GP-L200N User Manual
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7.2 Joining a Network
In this scenario a network exists, a new device, the ‘joiner’, wants to join the
network. Any device on the existing network can become the ‘adder’.
(1) Press the pushbutton on the ‘joiner’ for at least 3 seconds.
(2) Press the pushbutton on any network device for less than 3 seconds, making
it the ‘adder’. Please press this pushbutton within 1 minute.
(3) Wait for connection to complete.
The Power LED on both devices will flash at 1-second intervals until the process
succeeds or fails. It will illuminate steadily on success. If an error occurs, the Power
LED on the ‘adder’ will flash unevenly until the pushbutton on the ‘adder’ is pressed
again or the ‘joiner’ is reset by pressing the pushbutton for more than 10 seconds.
A
PLC
B
PLC
C
PLC
A and B form an AVLN
C wants to join the AVLN
Press NMK button on B less than 3 sec.
Press NMK button on C less than 3 sec.
B becomes “adder”
C becomes “joiner”
C accepts NMK from B
A
PLC
A
PLC
B
PLC
B
PLC
C
PLC
A and B form an AVLN
C wants to join the AVLN
Press NMK button on B less than 3 sec.
Press NMK button on C less than 3 sec.
B becomes “adder”
C becomes “joiner”
C accepts NMK from B
7.3 Leaving a Network
A network exists. The user wants to remove one device, the ‘leaver’, from that
network, for whatever reason. He may want to remove the device from service
altogether or have it join another logical network.
(1) Press the pushbutton on the ‘leaver’ for at least 10 seconds. The device will
reset and restart with a random NMK.
(2) Wait for reset to complete.
The Power LED on the ‘leaver’ will momentarily extinguish during reset, flash
during restart then illuminate steadily. No errors can occur.
Once the process completes, the user may disconnect the device from the medium
or join it to another logical network on the same medium.
