Control Network Solution eNodeIVTM User Manual page 27

MODE: This displays the current operating mode of the router. To change the router mode,
select the radio button that corresponds to the desired mode and then click the "Submit
Changes" button. The two possible modes are Manual, and Normal.
• Manual Mode: Use manual mode when precise control over the Channel List is desired. In
manual mode the user is responsible for the configuration of the Channel List.
• Normal Mode: Use normal mode when the router is being configured by a remote
configuration server. When in Normal mode, ensure that the Config Server Address is
correct (see Config Server Address below).
Router Name: This field allows the user to set or change the name of the router. A descriptive
name can be used to give the network administrator information on the location and use of the
router (for example, Name: router Room 34). To change the name of the router, type the new
name into the field provided and click the "Submit Changes" button.
Router Type: This popup menu field allows the user to set or change the type of the router. The
three choices are Configured, Repeater, and Flood. Select the new value and click the "Submit
Changes" button.
• Configured: Selecting this router type will cause the eNodeIV device to filter traffic. The filter
rules are based on router tables set on the eNodeIV by a LON management tool or by the
web Tool
• Repeater: Repeater mode will drop packets that fail their CRC checks or packets that do not
belong to one of the router's domains. Network management packets addressed to the
router are not passed but are handled by the router. Otherwise all packets on either side
will be forwarded to the other side of the router.
• Flood: Selecting this router type will cause the router to forward all packets including
network management packets (except those that fail CRC). No other filtering is done. In
Flood mode the router is completely transparent to the 709.1 channel. This enables
tunnelling over IP of some 709.1 networks with odd configurations. Flood type can only be
configured in manual mode. Any 709.1 networks connected to eNodeIV devices in Flood
Mode become one large virtual subnet. In contrast with Configured and Repeater modes,
Flood mode makes two eNodeIVs appear as essentially a physical layer repeater with two
major exceptions:
1) Packets with CRC errors are discarded.
2) Unlike a good physical layer repeater, the gateway can be saturated.
When in Flood Mode, 709.1 network management tools will not be able to communicate
with the eNodeIV device. The router is completely transparent to all 709.1 devices.
DATA IP Port: This field allows the user to set or change the unicast IP port of the router. Enter
the new value and click the "Submit Changes" button. The designated default port for 852
client devices is 1628. Changes to the IP port will not take effect until the Router is rebooted.
NAT Router WAN Address: This field allows the user to set or change the WAN IP address of a
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