The FC−21ETH is an Ethernet control gateway, capable of plug and play deployment over customer Ethernet LAN for remote control of customer controlled devices via bidirectional RS−232 or RS−485 serial control connections. Multiple control clients can be IP−connected to the FC−22ETH control gateway for concurrent control of one RS−232 or RS−485 controllable device, such as an AV scaler, video display, and audio amplifier.