FC-6 is an RS-232/IR multi-function control gateway, capable of Plug-and-Play deployment over a customer Ethernet LAN for remote bidirectional RS-232 and IR emitter control of customer devices. Multiple control clients can be IP-connected to the FC-6 control gateway for concurrent control of two RS-232 or four IR controllable devices, such as AV scalers, video displays, audio amplifiers, and DVD players.