Installing Xanbus-Enabled Devices - Xantrex XW4024-120/240-60 Installation Manual

Xanbus Network Installation

Installing Xanbus-Enabled Devices

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If you are installing a Xanbus-enabled device on an existing Xanbus System, put the
system in Standby mode using the System Settings menu on the XW System Control
Panel.
CAUTION: Equipment Damage
Connect only to other Xanbus compatible devices. Although the cabling and connectors used in this
network system are the same as ethernet connectors, this network is not an ethernet system.
Equipment damage may result from attempting to connect Xanbus to different systems.
Important:
Mount cables and network connectors in a dry location.
To install the Xanbus-enabled devices:
1. Determine and prepare the location for each device. Refer to the installation
procedure for each device elsewhere in this manual.
2. Determine and measure the required cable length, taking into consideration your
network layout, the routing, and strain relief requirements. Do not exceed the total
recommended cable length of 130 feet (40 meters).
3. Mount the devices according to the installation procedure elsewhere in this guide.
4. Use an appropriate length of Xanbus cable to connect each device and (if used) 3-way
network connector.
5. Insert a terminator into the open network port of the Xanbus-enabled device at each
end of the network. See Figure 3-3.
CAUTION: Unpredictable device behavior
After connecting the Xanbus-enabled devices and terminating the network, do not plug terminators
or other cables into any remaining open network ports on any Xanbus-enabled devices.
Do not connect one end of the network to the other to make a ring.
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