MBB300C User's Manual
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Revision 1.0
The first time you start the MBB300C, N2KView
®
will ask you to assign it a unique name. Assigning a
unique name to the MBB300C is necessary in order to help you determine the source of alerts
generated by a MBB300C or other Maretron device capable of generating alerts.
You are required to press
Accept
and thereby acknowledge this warning message before N2KView
®
will run in Live Mode.
Alternatively, you may
Enter Demo Mode
. In Demo Mode, you will not be able to connect to an
NMEA 2000
®
network and view live data; instead, simulated data will be provided to stimulate the
controls.
Finally, you may choose
Exit
, in which case the MBB300C will power off.
2.5.1 Manually Entering LAN Connection Information
NOTE
The LAN Connection is not necessary unless you are using any of the following
features:
Video
E-mail actions on Alerts
If you intend to use the Video feature or send e-mails via the Alerts feature, you must ensure that the
device can connect to your LAN (local area network). The MBB300C comes from the factory
preconfigured to obtain its LAN connection information from a DHCP (Dynamic Host Control Protocol)
server. If your local area network uses a DHCP server, no configuration is necessary, and the
MBB300C should be able to successfully connect to the local area network.
If your local area network does not use DHCP, you must manually enter the LAN connection
information into the MBB300C. This is done through the following steps:
