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Mx2wire+ User Manual: INTRODUCTION
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1 INTRODUCTION
Using the Mx2wire+ system from MOBOTIX, an Ethernet network with PoE can be established
using existing cables up to 500 m. This means that you can utilize a two-wire cable that is
no longer in use (analog telephone line, antenna cable or bell wire, for instance) to connect
a 10/100Mbps Ethernet device such as a PC, Wi-Fi, IP camera, IP telephone or IP door station
without having to lay any new cables or implement any other constructional measures.
An (identical) Mx2wire+ unit is required at both ends of the cable, and it automatically
configures itself as either the sender or the receiver (MOBOTIX patent).
Two-wire cable
max. 500 m
Mx2wire+
Mx2wire+
TCP/IP
PoE
PoE out
max. 13 W
PoE switch/injector
IEEE 802.3af/at
Data & power
max. 10 m
The significant benefit of Mx2wire+ is that, in addition to data, the power to operate PoE
end devices (Power-over-Ethernet according to the IEEE 802.3af standard, a MOBOTIX
network camera, for example) can also be transferred via the two-wire cable.
Mx2wire+ is delivered via PoE from a network cable that feeds in. The connected end
devices are supplied with up to 13 watts via PoE. Mx2wire+ does not therefore require
its own power supply, as the network distributor (switch) typically supplies power over
the data cables (PoE) so that the two Mx2wire+ units as well as the standard PoE end
device are supplied.
Mx2wire+ is delivered in the standard wall outlet frame in dierent designs, however, it
can also be used with the available on-wall socket that is included.
Note
Mx2wire+ takes over the cable function for network and PoE, therefore, the cable
cannot be simultaneously used for power, analog telephone or antenna connection
anymore!
Mx2wire+ requires a PoE
power supply via a
standard PoE switch
(class 0, IEEE 802.3af or
class 4, IEEE 802.3at)
for operation
If no PoE switch is
used, power can also be
supplied using the NPA-
PoE set from MOBOTIX
or a DC power supply
unit (Section 3.2)