Installation and Operation Manual
FVA-IP Camera
8
P/N 06-523 (Rev. 6)
Revision Date: June, 2019
2.4
Environmental Considerations
To maximize the fire detection potential of the Fike Video Analytics system, the camera lenses should be properly set
up to ensure sharp images. Using a portable TV with the BNC connection attached to the back of the IP camera will
allow localized adjustment to optimize the image focus. Lenses should be clean and free of scratches. Camera
positioning should consider light saturation and consistency, mounting integrity, humidity, airborne particulates, and
other potentially damaging ambient conditions. Bright light sources should be located behind the cameras.
The area to be protected should be uniformly illuminated; fluctuations caused by natural light should be limited.
Cameras should be securely mounted to prevent vibration, swinging, and other camera motion. Excess humidity may
cause fogging of the lenses that may trigger the system.
Make provision to sustain camera lens clarity in applications where airborne particulates and aerosols may coat the
camera lens between maintenance intervals and affect sensitivity. Cameras should be protected either by design or
installation to ensure that performance is not compromised. When used in conditions that will expose the camera to
extreme conditions, the cameras should be shielded or otherwise arranged to maintain performance when exposed to
those extreme conditions. The cameras should not be installed in a location where ambient conditions are known to
exceed the extremes for which they have been listed (see specifications Appendix A). Nuisance sources include but
may not be limited to welding, modulated light sources, and localized fluctuations in lighting. The area to be protected
should be uniformly lit at the UL minimum of 1 foot‐candle (10 lux) measured at the floor level for the hazard area or
the FM approved 4.8 Fc (~48 lux) at 30 inches (76 cm) above the floor surface. General lighting shall meet the
minimum emergency lighting requirements of NFPA 101 (1 Fc (10 Lux)) and shall not produce a low light camera fault.
2.5
Selecting Cable
There are several classifications of cable used for twisted‐pair networks. We recommend Category 5 (or CAT 5) cable
for all new installations. There are several fire code classifications for the outer insulation of CAT 5 cable. CMR cable,
or "riser cable," is the most common, however, CMP or plenum cable is also available and may be required by local,
state or national codes if it will be running through suspended ceilings, ducts, or other areas, that are used to circulate
air or act as an air passage from one room to another. Stranded wire patch cables are often specified for cable
segments running from a wall jack to a PC and for patch panels. They are more flexible than solid core wire.
CAT 5 cable has four twisted pairs of wire for a total of eight individually insulated wires. Each pair is color coded with
one wire having a solid color (blue, orange, green, or brown) twisted around a second wire with a white background
and a stripe of the same color. The solid colors may have a white stripe in some cables. Cable colors are commonly
described using the background color followed by the color of the stripe; e.g., white‐orange is a cable with a white
background and an orange stripe.
The straight through and cross‐over patch cables are terminated with CAT 5, RJ‐45 modular plugs. RJ‐45 plugs are
similar to those you'll see on the end of your telephone cable except they have eight versus four or six contacts on the
end of the plug and they are about twice as big. Make sure they are rated for CAT 5 wiring. (RJ means "Registered
Jack"). Also, there are RJ‐45 plugs designed for both solid core wire and stranded wire. Others are designed specifically
for one kind of wire or the other. Be sure you buy plugs appropriate for the wire you are going to use.
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