Wiring, Fire Prevention, Lightning And Surge Protection - Mobotix D16 DualDome Manual

D16 Camera Manual: Installation

2.2.4 Wiring, Fire Prevention, Lightning and Surge Protection

When installing the wiring inside or outside of buildings, make sure you always adhere to the
relevant regulations on wiring, fire prevention, and protection against lightning.
A range of measures are used to protect MOBOTIX cameras against the effects of small elec-
trical surges. These measures, however, cannot prevent the camera from being damaged
when stronger electrical surges occur. Particular care should be taken when installing the
camera outside to ensure proper protection against lightning, as this also protects the
building and the entire network infrastructure.
MOBOTIX recommends having its cameras installed only by certified specialists who are used
to installing and operating network devices safely and who are familiar with the applicable
regulations regarding lightning and fire prevention as well as the current technology for
preventing damage from electrical surges.
Wiring
When installing the wiring, make sure to follow these guidelines:
• Data cable: Make sure you only use double-shielded Cat 5 or
higher cables (S/STP) for Ethernet connections.
• Outdoors: Installing the camera outdoors requires special
precautions and measures regarding the cables as well as
lightning and surge protection.
• Wire lengths: The cable segments must not exceed the max-
imum allowed cable lengths in order to ensure proper data
transfer.
Avoiding induction: When running data cables parallel to existing regular power lines or
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high-voltage wires, make sure you observe the minimum distances to the power cables.
Fire Prevention
When installing the power lines to the camera, make sure you always adhere to the country-
specific regulations (for example, VDE in Germany, IEEE in the U.S.) in effect on wiring and
fire prevention at the site of the installation.
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