represents the current state of the loop object. Currently the following
bits are used:

 bit0: 0 if bus loop monitoring is enabled, 1 if bus loop monitoring is disabled. Bus loop
monitoring can be disabled either manually (e.g. by disabling the object) or because the
L-IP is in twin router mode and the device is in standby mode and thus inactive.

 bit1: 0 if the loop is closed, 1 if the loop is open.

9.7.3 Device Monitor Object

Figure 142 shows the Device Monitor Object functional block. This functional block is
responsible for the device monitoring (see Section 9.2.3). It has the following network
variables:

SNVT_state_64 nvoNodeMonStatus

This network variable represents the current state of the device monitor object. Currently the
following bits are used:

 bit0: 0 if device monitoring is enabled, 1 if device monitoring is disabled. Device

monitoring can be disabled either manually (e.g. by disabling the object) or because the
L-IP is in twin router mode and the device is in standby mode and thus inactive.

 bit1: 0 if all monitored nodes node is reachable and online or was not yet queried, 1
otherwise.

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Device Monitor Object

nvoNodeMonStatus

nvoNodeMonAlarm[2]

nvoRingALastNode

nvoRingBLastNode

nvoRingAReceived[2]

nvoRingBReceived[2]

Figure 142: Device Monitor Object.

SNVT_state_64 nvoNodeMonAlarm[2]

Shows the state of the monitored nodes. Each bit corresponds to one node in the node list
(e.g. bit0 -> index 1, bit1 -> index 2, etc.). Array element nvoNodeMonAlarm[0] represents
nodes with index 1- 64, while array element nvoNodeMonAlarm[1] represents nodes with
index 65-128. If the bit is 0 the corresponding node is reachable and online or was not yet
queried, if the bit is 1 the corresponding node is not reachable or not in configured online
state.

SNVT_count nvoRingALastNode

SNVT_count nvoRingBLastNode

These two network variables allow detecting the point of fracture if the loop is interrupted
by showing the two nodes closest to the fracture. nvoRingALastNode contains the index of
the last node reachable from loop port 1, while nvoRingBLastNode contains the index of the
last node reachable from loop port 2. The value is encoded as follows:

0: All nodes are reachable from this port (loop closed).

1-128: Loop interrupted. Value corresponds to index of last node reachable from this port.

0xFFFF: Loop interrupted directly at loop port 1 (nvoRingALastNode) or loop port 2

(nvoRingBLastNode) respectively.

Note: Only valid if bus loop monitoring is enabled and the node list order corresponds to the order
of the nodes within the loop (node closest to loop port 1 has index 1, node closest to loop port
2 has highest index). Otherwise the network variable is set to 0.

SNVT_state_64 nvoRingAReceived[2]

SNVT_state_64 nvoRingBReceived[2]

Shows on which port(s) the monitored nodes were responding to the last query status request
sent by the device monitor object. Each bit corresponds to one node in the node list (e.g. bit0
-> index 1, bit1 -> index 2, etc.). Array element nvoRingXReceived[0] represents nodes with
index 1- 64, while array element nvoRingXReceived[1] represents nodes with index 65-128.
If the corresponding bit in nvoRingAReceived[X] is set to 1 the node was responding on loop

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port 1, if it is set in nvoRingBReceived[X] the node was responding on loop port 2. This
allows the combinations shown in Table 9.
RingAReceived RingBReceived Significance
0 0 No response received
Node is responding from other subnet (i.e. across the router)
Bus loop monitoring disabled
1 0 Node responds on port 1 only
Loop is open
0 1 Node responds on port 2 only
Loop is open
1 1 Node responds on both ports
Loop is closed
Table 9: Significance of nvoRingXReceived bit combinations.

9.7.4 Twin Router Object

Figure 143 shows the Twin Router Object functional block. This functional block is
responsible for the router redundancy (see Section 9.2.2). It has the following network
variables:

UNVT_red_rtr nviRedRtr

UNVT_red_rtr nvoRedRtr

As already mentioned in Section 9.4.3.2 these two network variables are used to establish the
connection between paired L-IP Redundant devices.

Twin Router Object

nviRedRtr nvoRedRtr

nvoTwinStatus

Figure 143: Twin Router Object.

SNVT_state_64 nvoTwinStatus

This network variable represents the current state of the twin router object. Currently the
following bits are used:

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 bit0: 0 if twin router monitoring is enabled, 1 if twin router monitoring is disabled. Twin
router monitoring can be disabled only manually (e.g. by disabling the object).

 bit1: 0 if the device is the secondary router, 1 if the device is the primary router.

 bit2: 0 if the device is in normal operation mode (primary -> active, secondary ->
inactive), 1 if the secondary router has taken over (primary -> inactive, secondary ->
active).

 bit3: 0 if the device is in normal operation, 1 if the device is currently negotiating with
its twin router to determine which one is primary and which secondary router.

 bit4: 0 if the twin router address is not known yet, 1 if the twin router address is known.
If the twin router address is not yet known CEA-852 monitoring (bit9) and the
forwarding warnings and errors (bit10-bit13) are not applicable.

 bit8: 1 if the twin router is not reachable via the CEA-709 segment (local segment), 0
otherwise.

 bit9: 1 if the twin router is not reachable via the IP-852 channel (IP backbone), 0
otherwise.

 bit10: 1 if the packets forwarded from the CEA-709 to the CEA-852 side on the local
device is significantly lower than on the remote twin router. 0 if the router is working
properly.

 bit11: 1 if the packets forwarded from the CEA-852 to the CEA-709 side on the local
device is significantly lower than on the remote twin router. 0 if the router is working
properly.

 bit12: 1 if the local device does not forward any packets from the CEA-709 to the
CEA-852 side, while the remote twin router does. 0 if the router is working properly.

 bit13: 1 if the local device does not forward any packets from the CEA-852 to the
CEA-709 side, while the remote twin router does. 0 if the router is working properly.

9.7.5 Channel Monitor Objects

Figure 144 shows the Channel Monitor Object functional block. This functional block is
responsible for network monitoring (see Section 9.2.3). There is one object for each channel
the L-IP Redundant is attached to: The channel monitor object with index 0 corresponds to
the CEA-709 side of the L-IP Redundant, while the object with index 1 corresponds to the
CEA-852/IP side of the L-IP Redundant. Each object has the following network variables:

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Channel Monitor Object

nvoPort

nvoElapsedTime

nvoAvgPackets

nvoIvalBandUtil

nvoIvalCrcError

nvoIvalMissPkt

nvoIvalPackets

nvoTotalCrcError

nvoTotalMissPkt

nvoTotalPackets

nvoMaxBandUtil

nvoMaxCrcError

nvoMaxMissPkt

nvoMaxPackets

nvoIvalMissPrea

nvoTotalMissPrea

nvoMaxMissPrea

nvoOverload

nvoOverloadRatio

Figure 144: Channel Monitor Object.

