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INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL
25-16327-B November 2020 www.eaton.com
Section 1: System installation and design
Networking
Up to One Hundred & Twenty Six Panels or repeaters can be networked together to
operate as a single networked system . To achieve this each panel must be fitted with
a network card (Optional Extra) .
When operating as a networked system all fire and fault event information is
displayed at every panel, silencing and resetting of alarms can also be carried out
from any panel on a networked system if panels are suitably configured .
Networked Can be connected as loops or radial .
Networked panels can be used as active repeaters, alternatively a low cost passive
repeater is available .
This can either be connected a loop of an individual panel or it can be connected to
the network .
The recommended network cable for the network connection between panels is
an enhanced Firetuf cable Manufactured by Draka cables (part number 910234 .)
Screen continuity must be maintained throughout the entire network circuit including
at each junction point . The screen should only be earthed at the connection point
provided at the first panel and not at any other point . The screen or drain wire of the
network cable should not be considered as a safety earth and therefore should not
be connected to terminals marked with the earth symbol, except at the panel, and
should not be insulated with green and yellow sleeving .
Where the network cable passes between buildings, screen continuity should
not be maintained from building to building . A booster device must however be
used irrespective of cable length and should be fitted at a suitable point in the link
between buildings . The cable screen should be connected to the earth of one panel
in each building . 102 ohm terminator should be fitted at the beginning and the end
of the network . If the distance in the network exceeds 1KM the booster should be
used . The booster requires 24V local supply, which can be connected to nearest
Addressable Panel .