Veracity HIGHWIRE Longstar Specsheet

EXTREME DISTANCE

ETHERNET OVER COAX

DATASHEET

LONG RANGE ETHERNET OVER COAX

LONGSTAR

Deliver unsurpassed
power and bandwidth
over extreme distances
of coaxial cable

Cut costs and installation time by re-using
long runs of legacy coax cabling, especially
in rail and metro applications.

| Long range Ethernet and POE over new or legacy coaxial cable

| Unrestricted 100Base-T and POE over 1400m (4,600ft) on RG11

| Ruggedised for high-performance over extreme temperature range

| Fully automatic, simple to install and maintenance-free

| BS EN 50121-4 compliant (rail and metro)

| Up to 4.2km (2.5 miles) data-only link at 10Base-T without POE

Long-range Ethernet with POE
over coax at distances up to
1,400 metres

HIGHWIRE Longstar’s ruggedness and high performance is particularly
suited to rail, metro and industrial applications

HIGHWIRE Longstar delivers
unsurpassed distances

HIGHWIRE Longstar delivers a full
bandwidth 100Base-T network signal
and POE Plus over unsurpassed lengths
of regular coaxial cable. It provides the
reassurance of exceptional performance
and reliability, while enabling considerable
savings in the cost, time and risk of
upgrading legacy analogue camera
installations to IP.

A range of 540 - 690 metres with RG-59
or even up to 1400 metres with RG-11
is supported, without compromising the
100Base-T data rate. For even greater
distances it can automatically configure
to 10Base-T operation, running approx.
three times further with data only.

POE OVER COAX

Application Diagram

Models with optional POE in or out can
deliver the full 25 watts of 802.3at POE
Plus to cameras over the same legacy
cable. Designed for straight-forward
installation, all the HIGHWIRE Longstar
models are entirely self-configuring,
and feature extended temperature
operation, have a rugged enclosure
with both wall-mount or high density
rack mounting options.

Designed for Installers

Used in pairs, installation of HIGHWIRE
Longstar is extremely fast and efficient.
The devices self-configure and self
optimise on connection. No set-up or
system pairings are required. Data and
power connections are easily monitored
during installation using the embedded

LEDs. The system incorporates Veracity’s
SafeView™ technology, which provides
instant confirmation of link status, power
level and diagnostic information.

Flexible High Performance

Although designed for 75 Ohm cable,
HIGHWIRE Longstar will operate over 50
Ohm cable with full performance and
only a slight reduction in the maximum
distance attainable.

POE - Simple Reliability

POE-equipped models allow all of the
power for the link to be sourced from a
POE switch, POE injector or power supply,
for simple installation and optional UPS
backed power delivery for high resilience
against grid power failures.

OPTIONAL
57V DC Power

POWER
SUPPLY

VPSU-57V-800

NETWORK

SWITCH

Ethernet and
Optional POE

or Veracity 1U Rackmount
Power System

HIGHWIRE

LONGSTAR

VLS-1P-BC

BASE UNI T

Coaxial Cable

Optional VLS-1U
Rack Mounting Bracket
(24 Channels in 1U)

CAMERA

H

IG

H

W

IR

E

LONGSTA

R

VLS-1P-CC

CAMERA UNI T

POE Models of HIGHWIRE Longstar enable
both network data and power to be carried
over extended lengths of new or existing
coaxial cable.

Ethernet & POE

OPTIONAL
57V DC Power

POWER
SUPPLY

VPSU-57V-800