Table Of Contents - Acuity Controls nLight ECLYPSE User Manual

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CHAPTER 1
Introduction........................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Overview................................................................................................................................................................... 9
About the nLight ECLYPSE Controller........................................................................................................... 9
About the IP Protocol Suite............................................................................................................................ 9
About BACnet®.............................................................................................................................................. 9
About This User Guide ............................................................................................................................................. 9
Purpose of the User Guide ............................................................................................................................ 9
Referenced Documentation ........................................................................................................................... 9
nLight ECLYPSE Introduction...................................................................................................................... 10
Network Security.......................................................................................................................................... 10
Intended Audience ....................................................................................................................................... 10
Conventions Used in this Document............................................................................................................ 10
Acronyms and Abbreviations Used in this Document............................................................................................. 11
CHAPTER 2
Internet Protocol Suite Fundamentals ............................................................................................................................. 12
About the Internet Network ..................................................................................................................................... 12
Internet Protocol Suite Overview ............................................................................................................................ 12
CHAPTER 3
IPv4 Communication Fundamentals................................................................................................................................ 13
DHCP Versus Manual Network Settings ................................................................................................................ 13
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) ............................................................................................ 13
Fixed IP Address or Hostname Management .............................................................................................. 13
Networking Basics .................................................................................................................................................. 14
IP Addressing............................................................................................................................................... 14
About the Subnetwork Mask ........................................................................................................................ 14
CIDR Addressing ......................................................................................................................................... 15
Private IPv4 Address Ranges ...................................................................................................................... 15
Reserved Host Addresses ........................................................................................................................... 15
Default Gateway .......................................................................................................................................... 15
Domain Name System (DNS) ...................................................................................................................... 15
About Routers, Switches, and Hubs ....................................................................................................................... 16
Connecting a Router .................................................................................................................................... 16
Network Address Translation / Firewall ....................................................................................................... 17
IP Network Segmentation ............................................................................................................................ 17
CHAPTER 4
IP Network Protocols and Port Numbers......................................................................................................................... 18
About Port Numbers ............................................................................................................................................... 18
IP Network Port Numbers and Protocols ................................................................................................................ 18
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