Installing the In-Ceiling Back Box

All protective packaging must be removed from the outside of the in-ceiling back box prior to beginning installation.

The maximum supported ceiling thickness is 38.1 mm (1.5").

1. Use the in-ceiling mounting template to cut an entry hole for the camera into the ceiling.

   

2. Pull the cables through the mounting surface. There will be three cables total. One Ethernet Cable with RJ45, a pair of power cables with stripped leads for 24 VAC/DC applications, and a 1~16 multi-wire cable bundle.

   

3. Remove a grommet in the back box to feed the cables through. Choose the top or side grommet option. Optional: Grommet(s) can be replaced with 3/4" conduit fittings and pipe (not supplied) for routing of the cables.

   

4. First, feed the RJ45 cable through the grommet with the supplied insertion tool. The RJ45 cable has to be the first cable fed through the grommet.
   1. Two of the grommet holes are the same size and the third is different. Use the third, or smallest, hole for the power cable.
   2. Use the other two holes for either of the other two cables (e.g. The Ethernet cable can go into either one of the two holes that are the same size.).
   3. Feed an already terminated Ethernet cable through the grommet using the supplied insertion tool.

      

      If the insertion tool is not used, then the Ethernet cable needs to be terminated with an RJ45 connector (not supplied) after being passed through the grommet.

5. (Optional) Terminate the pair of power cables to the supplied, two-pin, removable header with screw down terminals.

   

6. (Optional) Terminate the 1~16 multi-wire cable bundle to the supplied 16-pin removable header with push-in terminals. For more information, see Connecting to power and external microphone.

   

7. Once all of the cables are terminated (after being fed through the grommet), feed that entire bundle through the back box and seat the grommet.

   

8. Push the back box (with grommet and cables attached), into the ceiling hole. Secure the back box in the ceiling using the two spring clips. Tighten the two screws using the supplied power bit and a power driver or drill.

   

9. Connect the cables to the power supply board's (PCB's) printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) inside the bottom of the back box.
   1. Connect the cable for network/PoE or network. The connector on the camera is a RJ45.
   2. Connect the cable for auxiliary power.
   3. (Optional) Connect the cable for the Audio In microphone.