SNVT_count nvoPort

Index of port associated with this Channel Monitor Object instance. Port 1 corresponds to the
CEA-709 side of the L-IP Redundant, while port 2 corresponds to the CEA-852/IP side of
the L-IP Redundant. Polled only.

SNVT_elapsed_tm nvoElapsedTime

Time since L-IP Redundant powered up or since the statistics for this port where reset. The
statistics can be reset using the web interface (see Section 9.6), the network variable
nvoClearStat (see Section 9.7.1) or if the node is reset with a network management command
(e.g. while the device is commissioned). Polled only.

SNVT_count_32 nvoAvgPackets

The average number of packets per second received or transmitted via the associated channel
since power-up or since the statistics for this port where reset.

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SNVT_lev_cont nvoIvalBandUtil

Bandwidth utilization of associated channel during the last interval. For a smooth operation
of the CEA-709 segment the bandwidth utilization must remain below 50%.

SNVT_lev_cont nvoIvalCrcError

Percentage of packets with CRC error received on the associated channel during the last
interval.

SNVT_lev_cont nvoIvalMissPkt

Percentage of packets from the associated channel which could not be processed during the
last interval.

SNVT_count_32 nvoIvalPackets

Number of packets received or transmitted via the associated channel during the last interval.

SNVT_count_32 nvoTotalCrcError

Total number of packets with CRC error received via the associated channel since power-up
or since the statistics for this port where reset.

SNVT_count_32 nvoTotalMissPkt

Total number of packets from the associated channel which could not be processed since
power-up or since the statistics for this port where reset.

SNVT_count_32 nvoTotalPackets

Total number of packets received or transmitted via the associated channel since power-up
or since the statistics for this port where reset.

SNVT_lev_cont nvoMaxBandUtil

Maximum value of nvoIvalBandUtil since power-up or since the statistics for this port where
reset. For a smooth operation of the CEA-709 segment the bandwidth utilization must remain
below 50%.

SNVT_lev_cont nvoMaxCrcError

Maximum value of nvoIvalCrcError since power-up or since the statistics for this port where
reset.

SNVT_lev_cont nvoMaxMissPkt

Maximum value of nvoIvalMissPkt since power-up or since the statistics for this port where
reset.

SNVT_count_32 nvoMaxPackets

Maximum value of nvoIvalPackets since power-up or since the statistics for this port where
reset.

SNVT_count_32 nvoIvalMissPrea

Number of missed preambles per second on the associated channel measured during the last
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is shorter then the defined preamble length. A large number in this counter is usually due to
noise on the channel.

SNVT_count_32 nvoTotalMissPrea

Total number of missed preambles per second on the associated channel measured since
power-up or since the statistics for this port where reset.

SNVT_count_32 nvoMaxMissPrea

Maximum value of nvoIvalMissPrea since power-up or since the statistics for this port where
reset.

SNVT_switch nvoOverload

Signals an overload condition of the channel during the last statistic interval. A channel can
be overloaded due to one of the following conditions:

 The bandwidth utilization during the last statistic interval (nvoIvalBandUtil) exceeded
the limit defined by the CP nciBandUtilLim (default 70%) OR

 The CRC Error Rate during the last statistic interval (nvoIvalCrcError) exceeded the
limit defined by the CP nciCrcErrorLim (default 5%) OR

 The Missed Packets Rate during the last statistic interval (nvoIvalMissPkt) was not zero
OR

 The Missed Preamble Rate during the last statistic interval (nvoIvalMissPrea) exceeded
the limit defined by the CP nciMissPreaLim (default switched off).

If an overload is detected the network variable is set to {100, ON}, while if no error occurred
it is set to {0, OFF}.

SNVT_lev_cont nvoOverloadRatio

Ratio between statistic intervals during which the channel was in overload condition and
intervals during which the channel was not in overload condition since power-up or since the
statistics for this port where reset.

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10 Operating Interfaces

10.1 SNMP Interface

The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a common protocol for monitoring
and managing devices. SNMP is an “Internet-standard protocol” and is defined by the
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). It is typically used in IT environments for server,
network and supply management and monitoring.

SNMP allows querying status and statistics data from devices and also allows devices to
alarm network management applications using SNMP traps. A managed device contains an
SNMP agent which communicates with a management system using UDP. The SNMP agent
holds collects and provides its data items in a tree. The data provided by an SNMP agent is
defined by Management Information Bases (MIBs). These define the names and data types
of the management data. Every data item is assigned an object ID (OID). A device can
support an arbitrary number of MIBs, such as CPU statistics or network traffic statistics.

10.1.1 SNMP Features

LOYTEC devices supporting SNMP share these common features:

 Read-only access for SNMP version 2C and 3

 Standard MIBS: SNMPv2-MIB, SNMPv2-SMI, RFC1213-MIB, IF-MIB, IP-MIB,

DISMAN-EVENT-MIB, HOST-RESOURCES-MIB, SNMP-FRAMEWORK-
MIB, SNMP-MPD-MIB, SNMP-USER-BASED-SM-MIB, SNMP-VIEW-
BASED-ACM-MIB,

 Option to expose OPC data points to SNMP.

 Option to create a device-specific MIB file.

 Option to send traps to a management system.

10.1.2 Configuration
The SNMP agent can be configured in the Web UI and in the configuration software. Figure
145 shows the Web interface. The settings in the configuration software are similar.

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Figure 145: SNMP configuration page

The following settings are used to configure the SNMP agent:

 SNMP Protocol version: This setting selects between version 2C, 3 and 2C+3.
Protocol version 2C is more common, but lacks encrypted authentication.

 SNMP agent port:This select the UDP port on which the SNMP agent listens. It
is recommended to keep this port at its default setting, port 161.

 SNMP System location: This defines the value of the SNMPv2-MIB::sysLocation

OID. It is used to locate a device via SNMP.

 SNMP System contact: This defines the value of the SNMPv2-MIB::sysContact

OID. It is used to identify the responsible contact persion for the deivce

 SNMP Trap address: This setting defines the destination IP address to which
traps (alarms) are sent.

 SNMP Trap port: This setting defines the destination UDP port to which traps
(alarms) are sent.

 SNMP Trap user: This setting defines the user name when sending traps (SNMP
v3)

 SNMP Community string: This defines the (read) community string used for
SNMP v2c.

 SNMP User name: This defines the user name required to access the SNMP agent
(SNMP v3)

 SNMP User password: This defines the user password required to access the
SNMP agent (SNMP v3).

 Expose data points: This switch allows to access data points exposed to OPC also
to be accessed via SNMP.

10.1.3 Exposing Data Points to SNMP

The SNMP agent allows exposing data points to SNMP. It considers every data point which
is exposed via OPC also to be exposed via SNMP.

