Wiring, Fire Prevention, Lightning And Surge Protection - Mobotix D24M Manual

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2.1.5 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.
MOBOTIX cameras are protected against the effects of small electrical surges by a range
of measures. 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 MOBOTIX cameras installed only by certified specialists
accustomed to installing network devices and having proper respect for the applicable
regulations regarding lightning protection and fire prevention as well as the current tech-
nology for preventing damages from electrical surges.
Wiring
When installing the wiring, make sure to follow these guidelines:
• Data cable: Make sure you only use double-shielded CAT5
or higher cable (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 (see below).
• Wire lengths: The cable segments must not exceed the maxi-
mum allowed cable lengths in order to ensure proper data transfer (see Section 2.11).
• Avoiding induction: When running data cables parallel to existing regular power
lines or 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 (e.g. VDE in Germany, IEEE in the USA) in effect on wiring and
fire prevention at the site of the installation.
Lightning And Surge Protection
More information on preventing lightning or surge damage is available
from organizations such
(www.iec.ch) or from the manufacturers of lightning and surge protectors such as
Dehn (www.dehn.de).
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