Maretron IPG100 User manual

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IPG100
Internet Protocol Gateway
User’s Manual
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Maretron, LLP
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Maretron Manual Part #: M003004

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Revision History
Revision Description
1.0 Original document
1.1 Corrected current utilization figures
1.2 Added documentation on Cloud Services

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Table of Contents
1General ................................................................................................................................1
1.1Introduction....................................................................................................................1
1.2Firmware Revision.........................................................................................................2
1.3Features ........................................................................................................................2
1.4IPG100 Accessories......................................................................................................2
1.5Quick Install...................................................................................................................2
1.6Theory of Operation.......................................................................................................2
1.7General Concepts..........................................................................................................3
1.7.1Client/Server Architecture...................................................................................3
1.7.2TCP/IP Networks ................................................................................................5
1.7.3NAT (Network Address Translation)....................................................................5
1.7.4PAT (Port Address Translation)..........................................................................6
1.7.5Static and Dynamic IP Addressing......................................................................6
1.7.6Software Firewall Configuration ..........................................................................7
1.7.7Data Security and Encryption..............................................................................7
2Installation............................................................................................................................7
2.1Unpacking the Box.........................................................................................................7
2.2Choosing a Mounting Location ......................................................................................8
2.3Mounting the IPG100.....................................................................................................8
2.4Connecting the IPG100 .................................................................................................9
2.4.1NMEA 2000®Connection....................................................................................9
2.4.2LAN Connection..................................................................................................9
2.4.3USB N2KView®Hardware License Key Connection...........................................9
2.5Indicators.....................................................................................................................10
3Configuring the IPG100......................................................................................................10
3.1Advanced Configuration ..............................................................................................10
3.1.1Device Instance ................................................................................................10
3.1.2Installation Description......................................................................................11
3.1.3Restore Factory Defaults ..................................................................................11
3.2Device Label................................................................................................................11
3.3N2KServer®Password.................................................................................................11
3.4Maretron Cloud Services .............................................................................................11
3.5Configuring DHCP.......................................................................................................11
3.6Configuring IP Address................................................................................................12
3.7Configuring Subnet Mask ............................................................................................12
3.8Configuring Default Gateway.......................................................................................12
3.9Configuring Default DNS .............................................................................................12
4Maintenance.......................................................................................................................12
5Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................13
6Technical Specifications.....................................................................................................14
7Technical Support..............................................................................................................16
8Installation Template..........................................................................................................17
9Maretron (2 Year) Limited Warranty...................................................................................18

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Table of Figures
Figure 1 – IPG100 Network Diagram......................................................................................... 1
Figure 2 – LAN Client/Server Architecture Example with USB100............................................ 3
Figure 3 – WAN Client/Server Architecture Example through the Internet ................................ 4
Figure 4 – LAN Server/Client Architecture Example with IPG100 ............................................. 4
Figure 5 – Single Client Connection to IPG100......................................................................... 5
Figure 6 – Mounting the IPG100................................................................................................ 8
Figure 7 – NMEA 2000®Connector Face Views ....................................................................... 9
Figure 8 – Troubleshooting Guide........................................................................................... 13
Figure 9 – Mounting Surface Template ................................................................................... 17

