Control 4 T4 Series Installation Manual page 4

Power and network installation options
This device uses an Ethernet or Wi-Fi network connection and
can be powered using PoE.
Choose one of the following options to install the power and
network communication.
Option 1: Ethernet connection with PoE
PoE supplies DC power on the Ethernet cable using a PoE
Injector (model #AC-POE1-B) or a third-party PoE solution to
provide the touchscreen with power and a network connection.
The touchscreen works with the Control4 PoE Injector or a third-
party PoE Injector.
To set up your PoE and Ethernet connection with a PoE Injector:
1 Attach the PoE Injector according to the instructions in your
PoE's installation guide if provided. Control4 PoE Injector
instructions are provided later in this document.
2 Pull the Ethernet cable from that location to where you want
to install the touchscreen.
Figure 2: Ethernet with PoE—Requires Ethernet connection to PoE
injector
Option 2: Wi-Fi with PoE injector
A PoE injector supplies DC power to the touchscreen via an
Ethernet cable. The touchscreen works with the Control4 PoE
Injector or any compatible third-party PoE Injector.
To set up your Wi-Fi connection and a PoE injector:
1 Attach the PoE Injector according to the instructions in your
PoE's installation guide, if provided. Control4 PoE Injector
instructions are provided later in this document.
2 Pull the Ethernet cable from that location to where you want
to install the touchscreen.
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Figure 2: Ethernet with PoE—Requires Ethernet connection to PoE
injector
Place touchcreen here
PoE PoE
Wi-Fi
injector injector
Power installation
Prepare the plastic power box for installation into the wall box by
inserting the Ethernet cable into the power box, and then follow
the instructions below.
Connecting PoE
Connect the PoE injector to power and the network, and then
connect it to the power box. It can be located anywhere along
the cable that connects the power box to the network switch.
To install a Control4 PoE injector:
1 Connect the Control4 PoE injector to an AC outlet using the
power cord.
2 Connect one of the LAN ports on the network switch to the
PoE Injector's LAN port using Cat 5/6 Ethernet cable.
3 Pull a cable going from the PoE injector's PWR LAN-OUT
port through one of the touchscreen's left-side wall box
knockout holes.
4 Go to "Connecting to a wired network" below.
Connecting to a wired network
To connect to a wired network:
1 Pull the in-wall Ethernet cable through a left-side knockout
hole of the wall box, then plug it into the Ethernet jack on
the back of the power box (Figure 8).
Figure 5: Insert Ethernet cable into power box
Wireless
access point Controller
Switch