As SNMP has several restrictions on what can be represented, the following mappings are
made:

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 Binary data points. Binary data points are mapped to the INTEGER type. FALSE
is mapped to 0, TRUE is mapped to 1 and an invalid value is mapped to -1.

 Analog data points: SNMP has no standard way to represent floating point values,
so their values are mapped to the STRING type. A value of “--“ identifies an invalid
value

 Multistate data points: Multistate data points are mapped to the STRING data type.
Their values are represented by the multi-state text labels.

SNMP variable names have to be unique within their MIB, so data points with the same name
in different folders are made unique by the following name scheme: dpNNNNXUUUUUUUU, e.g.
dpFreeMemoryX00000003. NNNN is the data point name with all forbidden characters
removed (only a-z, A-Z and 0-9 is allowed). UUUUUUUU is replaced with the unique ID of
the data point.

Figure 146: Downloading device-specific MIB files

Figure 146 shows the Web UI page which allows downloading the device specific MIB file.
The “Download MIB file” buttons generates a MIB file which can be used by a network
management tool. The “Download XML file” button generates an XML-encoded
representation of the MIB contents.

Note that the MIB files are dependent on the data point configuration, so that changes in the
data point configuration will change the MIB contents.

10.1.4 SNMP Security

As SNMP provides access to internal device information which could be exploited for an
attack, SNMP should be used only in internal, non-critical environments.

SNMP Version 2C uses unencrypted authentication and payload. The community string is
transmitted in clear text and can be easily extracted from captured network traffic.

SNMP Version 3 supports encrypted authentication and payload encryption. LOYTEC

devices support only authentication. The password is not transmitted in clear text then.

LOYTEC devices do not support write accesses via SNMP.

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11 Network Media

11.1 TP-1250
The TP-1250 uses transformers for galvanic isolation. The topology of a TP-1250 network is
a bus. Thus, both ends of the bus cable need to be terminated. LOYTEC recommends using
its L-TERM network terminators (LT-13) for network termination (see Figure 147).

If the collision-less backbone mode (recommended, default behavior) is disabled, the L-IP
TP-1250 ports are fully compatible to the parameters specified by LONMARK for this channel
(TP/XF-1250). If the collision-less backbone mode is enabled, proprietary channel
parameters are used. In this case no Neuron Chip based nodes or other nodes with standard
TP-1250 communication parameters are permitted on the same channel.

11.2 FT-10
The L-IP FT-10 ports are fully compatible to the parameters specified by LONMARK for this
channel. FT-10 ports can also be used on Link Power (LP-10) channels. However, the L-IP
does not provide the power supply for Link Power channels.

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Figure 147: FT-10 Network Termination.

When using the Free Topology Segment feature of the FT-10, only one termination is
required and can be placed anywhere on the free topology segment. In a double terminated
bus topology, two terminations are required. These terminations need to be placed at each
end of the bus.

LOYTEC recommends using its L-TERM network terminators (LT-13, LT-33 or LT-03) for
network termination (see Figure 147).

11.3 RS-485
The L-IP RS-485 ports are fully compatible with the parameters specified by TIA/EIA
RS-485 for this channel. A maximum of 32 L-IP RS-485 ports can be connected to one
channel.

The RS-485 ports support bit-rates between 300 kbps and 2.5 Mbps. When using bit-rate
auto-detection the L-IP checks for the following bit-rates: 0.61 kbps, 1.221 kbps, 2.441 kbps,
4.883 kbps, 9.766 kbps, 19.531 kbps, 39.0625 kbps, 78.125 kbps, 156.25 kbps, 312.5 kbps,
625 kbps, 1,250 kbps and 2,500 kbps. Standard Neuron Chip compatible channel parameters
with a channel priority of 4, but no node priority are used with these bit-rates. If bit-rate auto-
detection is switched off, the channel parameters for the LONMARK TP-RS485-39 channel
(39 kbps) are used.

RS-485 can only be used in a bus configuration and must be terminated on both ends. The
maximum stub length between the main bus and a single node is 0.3 m.

LOYTEC recommends using its L-TERM network terminators (LT-04 or LT-B4) for
network termination (see Figure 148).

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Figure 148: RS-485 Network Termination.

The L-IP supports bit-rate auto-detection on RS-485 channels. The factory default DIP-
switch setting enables bit-rate auto-detection on all RS-485 ports. Figure 149 shows the DIP-
switch settings to disable bit-rate auto-detection, assuming all other DIP switches remain in
the factory default position.

off

on

1234567

Figure 149: DIP-switch 3 disables bit-rate auto-detection

Alternatively the bit-rate auto-detection can be enabled/disabled via the console menu (see
Section 5.5). Further the console menu allows restarting the bit-rate auto-detection on
selected ports. While the port is auto-detecting the activity LED is flashing orange.

11.4 Redundant Ethernet

11.4.1 Ethernet Cabling Options
The L-IP series “C” models are equipped with two Ethernet ports, which are connected to an
internal Ethernet switch. This allows for advanced cabling options to reduce cabling costs or
to increase network resilience. For this discussion, the term upstream is used to designate the
direction towards the network, which the devices are connected to. Likewise, the term
downstream is used to designate devices more distant to the network which the devices are
connected to.

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Redundant cabling options are enabled by the Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) which
is implemented in most managed switches. Please note, that this is a feature of the switch,
not of the L-IP, so that LOYTEC cannot give a guarantee that this will work with a particular
switch model. In no case redundant cabling options will work with unmanaged switches. The
older Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) should not be used for this type of application, as it
converges too slowly.

Star topology: In the most basic setup, a device is connected to an Ethernet switch with one
cable. This is called a star cabling because all devices are connected to a common upstream
device. In this setup, the cable and the switch are single point of failures.

Chain topology: Because the L-IP itself acts as an Ethernet switch, this device can be
connected to a chain. This is a special form of the star topology. Its advantage is the reduced
cabling costs. The disadvantage is the connection loss to downstream devices when an
upstream device is powered-off, reset or removed. Also, the Ethernet bandwidth (100 MBit/s)
is shared among all members of the chain. The last device has one unused Ethernet port, as
it is not allowed to create Ethernet loops without STP. The recommended maximum number
of daisy-chained devices is 20.

Upstream Switch 1 Upstream Switch 2

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
1

1
LINX-151

2
2
192.168.44.2

192.168.44.3
192.168.44.10
Switch1

Switch2
1 2

3
3

4
4

LINX-151
192.168.44.11

5
5

1 2

LINX-151
192.168.44.12

1 2

Figure 150: Fully redundant Ethernet topology

Fully redundant topology: Both Ethernet ports are connected to a different upstream switch.
Thus, a single cable or upstream switch problem can be tolerated. This topology requires
RSTP. In Figure 150, the L-IP with IP addresses 192.168.44.10 to 192.168.44.12 are
connected in this way. This connection scheme increases switch and cabling costs, but
increases network resilience. Note that the upstream network is connected via the lowest-
numbered ports. If this is not possible, the ports need to be configured to the lowest STP port
priority value (which is the highest priority).

