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 Networking 4 lowrance units
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05/10/16 02:19 PM
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BarW
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Anyway to network 4 units other than with a
Navico NEP 2 device? I have a HDS 5 and 8 with structure scan now. I am adding two HDS 9's gen 2 one on the bow one at the console. I'd like to keep the 5 for sonar up front so I can split the nine with Nav and down scan.
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Re: Networking 4 lowrance units
[Re: BarW]
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05/10/16 11:25 PM
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grout-scout
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The 9's have 2 enet ports, that should let you tie all 4 together in a daisy chain formation.
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Re: Networking 4 lowrance units
[Re: BarW]
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05/25/16 03:59 PM
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Baylor1970
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I have seen a couple of the guides at Lake Fork with 4 HDS units on their boat and they seem to work fine.
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Re: Networking 4 lowrance units
[Re: grout-scout]
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05/25/16 05:04 PM
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Flippin-Out
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The 9's have 2 enet ports, that should let you tie all 4 together in a daisy chain formation. I understand you are adding one HDS 9 at the bow and one at the console. Get two 6 foot Lowrance Ethernet cables. (It's the shortest they make.) Install the two HDS 9 units, moving the existing Ethernet connection from the old unit to the HDS 9 at each location. Then, use the 6' Ethernet cables to connect from each HDS 9 to the old unit where the Ethernet cable had been removed - you're done. What I described saves $ on buying cables and puts the StructureScan box in the middle of the network, which is desirable.
Last edited by Flippin-Out; 05/25/16 05:07 PM.
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