A network number identifies a LAN for routing purposes. All
controllers with the same network number are members of the same
logical BACnet network. See Device Addressing on page 125.
When commissioning a BACnet MS/TP Data Bus, it is useful to start
with the Max Master set to 127 so as to be able to discover all
devices connected to the data bus. Then, once all devices have
been discovered and the MAC Addressing is finalized by eliminating
any gaps in the address range, set the Max Master (the highest
MAC Address) to the highest Master device’s MAC Address number
to optimize the efficiency of the data bus. See Setting the Max
Master and Max Info Frames on page 127.
For the ECY series controller, this should be set to 20. See Setting
the Max Master and Max Info Frames on page 127.