Ring topology: In this setup, the devices are connected in a chain and each end of the chain
is connected to a different upstream switch. This topology requires RSTP. If a single device
is powered off, the RSTP will automatically recalculate the spanning tree so that all other
devices in the chain are reachable. Only if two devices are power-off at the same time, the
devices between them will not have an Ethernet connection. In Figure 151, the L-IP devices
with IP addresses from 192.168.44.10 to 192.168.44.12 are connected in this way. The
recommended maximum number of daisy-chained devices is 20.

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Upstream Switch 1 Upstream Switch 2

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

1
1

192.168.44.3
2
192.168.44.2

Switch2
Switch1
LINX-151 LINX-151 LINX-151

3
3
192.168.44.10 192.168.44.11 192.168.44.12

4
1 2 1 2 1 2
4

5
5

Figure 151: Ring Ethernet topology

11.4.2 Upstream Options

In case of redundant switches, there are two possible upstream topologies:

Single upstream connection: Switch1 (or Switch2, but not both) is connected to the
upstream network while Switch2 only provides a redundant path to the Loytec devices. The
redundant path is created by a direct Ethernet cable between Switch1 and Switch2 which
needs to be plugged into a lower-numbered port than the L-IP devices are connected to. If
this is not possible, the STP port priority for the cross-connection cable needs to be set to a
low value. The RSTP domain should be restricted to Switch1 and Switch2. This can be done
by enabling a BPDU filter on the port on Upstream Switch 1. This will block all RSTP
packets to enter the upstream network. A sample setup for this topology is shown in Figure
152.

Upstream Switch 1

1 2 3 4
1
1

Direct Ethernet cable between Switch1 and Switch2

2

192.168.44.3
2
192.168.44.2

Switch2
Switch1

LINX-151 LINX-151 LINX-151

3
3

192.168.44.10 192.168.44.11 192.168.44.12

4
4

1 2 1 2 1 2
5
5

Figure 152: Single upstream connection.

Redundant upstream connection: Switch1 and Switch2 are both connected to the upstream
network, either to two ports on the same switch or to two redundant upstream switches. In
this case, RSTP is needed to ensure a loop-free topology between the upstream switches,
Switch1 and Switch2, so the RSTP domain includes the upstream network and the chained
L-IP devices. The configuration of Switch1 and Switch2 need to ensure that they are not
selected as the root bridge. If possible device communication should be bound to a separate
VLAN and MSTP (Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol) should be employed to isolate the
spanning tree operations. This topology is shown in Figure 150.

11.4.3 Preconditions
For the fully redundant and ring topology, the following preconditions have to be met:

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 The upstream switches have to support the Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP),
as defined in IEEE 802.1w.

 The upstream switches have to provide a broadcast storm filter.

 Two distinct switches are required for each end of the device chain.

 Both upstream switches are connected to the same Ethernet network.

11.4.4 Switch Settings

The switches which connect the devices to the network need the following settings. Note that
these are only recommendations or starting points. Each network with redundant connections
needs testing and verification to prevent network loops.

 The STP bridge must be enabled.

 The STP bridge priority should be set to the minimum (61440), so that these
switches are not elected as root bridges.

 The bridge mode should match the upstream bridge modes, preferable 802.1s or
802.1w.

If the upstream network uses RSTP, the timing parameters of the upstream networks must be
used. Else the timing parameters should be set to minimum values for fast convergence:

 Bridge max age time: 6 seconds

 Hello time: 1 seconds

 Forward delay: 4 seconds

 All ports connected to Ethernet rings have to be configured as NON-EDGE ports,

so that the RSTP can detect loops

 The switches should be configured to block broadcast storms. A recommended rate

is 5% or 3000 packets/seconds.

The upstream switches need the following configuration:

 If a single upstream connection is used, the connected port on the upstream switch
should have BPDU filtering enabled.

 If redundant upstream connections are used, the connected ports on the upstream
switches should have a BPDU root guard enabled.

11.4.5 Testing
When the switches are configured and the devices are connected, the following tests are
recommended. These tests are important to confirm that the STP changes due to topology
changes to not interfere with the rest of the network.

 Check that no broadcast storms are sent into the upstream network by capturing
traffic between Switch1, Switch2 and the Upstream switch. This test should be done
continuously, especially during switch and device power cycles.

 Check that all devices can be reached (ICMP ping).

Execute these tests for these conditions:

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 Power up all switches and devices. Wait until all devices are up, then test.

 Power-off Switch1. Wait approx. 10 seconds, then test.

 Power-on Switch2, power-off Switch1. Wait until Switch2 has booted, then test.

 Power-on Switch1. Wait until Switch1 has booted, then test.

 Reboot all L-IP devices. Wait until the devices have booted, then test.

 Remove a single Ethernet cable. Wait approx. 10 seconds, then test. This test should
be repeated for different cables. Make sure that at least the following connections
are tested:

 The connection between Switch1 and the L-IP directly connected to

Switch1.

 The connection between Switch2 and the L-IP directly connected to

Switch2.

 A connection in the L-IP chain which is not connected directly to either

Switch1 or Switch2.

11.4.6 Example switch configuration

The following example shows the configuration commands for Switch1, Switch2 and the
upstream switch (HP Procurve syntax) in the setup shown in Figure 150.

Upstream switches:
config
spanning-tree
spanning-tree priority 8
spanning-tree 3,4 root-guard
spanning-tree hello-time 1
spanning-tree forward-delay 4
spanning-tree maximum-age 6
exit

Switch1 and Switch2:

config
spanning-tree
spanning-tree priority 15
spanning-tree 1,2 port-priority 0
spanning-tree 3-5 port-priority 8
spanning-tree hello-time 1
spanning-tree forward-delay 4
spanning-tree maximum-age 6
exit

11.5 WLAN
11.5.1 Introduction
Devices supporting the LWLAN-800 wireless adapter can be connected to IEEE 802.11
wireless networks. The following operation modes are supported:

 Client mode (separate network): The WLAN client connected to an existing

access point. The firewall of the WLAN interface can be configured to provide

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only a subset of the services of the device. For example, the WLAN interface
could expose the Web UI, but not BACnet communication.

 Access point mode (separate network): In the isolated access point mode, a
client can connect to the wireless network created by the device. The device will
assign an IP address to the client and will redirect all traffic to itself. This mode is
used to configure a device with a mobile device.

