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NFN Gateway Installation & Operation Manual - P/N: 52307:Rev: D 06/01/07
Section 1 NFN Gateway PC Overview
1.1 Product Description
This gateway:
•
Serves as a bridge between an ONYXWorks
®
Workstation and a NFN network, and it uses that
Workstation as the primary reporting station for the NFN network.
•
Translates a NFN network’s panel and device data into data that can be interpreted by the
ONYXWorks
®
Workstation software application.
•
Monitors NFN networks using ARCNET network architecture.
•
Is configured using the NFN Config Tool.
The NFN Gateway PC enables remote users to monitor a NFN network with a Workstation that is
registered on your IP network. The gateway is used in conjuncture with Veri•Fire™ Tools software
application to upload/download data to a panel without having to physically visit the panel.
The NFN Gateway PC acts like any other node on a NFN network and is compatible with the
following node type. An * indicates panels that support using a USB or serial cable for the direct
connections as shown in
NOTE:
In this document, unless expressly written otherwise, when the term ONYXWorks
®
Workstation or Workstation is used those terms refer to the software application and the computer
it is installed on as one.
Table 1.1 NFN Network Compatibility Table
NFN Network Node Type
Network Board Used
AFP-200
NAM
AFP-300/400
NAM
AFP-1010
SIB-NET
AM2020
SIB-NET
BACnet Gateway
NCM-W/F
BACnet Gateway-2
NCM-W/F
DAA
DVC
NCM-W/F
NFS-320*
NCM-W/F
NFS-640
NCM-W/F
NFS2-640*
NCM-W/F
NFS-3030
NCM-W/F
NFS2-3030*
NCM-W/F
NFN Web Server
NCM-W/F
NCA
NCM-W/F
NCA-2*
NCM-W/F
NCS
NCM-W/F
