What you need to know before getting started

Authentication

The authentication regarding the areas "Editor" and "System" is administrated via the so-called "User administration" in the "ConfigTool" which can be accessed by clicking on "System". To protect the EIBPORT from access by unauthorised persons right from the start, you will be asked to create a new password immediately after having logged in using the standard user data (username = "admin" and password = "eibPort"). Users must always log in. For security reasons, this feature cannot be disabled.

User login for the visualisations is enabled and administrated in the Visualisation Editor under "Security settings" (see chapter “Password protection for visualisation”).

Virtual and real group address range in EIBPORT

In EIBPORT, the entire available group address range (0/0/0 – 31/7/255) is divided into so-called real and virtual group addresses. The virtual address range is intended for the internal interconnection of the EIBPORT functions. Telegrams to virtual group addresses are not used for KNX/TP and KNXnet/IP so that they do not increase telegram traffic where not required.

This division between real and virtual group address range can be set individually in the ConfigTool under the "Configuration" tab in the "Advanced EIB settings" section.

This option can also be completely deactivated, which results in the complete group address range (0/0/0 - 31/7/255) being communicated via KNX/TP and KNXnet/IP.

Individual address range since ETS 4

Attention: Limited compatibility with ETS4! In ETS4, please only use the standard three-level or two-level group address structure in ETS2/3. It is not possible to use the extended group address range or the free group address structure.

Communication objects

The EIBPORT emulates the structure of the KNX's communication objects. That means, that you can assign up to 5 group addresses to every object. Thus, allocation of the group addresses of, for example, an actuator channel, can be directly emulated. In this way, EIBPORT is always kept informed of the actuator's (not group address) actual state and the complex use of acknowledgements is not required. This method simplifies the creation of logical connections since each input object of the gates can be allocated up to 5 group addresses. In this case, the ESF dialog contains all five group address fields. In this way, they are automatically entered into the selected object field using the correct syntax. However, only one address can be entered for inputs.

Syntax of the communication objects

All addresses following the first group address must be put in brackets and separated by commas.

Example: 2/12(2/13,2/14,2/15,2/16)