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title: "Set up a mixed system with more than 16 Valkyrie cameras"
canonical: "https://help.vicon.com/space/Valkyrie/1756682/Set%20up%20a%20mixed%20system%20with%20more%20than%2016%20Valkyrie%20cameras"
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To add more than 16 Vicon Valkyrie cameras to a system that includes Vantage or Vero cameras, the older cameras are added to a new Valkyrie system using a data switch.

In mixed systems of this type, if the older system currently includes a Vicon Lock, you must connect it to the new primary switch (in the following example, this is the data switch).

> ℹ️ **Note**  
> ℹ️ Except where noted, references to Vicon Lock, Lock units, and Lock apply to all current models of the Vicon Lock unit (at the time of publication, this includes Vicon Lock Studio and Vicon Lock Lab).

The Lock unit is automatically made sync source by the Vicon software. Both analog data and Vicon sync travel in the same direction initially. This is not problematic as the Lock manages the analog data transfer and Vicon sync data. Because the Lock controls the system timing, it knows when to transmit the sync packet and therefore when it can transmit analog data outside of this period.

The Valkyrie Lock to Ethernet switch connection is necessary to maintain correct synchronization to the Lock. Ethernet switches and Lock units do not use Vicon sync packets for synchronization. All ports use a Vicon proprietary signal for synchronization. 

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**To set up a mixed system with more than 16 Valkyrie cameras:**

1. Set up your Valkyrie system 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), ensuring that the PC is connected to the primary switch (in the following example, this is the data switch). You can connect up to 10 power switches to the data switch.
2. Connect the cameras from the older system to the primary switch in the Valkyrie system (in the following example, this is the data switch). You can connect up to 10 Gigabit PoE+ switches to the remaining SFP+ ports on the data switch
3. If the older system includes a Lock, connect it to the primary switch (in the following example, this is the data switch and the Lock is connected via a Lock power switch) in the Valkyrie system.

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