Nitek ET1500UW - Manual (Page 4)

Installation & Setup
Equipment Requirements & Mounting: The process for utilizing the ET1500UW is rather quick and easy.
A common topology involves lengths of existing or new UTP (CAT5e/CAT6) cable up to 2000 feet or 500
meters, the ET1500UW transmitter and the associated rack mounted multi-port receiver such as the
ER8500C or ER16500C, an IP camera or other peripheral network device. The IP camera must be either
802.3af or 802.3at compliant. That is requiring no more then 15.4 W 48VDC @ 350mA of 802.3af (PoE) or
up to 25.5W 60VDC @ 600mA of 802.3at (PoE+) power for proper attached device operation.
The method for facilitating Ethernet communication and PoE over the UTP cable starts by connecting a mul-
ti-port receiver such as the ER8500U or ER16500U to the lengths of CAT5e/CAT6 UTP “Link” cables. The
IP camera interfaces with the ET1500UW via its “Network Port” labeled RJ45 with a CAT5e/CAT6 patch
cord. The output of the ET1500UW in turn connects to “Link” cables via the “Link Port” labeled RJ45 con-
nector. Power (PoE) from the multi-port receiver provide operational PoE for both the ET1500UW and the
attached the IP camera. An illustration of this is represented below in the “Installment Topology - Type C”
diagram.
Upon final power up the devices will under go initialization and auto-configuration processes (see LED Indi-
cator chart on pg 6) which may take a number of seconds, time variations are device/installation/topology
parameter dependant, to complete before PoE and Ethernet communication commences. For optimal per-
formance referring to the PoE/distance chart (see pg 8) and adhering to the IP camera operational specifica-
tions is recommended. If issues arise during the installation process please see the “Trouble Shooting Tips”
section (pg 9). You may also contact our web based live tech support at:
www.nitek.net/index.htm or call 1-
(800)528-4343 in order to speak with one of our engineers directly.
Installment Topology - Type C*
* The ET1500C’s are shown minus the NEMA4 enclosure. Installation of the NEMA enclosed “UW” models and standard
“U” models is the same. Drawing also indicates coax yet the same principals apply in a UTP-CATe/CAT6 scenario.