Fire WAN Limits and Compatibility

For system limits relating to the network configuration, search for XNET in Compliance Notice for UL Norms or Compliance Notice for ULC Norms.

Desigo Fire Safety Modular Compatibility

  • Zeus V14.xx or higher is required for Local FSI configuration (V14.05.xx or higher is recommended).
  • Zeus V15.00 (MP2.0) or higher is required for Global FSI configurations.

Cerberus Pro Modular Compatibility

  • Zeus V14.xx or higher is required for Local FSI configuration (V14.05.xx or higher is recommended).
  • Zeus V15.00 (MP2.0) or higher is required for Global FSI configurations.

XLS FireFinder Compatibility

  • Zeus V12.03 or higher is required for Local FSI configurations (only 4 queues are supported).
  • XLS FireFinder is not supported in Global FSI subnets.

Fire WAN Limits

The following tables show the Fire WAN limits and UL/ULC Norm compliance (for the complete set of compliance tables, search for Compliance Notice for UL Norms or Compliance Notice for ULC Norms).

Fire WAN Network Limits

System Configuration

System Component

Permitted in UL 864/ULC S527 and UL 2572/ULC S576 ? (Y/N)

Possible Settings

Settings Permitted in UL 864/ULC S527 and UL 2572/ULC S576

Network dimensions

For Fire WAN hardware configurations, refer to Installing Fire WAN Enclosure

WAN Networks per system

Yes

1

1

Local/Global FSI panels (FS20M or XLS) connected via all WAN Networks

Yes

366

366

Enclosures per WAN Network

Yes

50

50

Local FSI panels (FS20M or XLS) per Enclosure

Yes

84 (via 21 HUB-4 modules)

84

Global FSI panels (FS20M or XLS) per Enclosure

Yes, with limitations

336 (21 HUB-4 x 16 panels)

252 (21 HUB-4 x 12 panels)

Local/Global FSI panels (FS20M or XLS) per Enclosure

Yes, with limitations

Any combination of local and global FSI networks, up to 336 panels

Any combination of local and global FSI networks, up to 252 panels

XNET limits in Fire WAN Global FSI Architectures

In Fire WAN architectures, Local FSI connections allow for one panel only, while Global FSI connections can support multiple-panels XNETs, with the limits illustrated in the following table.

XNET Network Limits in Fire WAN

System Configuration

Possible Settings

Support Thresholds

Support in Fire WAN architectures

Permitted in UL 864/ULC S527? (Y/N)

Number of fire panel units per XNET network on Fire WAN Global FSI connections

Up to 64

Up to 5

Full support. Recommended.

Yes

From 6 to 12

Supported with reduced performance. Delay to be expected in events display and commands execution. See recommended settings in Fire WAN Troubleshooting.

Yes

From 13 to 16

Supported with reduced performance. Delay to be expected in events display and commands execution. See recommended settings in Fire WAN Troubleshooting.

No

More than 16

Not supported in Fire WAN. Contact your sales representative or technical support to discuss options.

No

Panel configuration in Zeus:

  • NFPA System Type in Project.
  • Self Restoring Troubles and Self Restoring Supervision in Behavior.
  • Local or other NFPA System Types.
  • Proprietary NFPA System Type with Self-Restoringbehavior.
  • Proprietary NFPA System Type with no Self-Restoring behavior.

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Proprietary NFPA System Type must be with no Self-Restoring behavior.

With the Proprietary NFPA System Type setting, do not select Self Restoring Troubles and, if used, Self Restoring Supervision.

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