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Chapter 6. Network card installation
Adding a network card
Multiple 4100ESi and other 4100 series panels can be interconnected to form a networked fire alarm system.
The connections between panels are paired copper cable or multimode fibre. A 4100-6078 Network Interface
Card (NIC) must be installed in each panel, and each NIC must have two media cards installed to connect to the
fire alarm network.
The NIC is a legacy format card that fits in the vacant connector on the CPU motherboard as shown in Figure
47.
Figure 47. NIC on a CPU motherboard
Before fitting the NIC, set the jumper settings on the NIC, the CPU motherboard, and the media cards correctly.
Mount the media cards to the NIC, and then install the NIC on the CPU motherboard.
Two types of media cards are compatible with the NIC.
⋅ The 4100-6056 Wired Media Card for RS485 connections.
⋅ The 4100-6057 Fibre Media Card for multi-mode fibre optic connections.
Mount two media cards of any type to the NIC. The media cards do not need to be the same type, but must
match the connection type of the next node.
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