Kramer Electronics FC-1ETHN user manual Overview

Overview

In particular, the FC-1ETHN:

•Offers network connectivity that lets you connect a Kramer (or other) device via its RS-232 or RS-485 port to the Ethernet LAN network

•Lets you control an RS-232 / RS-485 device via Ethernet, from a PC (set to Slave routing mode) or other protocol compatible remote controller1

•Lets you control a device from up to three Ethernet points (PCs or remote controllers)

•Includes Windows®-based Configuration Management software for serial and network programming (including routing mode settings, network settings, serial settings, and destination device settings)

•Is compatible with the latest Kramer K-Router Windows®-based control software (version 4.0 or higher) whose user-friendly interface now allows Kramer switchers to be controlled via Ethernet

•Supports easy dial-up and Internet system remote control (requiring only a dedicated IP address and a modem in the remote location) whether it is a standalone PC or a LAN system

•Supports using wireless, 802.11b standard based LAN systems for control

•Has capability to facilitate a built-in Web page server

3.1Terminology Used in this User Manual

Table 1 defines some terms that are used in this user manual:

	Table 1: Terminology Used in this User Manual
Term	Definition
802.3	The standard specification for ETHERNET that is maintained by the Institute of
	Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
Dynamic Host	Allows the network administrator to distribute IP addresses from a central point
Configuration Protocol	and automatically send a new IP address when an Ethernet point is plugged
(DHCP)	into a different network location.
Gateway	A network position serving as an entry to another network. On the Internet, a
	node or stopping point can be either a gateway node or a host (end-point) node.
IP Address	A 32-binary digit number that identifies each sender or receiver (within a
	network via a particular server or workstation) of data (HTML pages or e-mails)
	that is sent in packets across the Internet.
Local Area Network	Computers sharing a common communications line or wireless link, which often
(LAN)	share a server within a defined geographic area.
Media Access Control	A computer's unique hardware number in a LAN or other network. On an
(MAC) Address	Ethernet LAN, the (MAC) address is identical to the Ethernet address.
Transmission Control	The basic communication language or protocol of the Internet that breaks the
Protocol/Internet	message into appropriately sized packets for the network, and can be used as a
Protocol (TCP/IP)	communications protocol in an intranet or an extranet.

1 When using two FC-1ETHN units, both set to Master routing mode

2 KRAMER ELECTRONICS, LTD.