Lon Tunnel client window
After installation, access the Lon tunnel configuration window from the Windows Control Panel. All properties require a valid
entry.
Figure 74. Lon Tunnel client window
| Property | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lon Port | drop-down list | Identifies the virtual Lon port provided by this tunnel client. This should not conflict with any existing Lon port assignment,
as known to Windows, for a physical Lon adapter (for example, LON1).
When you tunnel from a Lon-based Windows application, you specify this virtual Lon port. |
| Host Address | IP address | Identifies the IP address (or hostname) of the tunnel server. This is the target host running a station with a LonNetwork, TunnelService, and LonTunnel. |
| User Name | text | Identifies the user in the target host station, where this station user must have admin write permissions for the station’s
TunnelService and child LonTunnel(s).
CAUTION: The TunnelService uses basic authentication to secure the login on any client connection (Lon tunnel or serial tunnel). To
ensure a secure connection, create a special user in the station to use (only) for all Lon or serial tunnel access.
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| Password | text | Secures the station user.
NOTE: The password is not encrypted then passed to the station.
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| Interactive | check box | Controls when this window opens.
If checked, this window reopens each time a Lon-based application first opens this virtual Lon port. If cleared, this window opens only if an open fails to establish a connection to the tunnel server (as stored from last entry). You leave Interactive checked. NOTE: When this window opens interactively, the Lon Port setting is read-only. To change that, you must access the Lon tunneling
applet from the Windows Control Panel.
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