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Hardware installation (Raymarine)
The supported Raymarine radars are very easy to use with OpenCPN. All you need is a wired Ethernet connection.
You can add as many computers as desired, the system will allow operation from all connected MFDs (plotters) and computers.
Older RD radars connect via a thick cable directly into a Radar display or an older MFD like the "E Series Classic legacy Display". These displays have a Seatalk hs port, which is nothing else than Ethernet. The Seatalk hs physical connection is a standard RJ45 jack with a weatherproof collar.
Connect an Ethernet switch and link it to the Seatalk hs port on your display.
If you have one of the newer ones (RD...D) with a model number ending in "D" for "Digital" that has an Ethernet RJ45 jack, or a Quantum radar, connect that directly to an Ethernet switch. If you have a Raymarine MFD, connect this to the switch as well.
There have been several reports of this not working. To protect their installed base, Raymarine uses a special not-yet-discovered protocol to "unlock" the WiFi connection.