ii Contents
Purpose
This user’s guide describes how to install the i.LON 1000 hardware, and configure, use, and
manage the i.LON 1000 as a router and web server.
Audience
This user’s guide is intended for Echelon customers, OEMs, and system designers and
integrators with knowledge of control systems and IP networking.
Content
The i.LON 1000 Internet Server User’s Guide includes the following content.
•Chapter 1, Introduction, provides an introduction to the i.LON 1000 Internet Server.
•Chapter 2, Shipping Content and Hardware, describes the contents of the iLON box, the
i.LON 1000 hardware, the various ports, and mounting options.
•Chapter 3, i.LON 1000 Software, describes the various i.LON 1000 software components,
and the PC utilities used to interact with the i.LON 1000 Internet Server. PC software
installation, and i.LON 1000 software upgrade procedures are also covered in this
chapter.
•Chapter 4, The i.LON 1000 Console Application, describes how to use the console
application to set up the i.LON 1000’s IP information such as IP address, subnet mask,
default gateway, etc.
•Chapter 5, LONWORKS/IP Channels Background and Definition, provides the theoretical
basis for using LONWORKS /IP channels. This chapter introduces the concept of
tunneling LONWORKS packets through an IP network.
•Chapter 6, IP Resources Required to Create LONWORKS/IP Channels, outlines the IP
resources necessary to support LONWORKS over IP and provides a simple worksheet of
what TCP/IP resources must be provided by the local network administrator.
•Chapter 7, Creating a LONWORKS/IP Channel, provides a step-by-step guide (in tutorial
form) to setting up a LONWORKS /IP channel and using i.LON 1000 Internet Servers in
layer 3 routing mode. The tutorial covers i.LON 1000 devices as well as LONWORKS/IP
devices created on PCs running LNS 3.01 or better.
•Chapter 8, LONWORKS/IP channel Timing Considerations, discusses timing parameters
and how they should be set up depending on the sort of IP network you are using for your
LONWORKS/IP channel (i.e LAN, Internet, etc.).
•Chapter 9, Creating an i.LON 1000 Web Page, provides a step-by-step guide (in tutorial
form) to monitoring and controlling a LONWORKS network using the i.LON 1000 web
server and a standard web browser.
•Chapter 10, Advanced Usage of the <iLonWeb> HTML Tag, contains advanced
information on creating HTML web pages.
