FLIR E70353, Nstallation & Operation Instructions

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4.4 Network connections
Your thermal camera has a single RayNet network connector. This connects the camera
to your vessel’s wider IP network. This could be an existing third-party Ethernet network,
or a dedicated Raymarine RayNet network.
The details of the network connections between the camera, video display (web browser,
analog video monitor, or LightHouse™-powered Raymarine multifunction display), control
unit (for example, a JCU-3 controller) and the rest of your installation depend on:
• how you want to control the camera (for example, with a web browser, a
LightHouse™-powered Raymarine multifunction display, a JCU controller, or a
combination)
• how you want to view the camera’s IP video feed (for example, with an analog video
monitor connected through an IP video decoder, a LightHouse™-powered Raymarine
multifunction display, a web browser, or a combination)
• the equipment already installed on your vessel (for example, network switches with
free ports, analog video monitors, or other cameras)
The following sections show some possible network connections, starting with a basic
system with a single camera directly connected to web browser, and finishing with a
more complex multi-camera, multi-display, multi-JCU system.
Non-RayNet systems
You can install your camera on a vessel that doesn’t already have a RayNet network or
LightHouse™-powered Raymarine multifunction display (MFD) installed.
The following examples show possible network connections for:
• a single-camera system with the camera connected directly to a laptop or other device
running a web browser (for camera control, and viewing the camera’s IP video feed)
• a single-camera system comprising a laptop or other device running a web browser
(for camera control, and viewing the camera’s IP video feed), an Ethernet network
switch, and an optional JCU for additional camera control
• a single-camera system comprising an analog video monitor connected via an
IP video decoder (available separately), an Ethernet network switch, and a JCU
for camera control.
Single-camera system with direct connection to web browser
Note: Power connections are not shown in this illustration. The camera and the other
devices shown require their own dedicated power connection.
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