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1 General
1.1 Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the Maretron Internet Protocol Gateway (IPG100).
Maretron has designed and built your gateway to the highest standards for years of reliable,
dependable, and accurate service.
The Internet Protocol Gateway (IPG100) lets you connect Maretron black boxes (MBB100’s),
Maretron touch screens (DSM800’s), PC’s, Mac’s, tablets, or smartphones to an NMEA 2000®
network so you can monitor and control your vessel using Maretron’s N2KView®software. The
conventional way of viewing NMEA 2000®information is with a display on the vessel that is
directly connected to an NMEA 2000® network, but with the IPG100, you are not limited to
direct connected displays. With the IPG100, you can use any device running N2KView®
software to monitor and control your vessel from onboard or ashore.
The IPG100 has an NMEA 2000®and an Ethernet LAN (Local Area Network) port for
exchanging information between the onboard NMEA 2000®network and Internet Protocol (IP)
enabled devices using conventional technology such as routers, switches, and wireless
modems. In addition, the IPG100 includes a USB port used for connecting Maretron’s
hardware license key. The hardware license key is used to enable remote devices running
N2KView® software. For example, if you purchase a hardware license key with three
N2KView® licenses, you can run N2KView®at the helm, another on a handheld device
connected via Wi-Fi, and another at home on your PC or Mac with an Internet connection back
to the vessel. The licenses are floating, so if you were to shut down N2KView®running at
home, you could fire up the third N2KView® license on the vessel.
Figure 1 – IPG100 Network Diagram
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The Maretron IPG100 is demands of the marine
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.5 Quick Install G100 involves the following steps. Please refer to the individual
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.6 Theory of Operation portion of the N2KView®Vessel Monitoring and control
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designed to operate within the harsh
environment. However, no piece of marine electronic equipment can function properly unless
installed, calibrated, and maintained in the correct manner. Please read carefully and follow
these instructions for installation, calibration, and usage of the Maretron IPG100 in order to
ensure optimal performance.
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This manual corresponds to IPG1
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•NMEA 2000 interface AN interface•10/100 Mbps Ethernet L
•Runs embedded version of Maretron N
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•USB port for N2KView Hardware License Key
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•Dedicated platform for N2KView clients allow•Supports Maretron Cloud Services, which
network from anywhere with working Internet connection. Contact your Maretron deal
or Maretron directly for information on Maretron Cloud Services capabilities and pricing.
.4 IPG100 Accessories1
Maretron offers the following access
•PX0852 USB Waterproof Cover
M0 le 16.•PX0837/5 0 Waterproof Ethernet Cab
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Installing the Maretron IP
sections for additional details.
1. Unpacking the Box (Secti
2. Choosing a Mounting Location (S
3. Mounting the IPG100 (Section 2.3)
4. Connecting the IPG100 (Section 2.4)
5. Configuring the IPG100 (Section 3)
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The IPG100 implements the server
System, providing the same function as the N2KServer component running on a Windows
PC. The IPG100, when connected to an NMEA 2000®network, an Ethernet LAN, and a valid
N2KView®Hardware License Key, takes the information from the NMEA 2000®network and
makes it available to N2KView®clients over the LAN interface. N2KView®platinum clients can
also send switching control messages to the IPG100 over the LAN interface and the IPG100
will relay these messages to the NMEA 2000®network. The next section describes in detail
how the N2KView®system is implemented in terms of networking technology.

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1.7 General Concepts
1.7.1 Client/Server Architecture
The N2KView®Vessel Monitoring and Control System is based on a client/server architecture.
In this context, a server is defined as a component that provides services over a network and a
client is defined as a station that requests and uses those services.
Within the N2KView®System, there is one server (called N2KServer®) and one or more
stations or clients (called N2KView®). The server component is implemented by either an
IPG100 or N2KServer®software running on a Windows PC, and the station or client
components are implemented by the N2KView®software. N2KView®software may run on a
Windows PC, Mac, or Maretron’s MBB100 or DSM800. Mobile versions of N2KView®software
are available for iPod, iPhone, iPad and Android devices. The service offered by the server to
the stations (clients) is access to the NMEA 2000®network data that the server receives from
the NMEA 2000®network via its NMEA 2000®gateway. The network over which this service is
offered is implemented as a TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) network,
which is discussed in the next section.
1.7.1.1 Examples of NMEA 2000®Client/Server Architectures
N2KServer®may run on a Windows PC (using Maretron’s USB100 gateway - see Figure 2 and
Figure 3) or N2KServer®may run directly on an IPG100 (see Figure 4).
Figure 2 – LAN Client/Server Architecture Example with USB100
Figure 2 shows an example of a Local Area Network (LAN) connection including the PC to
NMEA 2000®network connection through a USB100 gateway. A copy of N2KServer®must run
on the PC connected to the USB100, and an N2KView®Hardware License Key must be
plugged in to the PC to supply sufficient licenses for the maximum number of simultaneously
connected clients. N2KView®clients may run on either the PC connected to the USB100, or to
another PC connected to the router, or to a laptop or mobile device connected wirelessly.

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Figure 4 – LAN Client/Server Architecture Example with IPG100
Figure 4 sho work and a
Figure 3 – WAN Client/Server Architecture Example through the Internet
Figure 3 extends the example shown in
across a Wide Area Network (WAN). Although it is possible to setup t
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Figure 3, ensuring that the remote N2KView clients can find the IP Address of the
N2KServer®at the correct port (6543 or 6544) requires considerable IT expertise.
LAN WAN
ws an example of an IPG100 connected between the NMEA 2000®net
Wi-Fi/router connected to a PC running an N2KView®client. A copy of N2KServer®
automatically runs on the IPG100; however an N2KView®Hardware License Key must be
plugged in to the IPG100 to supply sufficient licenses for the maximum number of
simultaneously connected clients. As in the previous examples, N2KView®Clients may run on
any computer able to access the N2KServer®on the Ethernet network.

