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title: "Understand mixed Vicon Valkyrie systems"
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If you are mixing components from a Vicon Vantage or Vicon Vero system with a Vicon Valkyrie system, it is assumed that your older cameras are already set up and connected to PoE+ switch(es). For details of Vantage or Vero cameras, see the Vicon documentation supplied with your cameras.

The way in which the older system is connected to the Valkyrie system depends on the number of Valkyrie cameras you intend to use:

- If you are adding up to 16 Valkyrie cameras, you can keep your existing older system as it is and add the Valkyrie cameras via the primary switch. For more information, see [Set up a mixed system with up to 16 Valkyrie cameras](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Valkyrie/pages/1769078).
- If you are adding more than 16 Valkyrie cameras, you must set up your Valkyrie cameras and switches, as described in [Set up a basic Vicon Valkyrie system](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Valkyrie/pages/1737097) and [Extend a basic Valkyrie system](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Valkyrie/pages/1756221) and add the older cameras to the new Valkyrie system via a data switch. For more information, see [Set up a mixed system with more than 16 Valkyrie cameras](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Valkyrie/pages/1756682).