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MCD 5000 and XPR 5550e

Thread starter ATK3
Start date May 8, 2025

ATK3

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May 8, 2025

Has anyone set an MCD 5000 up with an XPR 5550e using the IP control scheme? Appendix D in MCD 5000 Installation and Configuration Guide calls out the required IO and networking settings for a codeplug, but once that is set up is it as simple as connecting the radio accessory connector to the 4W E&M port on an RGU or deskset using cable FKN0012A (pins called out in Appendix G of the same manual) and then following the MotoTRBO over IP config steps in Chapter 4?

I may have to configure one shortly, there doesn't seem to be much in the way of official documentation, and the closest I've found in searching is this thread, which didn't offer much: MCD5000 and MotoTRBO over IP

If anyone has set one of these up and knows more about the configuration process, I'd be grateful for insight!

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