 Access point mode (bridged): In the bridged access point mode, a client can
connect to the access point and also can use the network devices on the bridged
Ethernet device. In this mode, the DHCP server is deactivated to avoid
interference with an existing DHCP server in the Ethernet network.

 Mesh point (separate network): This mode is used to create an IEEE 802.11s
mesh network. Mesh points communicate with other mesh points in their radio
vicinity and automatically choose the best route. Mesh networks can be used to
extend the range of a wireless network or to create redundant radio links.

 Mesh point (bridged): This mode is like the mesh point mode and also bridges
the mesh point to an Ethernet network. Thus devices in the Ethernet network can
communicate with devices in the mesh network. Only one mesh point should be in
the bridged mode to avoid network loops.

The LWLAN-800 interface can use two WLAN functions at the same time. This can be used
for advanced setups, like:

 Wireless 1 is used as an access point for configuring the device, while the
Wireless 2 interface is used to participate in a mesh network.

 Wireless 1 is used as a bridged access point for configuring the device and the
devices on the Ethernet network while Wireless 2 connects to another wireless
network to reach a remote device.

However, there are restrictions when using both interfaces at the same time:

 Both functions need to use the same radio band.

 Both functions need to use the same channel.

11.5.2 802.11s Mesh Networking

WLAN client and access point modes are similar to other devices using 802.11 wireless
networks. This section explains the features and benefits of the 802.11s network.

A mesh network removes the roles of clients and access points. Every node in a mesh network
can send and receive data, as in a normal wireless network. However, every mesh node also
routes packets to other mesh nodes. It observes the signal strength to all reachable nodes and
distributes this information to other mesh nodes. Thus, the mesh network can transmit data
between nodes with are not in their radio vicinity. In this case, a path between sender and
receiver is selected and the intermediate nodes transmit the packet over several hops.

As the signal strenght and thus the range of a node can change over time, as well as nodes
can be added and removed, the best path can change. The 802.11s routing protocol takes this
into account and changes paths dynamically.

802.11s also provides strong encryption using the AuthSAE (Simultaneous Authentication
of Equals) protocol, so that each pair of mesh nodes use an encrypted link. It is resistant to
passive, active and dictionary attacks, given a strong pre-shared key.

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Mesh Node
1 3 5 6

Mesh Portal
2 4

Ethernet

Figure 153: Mesh Networking

Figure 153 shows the roles of mesh nodes and possible links. Mesh point 1 can communicate
with point 2 and point 3. It learns that the mesh point 2 is the mesh portal, so all traffic leaving
the mesh network is automatically routed towards mesh point 2.

Mesh point 4 has mesh point 2 and 3 in its radio vicinity, but cannot communicate directly
with mesh point 1. So mesh points 1 to 4 have two ways to reach each other and can tolerate
the failure of a single node. This makes a mesh network resilient to node failure or fading
radio links.

Mesh point 6 is an example on how mesh networks can be used to extend radio range. If point
2 communicates with point 6, there are two possible paths: 2-4-5-6 and 1-3-5-6. It selects the
better path and mesh point 5 will extend the network range.

This example shows that every additional mesh point can make the network more resilient to
failures or can extend the range far beyond the range of a single radio.

11.5.3 Hardware Installation

Connect the LWLAN-800 interface to the device with a USB cable, and then power the
device. Do not remove the interface during operation.

The LWLAN-800 supports two antennas which should be mounted outside any metallized
housing.

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12 L-IP Firmware Update

The L-IP firmware supports remote upgrade over the network and the serial console.

To guarantee that the L-IP cannot be destroyed due to a failed firmware update the L-IP
firmware consists of two images:

 Fall-back image

 L-IP application image

The fall-back image is write protected in flash memory and provides everything needed to
talk to the L-IP platform over the network. The L-IP application image is designed to be
updated over the network whenever there is a need to do so.

The fall-back image makes sure that the L-IP comes up in a status where the maintenance
software can at least talk to the L-IP platform and can download a new L-IP application
image.

When the L-IP boots up with the fall-back image, all port LEDs are flashing red. In this state
it does not forward any messages.

12.1 Firmware Update via the Web Interface

The device’s firmware can also be upgraded using the Web interface. This option can be
found in the Config menu under the Firmware item. For more details see Section 6.2.16.
This is the preferred method for L-IP series “C” models.

12.2 Firmware Update via the Console

On L-IP series “B” models the firmware can be downloaded over the serial cable. To
download the firmware via the console the L-IP must be connected to the RS-232 port of a
PC via its console interface as described in Section 5.1. You will need the LOYTEC serial
upgrade tool (LSU Tool), which can be downloaded from our homepage at www.loytec.com.

Please make sure that the L-IP console shows the main menu otherwise navigate to the main
menu or simply reset the L-IP.

Double click on the *.dlc file that comes with the new firmware package. This should start
the LSU Tool and load the firmware image referenced in the dlc file. Please note that the dlc
file and the dl file must be stored in the same folder. The start window of the LSU tool is
shown in Figure 154.

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Figure 154: LSU Serial Upgrade Tool in idle mode.

If the L-IP is not connected to COM1 you can change the port to COM1, COM2, COM3, or
COM4. Make sure that the product shown under “Product” matches the device you are
upgrading. Note, that Figure 154 and Figure 155 do not necessarily show the proper product.

Press “Download” to start the download. A progress bar as shown in Figure 155 can be seen.

Figure 155: Progress bar during firmware download.

If the upgrade is successful the following window appears (Figure 156).

Figure 156: Successful firmware upgrade.

Double check that the new firmware is executed by selecting 1 and pressing Enter in the
console window. This will bring up the device information, which shows the current
firmware version.

12.3 Firmware Update via the IP Network

To download the firmware via the IP network the L-IP must have a valid IP configuration
(see Section 3.2). You will need the LOYTEC L-852 Download Tool, which can be
downloaded from our homepage at www.loytec.com.

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When running the software the window shown in Figure 157 appears. Enter the IP Address
of the L-IP you want to update, choose the firmware *.dl in the field Firmware File,
optionally check the check-box Reboot device after download and press the button Start
Download.

Figure 157: The L-852 Download Tool

If the upgrade is successful the following window appears (Figure 158).

Figure 158: Successful firmware upgrade.

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13 Troubleshooting

13.1 When commissioning the L-IP LonMaker responds with an

error
Problem

LonMaker reports an error when commissioning the L-IP as shown in Figure 159.

Figure 159: LonMaker fails to commission the L-IP router.

Explanation

The L-IP is not configured as a CEA-709 configured router.

Solution

Please make sure to set the DIP-switches according to Figure 86 as CEA-709 configured
router and reboot the L-IP. If the L-IP is used in smart switch mode simply do not commission
the L-IP.

If the problem still persists please contact LOYTEC support (see Section 13.8).

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13.2 L-IP packet routing fails if Channel Timeout is activated

Problem

The L-IP stops routing packets if a Channel Timeout >0ms is specified.

