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title: "Vantage system diagrams"
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Cameras are connected to the PC via a number of 26-port network switches, which also provide power to the camera as well as route data back. These switches can provide sufficient power for up to 12 Vantage cameras and two other devices (Vue or Bonita reference video or Lock unit).

> ⚠️ **Important**  
> ⚠️ With the Vicon Advanced system, up to 8 Vue cameras are supported. For details and other PC configurations, see [Vicon PC specifications](https://help.vicon.com/space/PCSPEC/8585218/Vicon+PC+specifications), or contact [Vicon Support](mailto:support@vicon.com).

For mixed systems consisting of Vicon Vantage and MX T-Series cameras, see [Vantage and legacy cameras system diagrams](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Connect/pages/1611922).


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## 
    Simple Vantage system


With a single switch to connect up to 12 Vantage cameras

![image](media://cc80b406-36d4-4ce7-ac01-d39623ec2ed8)

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    Vantage system with extra 12 Vantage cameras


With two switches to connect between 13 and 24 Vantage cameras

![image](media://4ae0881a-030e-4404-a167-410b0017fc4d)

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            Small Vantage system with Gigabit PoE+ with 10 GbE uplink
        
    



    A small Vantage system showing how Vantage cameras, optional Vue video cameras and an optional Lock can be connected to a single Gigabit PoE+ switch with 10 GbE uplink.  



![image](media://03975e7d-c507-40b5-945b-a9ef74115e92)

## 
    Vantage system with Lock


A medium-sized system showing how a Lock unit can be connected to a system that includes two switches

![image](media://65c389f2-440d-4bb3-a61d-ad625505895f)

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    Vantage system with two Locks


A medium-sized system showing how two Lock units can be connected to a system that includes two switches

> ℹ️ **Note**  
> ℹ️ If the system includes two Lock units, they must be connected via an additional PoE switch, shown in the following diagram by a Gigabit PoE+ switch with 10 GbE uplink.

![image](media://861a75c3-001b-45c8-ba49-7f6a97b969af)

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        Vantage system with single Vicon video camera
    


A medium-sized system showing how one reference video camera can be connected to a system that includes two switches

![image](media://e395ddce-1180-436f-a6cb-9a5ee377184e)

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                Simple Vantage system with up to 11 Vantage cameras, a Lock and Vicon video camera
            
        
    


![image](media://5a356934-9951-4bd6-977d-0a582e31f96f)

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        Vantage system with Lock(s) and/or more than one Vicon video camera
    



    A system showing how reference video cameras can be connected to a system that includes one or more Lock units


> ℹ️ **Note**  
> ℹ️ With the Vicon Advanced system, up to 8 Vue cameras can be supported.

![image](media://9261dfb9-55f6-478a-b374-ded903829406)

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    Vantage system with three PoE+s


A larger-sized system showing the interconnection of three or more switches and other devices. Further 26-port PoE switches attach to spare 2.5 GBase-T PoE ports on the Gigabit PoE+ switch with 10 GbE uplink.

> ℹ️ **Note**  
> ℹ️ As shown in the following diagram, when a Gigabit PoE+ switch with 10 GbE uplink is included in the system, a Lock unit is required.  
> ℹ️ With the Vicon Advanced system, up to 8 Vue cameras can be supported.

![image](media://4ff3fcbd-af1e-4a8a-8e2b-96ee6b178e8d)

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    Vantage system with four or more PoE+s



    A very large system showing the interconnection of four or more switches and four or more Vue video cameras. You can connect up to eight Vue video cameras to the Gigabit PoE+ switch.   




    To add a fifth PoE+ switch, use one of the spare 1G ports.  
  



![image](media://a799e57c-66df-4f23-b9ec-bcd66d7304b2)

## Vantage<span style="color: #1d1c1d"> </span><span style="color: #1d1c1d">system that includes a FLIR Blackfly camera</span>

A<span style="color: #1d1c1d"> small Vantage system that shows how to include a Teledyne FLIR Blackfly S camera.</span>

![image](media://52cacded-5572-4ca5-abc5-509c5cd31386)


      



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> ## Connectivity for Lock Studio and Lock Lab
> 
> For detailed information on the connections that are provided by Lock Lab and Lock Studio, see [Vicon connectivity (Lock) device guides](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Connect/pages/1610331).