Installation Requirements
3–10 iSTAR eX Installation and Configuration Guide
Ethernet Requirements
The iSTAR eX Ethernet options include:
Onboard 1 Ethernet port – supports 10/100Base-T Ethernet connections
to a Socket Low Power 10Base-T Ethernet connector (Mfg. part number
EA0911-336).
Onboard 2 Ethernet port – supports 10/100Base-T Ethernet connections
to a Socket Low Power 10Base-T Ethernet connector (Mfg. part number
EA0911-336).
Wiring Requirements
Table 3.8 shows general wiring requirements for an iSTAR eX and its
components.
NOTE
iSTAR eX has not been evaluated by UL for operation over WAN
topologies.
Table 3.8: Equipment Wiring Specifications
Signal From To
Belden #
or equiv. AWG
#
Prs Shield
Max
Length
Max. Wire
Resistance
RS-485 Comm,
two wire
iSTAR eX
PMB
RM & I/O
Modules
9841 24 1 Yes 4000 ft.
(1212 m)
103Ω
Power PMB RM & I/O
Modules
8442/8461 22/18 1 No Range of
600 ft. to
1500 ft.
depends
on AWG
See Note
b
RJ45-Ethernet iSTAR eX
GCM
Hub, Host N/A Cat 5 or
more
24
2 N/A 328 ft.
(100 m)
8.4 Ω
Supervised
Input
iSTAR eX
GCM
Input 8442/8461 22/18 1 No 2000 ft.
(606 m)
32Ω
Request-to-exit
(REX or RTE)
iSTAR eX
GCM or
RM-4/4E
module
Switch 8442/8461 22/18 1 No 2000 ft.
(606 m)
32 Ω