Setting Up the MCN Server 8000 Remote Comparator Display Software

Prerequisites:

• If the MCN Server 8000 and Client Software is implemented in an ASTRO^® 25 system, then the ASTRO^® 25 PNM Client and ASTRO^® 25 console are the only locations permissible for installing the Client Software. (The MCN Server 8000 can be on a standalone PC.)
• If the MCN Server 8000 and Client Software is joined to the ASTRO^® 25 domain, then implementation requires locating the ASTRO 25 Windows Supplemental media and the instructions for joining a domain, from the Authentication Services Feature Guide.
• If the MCN Server 8000 and Client Software is implemented using the HIB-IP device, due to connections to legacy equipment, the level of Information Assurance applied cannot be considered up to the standards for connecting the site to an ASTRO^® 25 system.

When and where to use:

MCN Server 8000 and Client Software serves the following function:

• The MCN Server 8000 application receives voting information directly from the GCM 8000 or GRV 8000 digital comparators and MLC 8000 analog comparators. It controls voting for both comparators simultaneously. The server application handles data distribution to distributed client applications.
• The MCN Clients also display and control the voting data.

The MCN Server 8000 and Client Software can monitor and control the operation of following types of IP comparators directly through an IP network:

• GCM 8000 Digital Comparators
• GRV 8000 Digital Comparators
• MLC 8000 Analog Comparators
• Mixed Mode Voting — GCM 8000 or GRV 8000 and MLC 8000 comparators

Procedure:

1. Determine the PCs where you will install the MCN Server 8000 and Client Software.
   • One PC for the MCN Server 8000 program
   • MCC 7500 VPM dispatch console or a customer-provided PC for the MCN Client
   NoteYou cannot install the Motorola Solutions MLC 8000 Configuration Tool with Analog Voting Control and Display or Configuration/Service Software (CSS) on the same PC.
2. Cable the hardware by connecting the PCs to the LAN switch using an RJ45 connector.
3. Install the MCN Server 8000 and Client Software. Refer to the following sections in the MCN Server 8000^™ Remote Comparator Display Software for Motorola Solutions IP Comparators manual:
   • “Installation Overview” section
   • “Installing MCN Server Software” section
   • “Installing MCN Client Program” section
4. Generate the system configuration files. Refer to the MCN Server 8000™ Remote Comparator Display Software for Motorola Solutions IP Comparators manual.
   You must enter specific information, such as the IP address of the comparator, into the MCN Server 8000 system data files.
5. Launch the server or client application from the CTI Products folder on the desktop.