Explanation

Most likely the local clocks are not synchronized and the stale packet detection might drop
all packets received from other L-IPs.

Solution

Make sure that a proper Channel Timeout according Table 8 and that at least one SNTP server
is specified for the IP-852 channel. If the L-IP is operated behind a firewall make sure that
the firewall doesn’t block SNTP requests at port 123.

13.3 Default Gateway Address is wrong

Problem

The L-IP reports the error “Can’t set default route:” during the boot process.
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Testing Board ID (0E) Passed

Testing RAM Passed
Testing boot loader Passed
Testing fallback image Passed
Testing primary image Passed
Testing Flash Passed

Loading primary image Passed

Starting application Passed

Port 1 detected (FT-10) Passed

Can’t set default route: Network is unreachable

Starting TCP/IP networking (Timeout) Failed

Explanation

The default gateway address is set to a wrong address or to an address that doesn’t exist.

Solution

In the configuration menu “[5] IP configuration” select item “[4] IP Gateway” and enter a
valid gateway address. Even if you don’t use a gateway enter the gateway address for this
subnet e.g. IP address: 192.168.1.34 => Gateway Address: 192.168.1.1.

13.4 TP-1250 port does not work

Problem

Messages are not forwarded to or from the TP-1250 port(s). All other ports work properly.

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Explanation

This problem might be due to mixing backbone mode and non-backbone mode devices on
one channel.

Solution

If the TP-1250 channel is used in backbone mode make sure all devices on the network have
backbone mode enabled, only L-IP or L-Switch devices are connected to this backbone and
every L-IP/L-Switch has a unique station ID set.

If the TP-1250 channel is not used in backbone mode make sure that all L-IP and L-Switch
devices on that channel have the backbone mode disabled.

13.5 CEA-709 Activity LED is flashing red

Problem

The CEA-709 activity LED is flashing red whenever there is traffic on the channel (instead
of green).

Explanation

The L-IP has a built-in network analysis functionality (see Section 4.4.10): Whenever it
detects a potential problem on one port, the activity LED will change its color to red.

Solution

Most likely this behavior is due to a wiring problem. Check the wiring and termination of the
network connected to the affected port. If this does not solve your problem use a protocol
analyzer (e.g. LOYTEC’s LPA) and/or a network diagnostics tool (e.g. LOYTEC’s LSD
Tool or Echelon’s Nodeutil) to find the source of the problem.

13.6 The CEA-709 activity LED and the status LED are flashing red
Problem

The CEA-709 activity LED and the status LED are flashing red at a rate of approx. once per
second and the L-IP does not forward any messages.

Explanation

Somehow the primary image was destroyed and the fall-back image was booted (see Section
6). This image does not support forwarding of messages. It only allows downloading a new
firmware.

Solution

If this problem occurs because a firmware update was attempted (and failed somehow),
simply retry downloading the new firmware image.

If no firmware update was attempted, please contact LOYTEC support (see Section 13.8).

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13.7 IP-852 traffic may flood the entire switched IP network

Problem

In a setup where CNIP routers are used to send data in one direction only (unacknowledged
services), the receiving CNIP router never sends out any data, therefore its position in the
network becomes unknown after a while (due to the aging mechanism of Ethernet switches)
and the traffic is then flooded to the entire network.

Explanation

Ethernet switches use an aging mechanism to store and manage Ethernet MAC addresses.
After some time the switch forgets the MAC address and forwards the Ethernet packets with
the forgotten MAC address to all ports.

Solution

Please activate the keep alive function on the configuration server to establish two-way
communication with the CNIP router.

13.8 Technical Support

LOYTEC offers free telephone and e-mail support for our L-IP product series. If none of
the above descriptions solves your specific problem please contact us at the following
address:

LOYTEC electronics GmbH

Blumengasse 35
A-1170 Vienna
Austria / Europe

e-mail : support@loytec.com
Web : http://www.loytec.com
tel : +43/1/4020805-100
fax : +43/1/4020805-99

or

LOYTEC Americas Inc.

N27 W23957 Paul Road
Suite 103
Pewaukee, WI 53072
USA

e-mail: support@loytec-americas.com
Web: http://www.loytec-americas.com
tel: +1 (512) 402 5319
fax: +1 (262) 408 5238

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13.9 Packet Capture

13.9.1 Configure Remote Packet Capture
Remote packet capture is able to capture packets on the Ethernet port. To enable the remote
packet capture feature, go to the Ethernet port configuration and enable Remote packet
capture as shown in Figure 160.

Figure 160: Remote packet capture port configuration.

The default Port setting may be changed to the desired port. Normally, this can be left at its
default. If No authentication is selected, the device will allow incoming capture connections
without requiring any credentials. If Username and Password is selected as authentication
method, the client Wireshark will be required to provide valid credentials before the capture
session can be started. Note, that only the users admin and operator are allowed to connect
if this authentication method is selected.

Click the Save Settings button to save the configuration. The changes take effect and do not
require to reboot the device. The remote capture can also be disabled again without a reboot.

13.9.2 Enable Local Capture

The device provides a local capture feature. With local capture enabled the device logs
packets to an internal ring buffer. The log can be downloaded from the Web interface. To
verify that the device is set up correctly, go to Statistics  Packet capture as shown in
Figure 161.

Figure 161: Packet capture statistics.

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Verify that the Ethernet ports are listed in the Available capture ports table and that the
Remote capture status for these ports reads Disconnected.

To log offline without a Wireshark attached to the device, click the check box Local
Capture. The device will then start capturing packets and stores them in a ring buffer. The
log file can be downloaded by clicking on the button Download capture files. This stores a
ZIP archive of the packet capture to your local hard drive. Capture files can be cleared by
clicking Clear Files. After a reboot all local capture files are lost.

For local Ethernet capture additional capture filters can be added to narrow down the amount
of logged packets to those of interest. Select the line Ethernet port line and enter a basic filter
expression at the bottom of the page. Then click on Add and add more filters. Finally click
on Save Filters to store and activate the local capture filters. Figure 162 shows an example
filter for packets with IP address 192.168.24.100.

Figure 162: Adding local Ethernet capture filters.

13.9.3 Run Wireshark Remote Capture

The remote packet capture requires the use of Wireshark 1.6.11 with WinPCAP 4.1.2. Please
update your Wireshark installation to this version or use a newer Wireshark version.

To add a remote capture port

1. Open Wireshark and choose the menu Capture  Options… . This opens the Capture
Options dialog as shown in Figure 163.

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Figure 163: Wireshark Capture Options Dialog.

2. Click the Manage Interfaces button to open the Add new interfaces dialog.

3. Select the Remote Interfaces tab and click Add as shown in Figure 164.

Figure 164: Wireshark Add New Interfaces Dialog.

