Veracity CAMSWITCH 8 PLUS User manual

802.3AT POE NETWORK SWITCH
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VCS-8P2
We, Veracity UK Ltd. of Prestwick International Aerospace Park, 4 Dow Road,
Prestwick, KA9 2TU, United Kingdom, declare under our sole responsibility that the
product :VCS-8P2 (CAMSWITCH 8 Plus) is in conformity with the essential
requirements and other relevant requirements of the EMC Directive (2004/108/EC)
The product is in conformity with the following standards:
EN 55022:2010
EN 55024:2010
Responsible Person Mr Alastair McLeod, Managing Director
Issued 6th May 2013 at Prestwick. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1)this device may not cause
harmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,including
interference that may cause undesired operation.
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference
when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to caus harmful
interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
NETWORK
SWITCH
POWER
57V
VCS-8P2
ALL CABLES UP TO 100M
CAT 5e OR BETTER
ETHERNET WITH POE ETHERNET DATA ONLY
UP TO 8
POE OR
NON-POE
DEVICES
PLUS ONE
NON-POE
DEVICE
DISTANCE FROM VCS-8P2
TO NETWORK SWITCH
MAY BE UP TO 100M
POWER
NETWORK
SWITCH
POWER
PLUS
VOR-OSP
VCS-8P2
ETHERNET WITH POE ETHERNET DATA ONLY
POE
DEVICES
UP TO
25 WATTS
TOTAL.
(SEE TABLE)
NON-POE
DEVICES
MAY ALSO BE
CONNECTED.
APPLICATION DIAGRAM | POE POWERED
• CAMSWITCH 8 Plus can be POE-powered. Veracity’s OUTSOURCE Plus injector
is recommended for POE-forwarding applications.
CONNECTIONS
• All ports support 10/100 Base-T with
auto-negotiation and auto-crossover 




8 network ports with 802.3at POE
Rear DC input for rack-mount PSU option
Data only port
Front 57V DC input
Data port with optional POE in
Port LEDs : Green POE enabled (POE ports),
Power good (non-POE ports)
Yellow Ethernet Link /Activity




+ _

APPLICATION DIAGRAM | DC POWERED
• When used with an optional power supply, CAMSWITCH 8 Plus delivers a network
connection with optional 802.3af/at power to up to 8 cameras.

WALL MOUNT CLIPS
• To mount the unit securely to a at surface, t the enclosed clips as shown and refer to the mounting template below.
1U RACK BRACKET (Option)
• Use with rack PSU options
DIMENSIONS | MOUNTING HOLE TEMPLATE
• Width 110mm (131mm inc. clips) | Depth 70mm (80mm inc. connectors) | Height 40mm | Weight 225g
Scale 1:1
DIN RAIL CLIP (Option)
• Remove upper two screws and t as shown.
57V
POE POWER AVAILABILITY
• CAMSWITCH 8 Plus can deliver up to full 802.3at POE Plus
power on all 8 ports when used with the rack PSU system.
For other installations, the total budget is limited by the power
supply connected.
• The power budget is the total power used by POE devices.
This information may be found in the IP camera or POE device
datasheets. POE power classes are ignored.
• For example, the VPSU-57V-1500 provides a 78W budget.
This is enough for two full-power 802.3at (25.5 watt) cameras
plus two full power 802.3af (13 watt) cameras, or eight
cameras of up to 9 watts each.
INPUT SOURCE BUDGET
DC front VPSU - 57V - 800 40 watts
VPSU - 57V - 1500 78 watts
DC rear Veracity rack PSU 204 watts
POE POE switch 10 watts
VOR - OSP 25 watts
1. Insert 2. Click
• To check the power budget for your supply, refer to the table
below. Only Veracity 57V power supplies may be connected
to DC inputs.
122mm
25mm
8 5