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OG3-FR User Manual (V1.0) 2-11

Ethernet Connections

You can monitor and control openGear cards in your openGear frame via the DashBoard client

software. This requires a Network Controller card is installed and configured in your openGear

frame. The exact steps for connecting to your facility via an ethernet network depends on the

network requirements of your facility. Contact your IT Department before connecting to your

facility network to ensure that there are no conflicts.

Note — DashBoard uses the open SLP protocol to locate openGear frames on the network.

In larger installations, it is recommended to use an SLP Directory Agent (DA). Contact your IT

Department for more information on whether your facility uses an SLP DA.

OG3-FR Series Frames

The Ethernet port is a standard 10/100/1000 RJ45 Ethernet connector and is used to exchange

information with an external monitoring, or control, system over an ethernet network. You must have

the MFC-8322-N installed in the frame to take advantage of the Gigabit ethernet connectivity available

for cards in the OG3-FR series frame. The table below provides the wiring information based on the

type of Network Controller card installed in the frame.

Use up to 100m of CAT6 cable or better for Gigabit Ethernet network or use up to 100m of CAT5

cable or better for 10/100Mbit Ethernet networks. The Ethernet port has its RJ45 connector wired as a

Network Interface Card (NIC). The Ethernet port does not provide Power-over-Ethernet (PoE).

Ethernet Port Pinouts

MFC-8322-S

(10/100 Ethernet)

MFC-8322-N

(10/100/1000 Ethernet)

Number

Signal Signal

1Tx+ TD1+

2Tx- TD1-

3Rx+ TD2+

4* TD2-

5* TD3+

6Rx- TD3-

7* TD4+

8* TD4-

* Shorted, 75ohm to Ground