ECLYPSE User Guide 3
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 ........................................................................................................................................... 9
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 9
Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 10
About the ECY Series Controller ............................................................................................... 10
About the IP Protocol Suite ....................................................................................................... 10
About BACnet
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About This User Guide ................................................................................................................ 11
Purpose of the User Guide ........................................................................................................ 11
ECLYPSE Introduction .............................................................................................................. 11
Network Security ....................................................................................................................... 11
Intended Audience..................................................................................................................... 11
Conventions Used in this Document ......................................................................................... 11
Related Documentation ............................................................................................................. 12
Acronyms and Abbreviations Used in this Document ................................................................. 13
CHAPTER 2 ......................................................................................................................................... 15
Internet Protocol Suite Fundamentals ........................................................................................... 15
About the Internet Network .......................................................................................................... 16
Internet Protocol Suite Overview ................................................................................................. 17
CHAPTER 3 ......................................................................................................................................... 18
IPv4 Communication Fundamentals .............................................................................................. 18
DHCP versus Manual Network Settings ...................................................................................... 19
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) .......................................................................... 19
Why Should ECLYPSE IP Controllers use a Fixed IP Address or Hostname Management .... 19
Networking Basics ....................................................................................................................... 20
IP Addressing ............................................................................................................................ 20
About the Subnetwork Mask ..................................................................................................... 20
CIDR Addressing ....................................................................................................................... 20
Private IPv4 Address Ranges ................................................................................................... 21
Reserved Host Addresses ......................................................................................................... 21
Default Gateway ........................................................................................................................ 21
Domain Name System (DNS) ................................................................................................... 22
About Routers, Switches, and Hubs ............................................................................................ 23
Connecting a Router.................................................................................................................. 23
Network Address Translation / Firewall ..................................................................................... 24
IP Network Segmentation .......................................................................................................... 24
CHAPTER 4 ......................................................................................................................................... 26
ECLYPSE Controller IP Network Protocols and Port Numbers .................................................. 26
About Port Numbers .................................................................................................................... 27
ECLYPSE IP Network Port Numbers and Protocols ................................................................... 28
ECLYPSE Services that Require Internet Connectivity............................................................... 30
CHAPTER 5 ......................................................................................................................................... 31
Connecting IP Devices to an IP Network ....................................................................................... 31
Connecting the IP Network .......................................................................................................... 32
Wired Network Cable Requirements ......................................................................................... 32
About the Integrated Ethernet Switch........................................................................................ 34
Fail-Safe Ethernet (ECY-VAV Model Only) ............................................................................... 34
Spanning Tree Protocol ............................................................................................................. 35
Connecting the Network Cable to the ECLYPSE Controller ..................................................... 36
Wireless Network Connection ..................................................................................................... 37