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Figure 5 – Single Client Connection to IPG100
shows an example of a single client connection to an IPG100. A DSM800 (or a
computer, or a MBB100) is connected directly to the IPG100.
1.7.2 TCP/IP Networks
The networking protocol that is used for the communication between the server an
th ransfer Protocol), and many others of the most popular applications on the Internet.
The TCP/IP connection can be made over an Ethernet connection, a Wi-Fi connection, cellu
phone data connection, and many other types of media. In fact, a single packet of TCP/IP
data may traverse multiple types of media on its journey. The TCP/IP protocol is supported by
ting systems, as well as Internet-connected cellular phones.
Each computer on a TCP/IP network is identified by an IP address unique to that network. An
IP address consists of four numbers, each ranging between 0 and 255, separated by periods.
This is referred to a dotted decimal notation. Examples of IP addresses in this format are
10.0.0.1, and 62.12.31.188.
The IP address may either be hard coded into the computer (this means that the address
static which makes the computer easier to find) or assigned at each startup by a DHCP
(Dynamic Host Control Protocol) server, typically found as part of a router. The router can be
ed to e areserve a specific address for the computer and then assign that sam
each time at startup. If the router chooses a different address each time, then the computer
may be difficult to find on the network. This is not a problem for a client such as N2KView®, but
servers such as a PC running N2KServer®or the IPG100 must be at a known address.
1.7.3 NAT (Network Address Translation)
If you wish to use N2KView®to view data from an N2KServer®on a WAN through an Internet
connection, please read this section. If your N2KServer®and N2KView®
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If you request a Static IP Address from your ISP when you set up your Internet connection, the
’t make this request, your ISP will assign
r lose your Internet connection, your Dynamic IP
ddress will be released and may be reassigned to someone else.
In the early days of the Internet, each computer connected to the Internet had its own IP
address. With the explosive growth of the Internet, the number of distinct IP addresses is
starting to run out. It is no longer practical for an Internet Service Provider (ISP) to provide its
customers with individual IP addresses for each component the customer wishes to connect to
the Internet. Rather, the ISP normally assigns each customer a single IP address, and a
router implementing Network Address Translation (NAT) is connected to the Internet
connection (sometimes referred to as the Wide Area Network, or WAN, connection) on one
side, and to the Local Area Network, or LAN, on the other side. Each computer on the LAN
side of the connection will be assigned its own IP address, typically in the ranges 192.168.x.
x.x, and 172.16.x.x through 172.31.x.x, where x can be any number in the range 0-255.
The WAN connection will be assigned a single IP address by the ISP.
Generally, network address translation is performed by a router that is connected to the
Internet via a Cable or DSL connection on the WAN side, and to the local area network (LAN)
Ethernet or Wi-Fi co ®he local areannections. In order to access an N2KServer on t
iew®outside of the LAN. You must configure the ro
incoming connections on port 6544 and to forward these connections to the IP address o
N2KServer®computer. Consult the documentation that came
1.7.4 PAT (Port Addres
If you wish to use N2KView®to view data from an N2KServer®on a WAN through an Internet
connection and your Internet Service Provider does not allow communication on port 6544,
please read this section. If your N2KServer®and N2KView®computers are on the same LAN,
or your ISP allows communication over port 6544, you may skip this section.
N2KServer®requires a connection to be made on port 6544. Routers that support Port
Address Translation can be set up to accept incoming connections on a different port an
d these connections to port 6544 on the IP address of the N2KServer®computer. This
iew must then be set up to request a connection to the WAN IP Address of the router
fo
change in the port address is known as the ability to do Port Address Translation as well as
Network Address Translation. Not all routers have this ability; please consult the
documentation that came with your router for details.
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and the new port number.
1.7.5 Static and Dynamic IP Addressing
If you wish to use N2KView®to view data from an N2KServer®on a WAN through an Internet
connection, please read this section. If your N2KServer®and N2KView®computers are on th
same LAN, you may skip this section.
WAN IP address will always be the same. If you didn
you a Dynamic IP Address, which may actually change from time to time. In this way, the ISP
only needs to have enough addresses to cover its customers who are connected to the
Internet at any given time. If you stop o
a