Poly G7500

Poly G7500 | Room Preparation Guide 3.3.0
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• EagleEye IV to EagleEye Digital Extender
EagleEye Digital Extender Cable
Use the EagleEye Digital Extender for cable runs longer than 3 m (9.8 ft). Use the guidelines and
recommendations in this section when installing the EagleEye Digital Extender.
Maximum Cable Length
The maximum cable length between the camera and the EagleEye Digital Extender is 3 m (9.8 ft). The
maximum user-provided cable length between the two EagleEye Digital Extenders is 100 m (328 ft).
Cable Bundling
The Polycom EagleEye Digital Extender is based on HDBaseT technology, which limits how many data
cables can be bundled together. The following table shows the maximum number of data cables
permitted in a bundle.
Maximum number of cables per bundle
Cable
Type
30 m (98.4 ft)
50m (164 ft)
70 m (229.6 ft)
100 m (328 ft)
CAT 5e/6
6
4
2
1
CAT 6a/7
6
6
6
6
Recommended Cable
Cat 5e cable was used for all FCC and CE regulatory testing. For best performance, use HDBaseT
recommended Cat 6A solid conductor shielded cable (CAT 6A F/UTP) found at
https://hdbaset.org/hdbaset-recommended-cables.
EagleEye Digital Extender Installation Best Practices
When installing the EagleEye Digital Extender, follow these installation recommendations:
• Don’t loop excess cable.
• Don’t comb or pinstripe cables in the first 20 m (65.6 ft).
• Separate path and equipment cords in the first 20 m (65.6 ft).
• Avoid tie-wraps.
• Use horizontal wire management techniques, such as routing odd ports to upper management
and even ports to lower management.
• Loosely place cables in vertical wire management.
• Reduce maximum conduit fill density to 40%.