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Introduction
Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Additional resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Basics of IP networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
What is IP? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
LAN and WAN IP networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Dedicated versus shared networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Intranet versus Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Using BACnet with IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
IP implementation issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Server implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Internal security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Security and remote access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Internet access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
New construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Network traffic and capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Working with IS staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
What we need from IS staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Installation procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Setting up a BCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Setting up your laptop on an IP network . . . . . . . . .16
Setting up single or multiple sites on an IP network 17
Connecting a BCU to an IP network through a router 18
Troubleshooting IP and BACnet communications . .18
Networking terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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Basics of IP networks
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Building A Building B
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Building A Building B
Firewall
Legend
Personal Computer
Ethernet hub or switch
Internet
Network router
IP backbone
Ethernet
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Tracer Summit communications use the BACnet protocol (ASHRAE/ANSI UDP port: __________
135-95), and IP communications follow annex J-1999 of this standard.
W e will also be installing the Tracer Summ it W indows 95/98/2000/NT 4.0-
The critical networking requirements are: compatible software on the PC workstation located on the Facility
Managers desk. This PC will need to be set up for IP comm unications by
your staff, using either a perm anently assigned IP address or DHCP.
IP communications using UDP at port 47808 or other user-designated
port. W hen you have the above information, please send it to me at EMAIL
ADDRESS, or fax this page to m e at FAX NUMBER. If you have any
Each BCU must have a permanently assigned IP address, subnet questions or concerns, please call m e at (800) 555-1212.
mask, and gateway address.
I am looking forward to working with you on this project.
PC Workstations can have a permanently assigned IP address or use
DHCP.
If you choose to allow access from the Internet, the firewall must allow
UDP at the designated port and expose the IP addresses of the BCUs
(i.e. NAT not enabled on these devices). Thanks again,
This allows for easy operation on your corporate intranet. Any point of Project Manager
access to the intranet can be used to connect to the Tracer Summit
system.
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Data sharing All data is available to Only data from the site is available.
between BCUs all BCUs.
Object names Names can only be Names must be unique within a site but can be
used once. reused on other sites. For example, each site
could have an object named Outdoor Air
Temperature.
Data base One large database Smaller database that can be reused as a
template for other sites.
BCU modem Only one is required Each site requires a BCU to have a modem if
for access, alarms, and remote access is desired.
paging.
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Networking terminology
BDT Broadcast Distribution Table. Each BBMD in a site has the same BDT.
A BBMD can relay broadcasts through routers by direct messaging.
Bridge A bridge is used to isolate two or more networks at the physical layer.
A bridge is a device that translates one the of media to another
within the same physical network. See also: repeater and router.
DNS Domain name system. The distributed name and address mechanism
used on the Internet. DNS is a method used to convert Internet
names to their corresponding Internet numbers.
DNS naming The domain name system allows humans to speak human language
(in alphabetic alias names) and computers to speak computer
language (in numeric IP addresses). It does this by working like a
telephone operator, converting the alias into an IP address and
dialing the number for the user.
Ethernet A networking standard defined by IEEE 802.3. For more details about
Ethernet, see BAS-EB-70.
Gateway The original Internet term for a router or, more accurately, an IP
router. A gateway is a device that is capable of translating from one
set of communication rules to another. See also: router.
Intranet An intranet is a private network that uses the same technology found
on the Internet.
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IP address The, currently, 32-bit address defined by IP. The IP address is the
unique numerical code that is used by each device on a network. It is
usually represented in dotted decimal notation (i.e. 159.112.138.173).
Each of the four values can be from 0 through 255.
Private IP addresses are managed and assigned by the owners IS
staff or their internet service provider (ISP). Public IP addresses are
managed and assigned by the ISP.
LAN Local area network. A data network intended to serve an area of only
a few square kilometers (or less). Because the network is known to
include only a small area, optimizations can be made in the network
signal protocols that permit higher data rates. See also: Ethernet,
token ring, WAN.
Server A computing device on a network that shares its resources with the
other computers on the network. This device can be anything from
an expensive PC to a mainframe computer. There are many different
types of servers; for example, a file server stores application
programs or data files, while a print server enables computers on a
network to print from shared printers. Typically, servers are located
in a secure, protected environment with special power and HVAC
protection.
Subnet mask A bit mask used to identify which bits in an address (usually an IP
address) are network-significant, subnet-significant, and host-
significant portions of the complete address. This mask is also known
as the address mask because the subnet portion of the address can
be determined by comparing the binary version of the mask to an IP
address in that subnet. The mask will hold the same number of bits
as the protocol address it references. An example of an address or
subnet mask is 225.225.224.0.
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Switch The switch is a physical layer device. Like the bridge, it isolates
network segments, but a switch forwards packets much more quickly
than a bridge. The special design of the switch lets it forward packets
to the proper output port after reading only the destination address.
The switch is also known as a multi-port bridge.
Token ring A network access method and topology in which a token is passed
from station to station in sequential order. Stations wishing to send
data must wait for the token before transmitting data. In a token ring,
the next logical station is also the next physical station on the ring.
WAN Wide area network. A network that serves a large geographic area.
See also: LAN.
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