Furuno MFD8/12/BB manual Network, Introduction, Mfdbb

2.6.Network

2.6.1.Introduction

NavNet3D (just like NavNet1 and VX2) uses standard TCP/IP Ethernet to share radar/sounder images and other navigation information from devices connected within a networked system. In any single NavNet 3D network, a combination of up to ten NavNet3D MFDs may be connected to each other. All NavNet3D Network Components have one integrated regular RJ45 Ethernet port (with the exception of the MFDBB which has an integrated hub). Legacy NavNet components such as the ETR-6/10N (FUSA P/N BBFF1) or ETR-30N (FUSA P/N BBFF3) network sounder will need to be connected using the Hub Adapter Cable 6 Pin to RJ45 (FUSA P/N = 000-144-463).

MFD8/12

The MFD8/12 has one Waterproof Ethernet Port on the rear of the unit. It comes with standard supply of a 3 meter Ethernet Cable (FUSA P/N =000-164-809) terminated at one end with a Waterproof connector and at the other end with a regular RJ45.

This cable can be extended using a coupler (FUSA P/N= RJ4-5CN-STR) and a regular Ethernet Cable. Please note that the coupler is not waterproof and thus need to be installed accordingly.

MFDBB

The MFDBB Processor Unit contains an integrated hub that provides 4x Ethernet ports. Two of these ports are exclusively dedicated to the keyboard (control unit MCU001) connection. The MFDBB keyboard must be directly connected to one of the dedicated Ethernet ports on the BB (the MCU001 Control Unit cannot be connected to an Ethernet Hub/Switch). The Keyboard comes standard with a 5 meter Ethernet cable, but other lengths may be used:

Ethernet Cable that can be used to connect the MFDBB Keyboard:

-2 Meter RJ45 to RJ45 Ethernet Cable (P/N 000-167-175)

-5 Meter RJ45 to RJ45 Ethernet Cable (P/N 000-167-176)

-10 Meter RJ45 to RJ45 Ethernet Cable (P/N 000-167-177)

Note: The Keyboard uses the Ethernet cable for both Power and Data. Do not plug anything else beside the Keyboard in Ethernet Port 1 and Port 2 on the MFDBB. These

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