4. Enter the correct settings for Host and Port (default 2002) and, if authentication is
enabled, enter Username and Password in the corresponding fields as shown in Figure
165.

5. Note that only the users admin and operator are allowed to connect.

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Figure 165: Wireshark Remote Interface Dialog.

6. Click OK to retrieve the interface list from the device.

7. If the connection to the device was established successfully, the Remote Interfaces list
will be updated with information about all capture ports available on the device as shown
in Figure 166.

Figure 166: Added new interface to Wireshark.

8. Close the window and Capture Options dialogs to return to the main window.

To Start a Remote Capture

1. Select the created remote interface from the interface list in the main window. It is named
‘Raw Ethernet traffic’ for remote Ethernet capture.

2. Click the Start button as shown in Figure 167.

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Figure 167: Start Remote Capture in Wireshark.

3. Wireshark will attempt to establish a connection to the device and, if successful, start
displaying packets. An example capture is shown in Figure 168.

Figure 168: Example Ethernet remote capture in progress.

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14 Application Notes

Please refer to the application notes listed in Table 10 for further information on using the
L-IP in different application scenarios.

Application Note Topic

AN002E How to use the enhanced statistic features of the L-IP with
LSD Tool the LOYTEC system diagnostics tool (LSD tool)
AN003E How to use the L-IP with LonMaker and other network
L-IP and LNS management tools
AN005E This document shows how to combine L-Switches with an L-
L-Switch XP with IP (Ethernet) backbone.
L-IP Backbone
AN007E This application note provides information on how to use
Network LOYTEC network infrastructure products (L-Switch, L-IP,
Infrastructure L-Proxy, and NIC) together with LOYTEC network
interfaces in different example use cases. It also explains how
the different operating modes of the devices work and which
operating mode should be chosen for specific applications.
Table 10: L-IP related application notes.

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15 Security Hardening Guide

This guide contains security-relevant information for operating the product on IT networks.
The information refers to the firmware version and the instructions found in the previous
chapters of this User Manual.

15.1 Installation Instructions

Install the device over the Web interface:
 Set up the basic device functions and protocol settings as described in Section 3.2 and
6.2.
 Change the default admin password to a secure password.
 Disable the FTP, and Telnet servers in the IP port configuration as described in Section
6.2.4.

Connect a serial console cable:

 Connect to the console as described in Section 5.1.
 Go to menu [3] system configuration.
 Disable the Web server in option [9].
 Save the settings by hitting [x] for exit and save.

15.2 Firmware
The device is equipped with one piece of software. This is the firmware image and its related
firmware version. The firmware is distributed as a downloadable file. The device can be
upgraded by placing the firmware image onto the device using the procedure described in
Chapter 12.

There exists exactly one firmware image for all L-IP models. The firmware has built-in auto-
detection of the fieldbus ports the device is equipped with. It adds virtual routers to an internal
channel. For the function of the device on the IP side this makes absolutely no difference, as
the IP connection is also tapped on to this internal channel.

15.3 Ports
This Section lists all ports, which may be used by the device. The ports are default settings
for their respective services. If not stated otherwise, the ports can be changed.

Required Ports:
 1628 udp/tcp: This is the data exchange port for CEA-852 (LON over IP). It is required
for the primary function of the device to exchange control network data between routers
over the IP network. Each device needs this port open. The port can be changed.

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 1629 udp/tcp: This is the configuration server port of CEA-852. Exactly one device in
the system needs this port open. Other devices register with the configuration server to
form the IP-852 channel list. The port can be changed.

Optional ports not necessary for the primary product function. They can be disabled as
described in the installation instructions in Section 15.1:
 21 tcp: This port is opened by the FTP server. The port can be changed and disabled.
 23 tcp: This port is opened by the Telnet server. The port can be changed and disabled.
 80 tcp: This port is opened by the Web server. It can be disabled.
 161 tcp: This port is opened by the SNMP server. This port is disabled by default. The
port can be changed.
 443 tcp: This port is opened by the secure Web server for HTTPS. It can be disabled.
 2002 tcp: This port is opened by the Wireshark protocol analyzer front-end. This port is
disabled by default. The port can be changed.
 4840 tcp: This port is opened by the OPC UA server. This port is disabled by default.
The port can be changed.
 5900 tcp: This port is opened by the VNC server, if it is enabled. This port is disabled
by default. The port can be changed.

15.4 Services
Required services:
 CEA-852 (LON over IP): Primary function of the device. This service is in accordance
with the standard ANSI/CEA-852-B.

Optional services not necessary for the primary product function. They can be disabled as
described in the installation instructions in Section 15.1:
 HTTP: Web server. It provides a Web-based configuration UI. The Web UI can be
disabled after setting up the device.
 FTP and Telnet: The FTP and Telnet server is used for connection to the device for
remote configuration (L-WEB), firmware upgrade, and access to the log file.
 SSH: SSH server. It provides secure access to the device console menu over the network,
firmware upgrade, and access to the log file.
 HTTPS: Secure Web server. It provides a Web-based configuration UI using HTTPS.
 VNC: The VNC server can be used for remote access to the LCD display on devices that
have it. The service is disabled by default.
 OPC UA: This secure service provides access to data points over the OPC UA standard.
The service is disabled by default.
 SNMP: SNMP server. It provides network management information on the device used
by standard IT tools. The service is disabled by default.
 Wireshark front-end: The Wireshark protocol analyzer may connect to this service and
retrieve online protocol analyzer logs. The service is disabled by default.

15.5 Upgrade Key Strength

The secure services (HTTPS, SSH) rely on certificates to authenticate the device against the
connecting client. This is key to prevent man-in-the-middle attacks. The device comes with

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pre-installed server certificates. It is recommended to upgrade the pre-installed certificate to

an individual server-certificate and use stronger key length.
 Server certificate (for HTTPS, OPC UA): Follow the instructions in Section 6.2.15 on
how to upgrade the pre-installed server certificate to a custom, self-signed or CA-signed
certificate with stronger key length.
 SSH key upgrade: If SSH is enabled it is recommended to upgrade the SSH key length.
Refer to Section 6.2.14 on how to upgrade your RSA key to 2048 bits.

15.6 Logging and Auditing

The device contains a log file, which can be read out over FTP or the Web server. This log
contains information when the device started and when crucial communication errors occur.
Other information such user log-on are not logged as they are not part of the primary services
of this device.

Logged events:
 Time of the last power-on reset of the device.
 Time and version of the last firmware upgrade.
 Time when the device configuration has been cleared or the device was reset to factory
defaults.
 Commission of the CEA-709 node/router.
 Static errors in the device and its configuration.
 System overload situations as one-time log messages since last power-on.
 Crucial communication errors as they occur.

