Acuity Controls nLight ECLYPSE - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

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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