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44 Encore — Installation and Service Manual
Section 2 — Installation
Control Panel Power
Control panels are powered differently, depending on model. Panels either
have built in power supplies that use standard power cables, or use
external brick style power supplies.
Types of Control Panel Cabling
Current Encore control panels use Ethernet communications that use stan-
dard 10Base-T and 100Base-T compatible Category 5e cable.
Legacy SMS7000 control panels use Global Serial Channel (GSC) commu-
nications that employ loop through 75 Ohm coaxial cable.
See Control Panels Cabling on page 44 for information about Ethernet and
GSC cabling requirements.
Control Panels Cabling
Ethernet Panel Cabling
The recommended cabling configuration is to connect control panels via
10/100BaseT switches using Category 5e Ethernet patch cables. Each
control panel requires a separate port. See
Figure 20 on page 41.
The switches can be layered up to a maximum of five deep. Always use the
fewest layers practical for the installation.
Figure 24 shows a possible con-
nection configuration using three layers of switches. It is also recom-
mended that control panels that are on shared networks be routed through
managed switches at the point where the control panels can come into
contact with signals from other devices.