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16 Specifications

16.1 Physical Specifications

16.1.1 LIP-xECTB, LIP-xxECTB, and LIP-xxECRB
Operating Voltage 12-35 VDC or 12-24 VAC ±10%

Power Consumption typ. 3 W

In rush current up to 950 mA @ 24 VAC

Operating Temperature (ambient) 0C to + 50C

Storage Temperature –10C to +60C

Humidity (non condensing) operating 10 to 90% RH @ 50C

Humidity (non condensing) storage 90% RH @ 50C

Enclosure Installation enclosure 107 mm wide, DIN 43 880

Environmental Protection IP 40 (enclosure); IP 20 (screw terminals)

Installation DIN rail mounting (EN 50 022) or wall

mounting

16.1.2 LIP-xxxxECTB
Operating Voltage 12-35 VDC or 12-24 VAC ±10%

Power Consumption typ. 3 W

In rush current up to 1100 mA @ 24 VAC

Operating Temperature (ambient) 0C to + 50C

Storage Temperature –10C to +60C

Humidity (non condensing) operating 10 to 90% RH @ 50C

Humidity (non condensing) storage 90% RH @ 50C

Enclosure Installation enclosure 159 mm wide, DIN 43 880

Environmental Protection IP 40 (enclosure); IP 20 (screw terminals)

Installation DIN rail mounting (EN 50 022) or wall

mounting

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16.1.3 LIP-3ECTC, LIP-33ECTC

Operating Voltage 12-35 VDC or 12-24 VAC ±10%

Power Consumption typ. 3 W

In rush current up to 950 mA @ 24 VAC

Operating Temperature (ambient) 0C to +50C

Storage Temperature –10C to +60C

Humidity (non condensing) operating 10 to 90 % RH @ 50C

Humidity (non condensing) storage 10 to 90 % RH @ 50C

Enclosure Installation enclosure 107 mm wide, DIN 43 880

Environmental Protection IP 40 (enclosure); IP 20 (screw terminals)

Installation DIN rail mounting (EN 50 022) or wall

mounting

16.1.4 LIP-3333ECTC
Operating Voltage 12-35 VDC or 12-24 VAC ±10%

Power Consumption typ. 3 W

In rush current up to 950 mA @ 24 VAC

Operating Temperature (ambient) 0C to +50C

Storage Temperature –10C to +60C

Humidity (non condensing) operating 10 to 90 % RH @ 50C

Humidity (non condensing) storage 10 to 90 % RH @ 50C

Enclosure Installation enclosure 159 mm wide, DIN 43 880

Environmental Protection IP 40 (enclosure); IP 20 (screw terminals)

Installation DIN rail mounting (EN 50 022) or wall

mounting

16.2 FCC Warning

This device has been tested and found to comply with limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 2 and 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial
environment. This equipment generates and radiates radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the user’s manual, it may cause interference in which
case users will be required to correct interference at their own expenses.

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16.3 CE Warning
This is a Class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio
interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

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17 Revision History

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Date Version Author Description

2002-07-11 1.0 DL Initial revision V1.0

2003-01-17 1.1 DL Added menu item 9 (device statistics) in Section 4.10
Improved behavior of cnip LED in Section 3.4.7
Added automatic IP connection keep-alive in Section 4.6.8
2003-05-09 2.0 DL Add Section 2.3 IP Configuration for Client Device via Web-Interface
Add Section 4.4.3 Option 8 – Webserver
Add Section 4.4.4 Option 9 - Change Web server Password
Changed menu in Section 4.5 EIA 709 Configuration Menu
Rewrite Section 4.5.1 and Section 4.5.2.
Add Section 4.7.10 Option 9 - Location string
Add Section 4.8.7 Option 7 - Auto members support
Add Section 4.8.8 Option 8 - Roaming members support
Add Section 4.8.15 Option s - Show device statistics
Add Section 4.8.17 Option r - Recontact devices & list channel members
Add new device states to Table 14
Add flags to Figure 35: List all CN/IP channel members.
Add Chapter 5 Web Interface
Add Section 4.4.2.3 Option 3 - Set router configuration according to DIP
switch
Add Section 7.9 Remote LPA Operation
Rewrite Section 7.11.3 DHCP
2003-09-15 2.1 DL Added note about PC NTP client to Section 7.10.1
Add Section 11.7 IP-852 traffic may flood the entire switched IP network
Corrected information on controlling RS-485 bit-rate auto-detection with
DIP switch, see Section 3.6
Add route command starting with firmware version 2.1 in Section 2.3 and
Section 5.1.
Add Section 4.10.6 Option 6 - Enhanced Communications Test
Add Enhanced Communications Test to Section 5.4
2004-04-15 2.2 JB Updated for L IP 2.2
2004-09-21 3.0 STS Added extended NAT, multi-cast, Auto-NAT, new enhanced
communications test, new channel list in Web, i.LON 600. Corrected
terminals 25, 26.
2005-04-19 4.3 STS Updated manual for multi-port L-IP.
2005-09-22 4.4 JB Updated manual for L-IP Redundant.
2006-06-27 4.5 JB Updated manual for LIP-xxxxECTB.
2012-09-28 6.0 JB Updated for firmware version 6.0. Remove information on legacy L-IP
products. Updated images to show new enclosures. Updated to new
manual design. Added Chapter “Security Hardening Guide”. Minor
corrections.
2015-10-09 6.1 STS Updated for firmware version 6.1. Added Section 1.2 L-IP Models. Added
Chapter 2 What's in in L-IP. Chapter 4 refers to installation sheets,
removed terminal layout, enclosure, product labels, DIP switches. Added
Section 3.2.3 Configuration via the LCD display. Added Section 4.6 LCD
display and jog dial. Added Section 6.2.5 Using Multiple IP Ports. Added
Section 6.2.6 IP Host Configuration. Added Section 6.2.7 WLAN
Configuration. Added Section 6.2.8 VNC Configuration. Added Section
6.2.14 Certificate Management. Added Section 6.2.15 Firmware. Added
Section 6.2.16 SNMP. Added Section 6.2.17 Documentation. Updated
6.3.1 System Log. Added Section 6.4 Documentation. Added Section 10.1
SNMP Interface. Added Section 11.4 Redundant Ethernet. Added Section
11.5 WLAN. Added Section 12.1 Firmware Update via the Web Interface.
Added Section 13.9 Packet Capture. Updated Chapter 15 Security
Hardening Guide. Removed Chapter Firmware Versions.
2018-08-08 6.4 STS Updated for firmware version 6.4. Section 6.2.1 language selection. Added
Section 6.2.14 SSH Server Configuration. Updated Section 6.2.15
Certificate Management. Section 6.2.16 Documented backup before
firmware download. Added Section 6.5.1 Safe Reboot. Updated Chapter
15 Security Hardening Guide.

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