SmartFIBER Multimode 50 - Enclosures

Summary: SmartFIBER Multimode 50 - Enclosures

ProAV Cabling and Connectivity for Demanding Commercial Environments
Windy City Wire manufactures low-voltage SmartWire cables and complementary connectivity that support audio, video, control, and data transport in professional AV systems. Built for reliability in commercial and industrial installations, our products help integrators deliver clean signal performance from rack to endpoint while simplifying installation and ongoing maintenance.

Why SmartWire for ProAV
SmartWire is the brand name of the low-voltage cable we manufacture in the United States. Designed for consistent electrical performance and easy identification in the field, SmartWire helps reduce pull effort, streamline routing, and support organized cable management across large venues, conference facilities, campuses, and production spaces. SmartWire Glide Technology is Windy City Wire’s term for the cable lubrication applied during manufacturing, and it reduces friction during pulling by up to 70%, helping installers work faster with fewer snags.

End-to-End Connectivity Options
Whether you are building a backbone, tying equipment inside a rack, or extending signals to presentation spaces, our ProAV portfolio covers copper and fiber needs from source to destination:

• Pro AV cable for balanced audio, control, speaker, and specialty signals used in distribution and production workflows.
• Fiber optic cable for long-distance, high-bandwidth transport and immunity to electromagnetic interference in large facilities.
• Patch panels to organize terminations in the rack; our fiber panels support 3 LGX panel inserts and include front & rear cable management to keep jumpers and trunks accessible and protected.
• Patch cables for quick equipment changes and service loops where flexibility, durability, and repeatable performance are required.

Built for Project Efficiency
From initial wire pulls to turn-up and testing, SmartWire and our connectivity solutions are designed to help integrators control labor, maintain signal integrity, and meet building requirements. Standard and custom jacket colors and stripe combinations are available to help your team standardize site labeling, simplify troubleshooting, and support clear separation of functions (audio, control, network, intercom, and video).

How We Add Value on Your Next ProAV Project

• Commercial reliability: Low-voltage SmartWire constructions are engineered for stable impedance, low capacitance where needed, and consistent performance over long runs commonly found in enterprise AV deployments.
• Faster pulls, cleaner racks: SmartWire Glide lubrication reduces friction, and our cable and connectivity options support tidy, serviceable racks with front & rear cable management and clear pathways.
• Broad signal coverage: From balanced audio and speaker lines to control, network, and optical backbones, you can standardize on one supplier for copper and fiber elements.
• Project-ready options: Flexible configurations, jacket color/stripe choices, and rack-ready patch panels and patch cables make deployment and future upgrades more predictable.
• B2B focus: Our products and solutions are built for integrators, contractors, and facility teams that need repeatable results at scale.

Typical ProAV Applications

• Conference and training rooms with mixed audio, video, and control requirements
• Enterprise collaboration spaces and networked AV backbones
• Performance venues, houses of worship, and auditoriums
• Education and campus-wide distribution with headend aggregation
• Industrial and commercial control rooms requiring EMI-conscious routing

Available Constructions (Representative)
Below are representative SmartWire constructions commonly selected for ProAV use. Contact our team for assistance selecting the right build for your environment and signal requirements.

1. 22 AWG 2C Stranded PVC Low Voltage: Balanced audio or control runs in racks and conduits; available shielded options help mitigate interference in mixed-signal spaces.
2. 22 AWG 4C Stranded FEP (Plenum) Low Voltage: Multi-channel control or line-level audio in air-handling spaces; compact OD supports high-density pathways.
3. 18 AWG 2C Stranded PVC Low Voltage: Short-to-medium speaker drops and control power leads; flexible stranding supports easier dressing and termination.
4. 16 AWG 2C Stranded FEP (Plenum) Low Voltage: Distributed audio speaker feeds with plenum compliance; robust conductors support longer runs with reduced loss.
5. 23 AWG 4 Pair Solid HDPE (Data) Low Voltage: Twisted-pair data/control backbone for AV-over-IP and device connectivity; supports use cases such as HDBaseT when installed to system requirements.
6. 20 AWG 1C Foam PE (Coax) Low Voltage: Precision video/coax runs requiring stable impedance; suitable for rack interconnects and camera feeds.

Fiber Connectivity and Organization
For optical backbones and high-bandwidth distribution, pair fiber optic cable with our rack solutions. Our fiber patch panels support 3 LGX panel inserts, enabling modular builds across different fiber types and connector formats. Front & rear cable management keeps slack controlled and bend radii managed, helping maintain link budgets and simplify moves, adds, and changes.

Partner with Windy City Wire
Choosing Windy City Wire means partnering with a manufacturer focused exclusively on low-voltage products and solutions for commercial and industrial projects. SmartWire delivers dependable signal performance, SmartWire Glide lubrication supports efficient installation, and our ProAV portfolio covers copper, fiber optic cable, patch panels, and patch cables to complete your build with confidence. Contact us to configure a standards-aligned bill of materials for your next project.

Solutions: SmartFIBER Multimode 50 - Enclosures

SmartFIBER Multimode 50 – Enclosures for Commercial AV Infrastructure
Reliable fiber management is critical to ProAV performance. SmartFIBER Multimode 50 enclosures provide a protected, organized termination point for multimode 50 backbone runs and interconnects, helping integrators deliver clean, serviceable racks and consistent signal quality. Each enclosure supports up to three LGX panel inserts and includes front and rear cable management to maintain bend radius, strain relief and a clear workflow for both initial turn-up and future changes.

Where these enclosures fit in AV systems
SmartFIBER enclosures act as centralized or intermediate fiber termination points, bridging long-distance transport with equipment connections. They are commonly used to:

• Aggregate fiber optic cable backbones in headends, IDFs and MDFs, then cross-connect to switches, encoders/decoders or DSPs using patch cables.
• Serve as the fiber patch panels within AV racks, enabling orderly front-of-rack patching while keeping trunks secure and strain-relieved at the rear.
• Provide a modular, LGX-based platform so different connector types or cassette-based modules can be mixed as project needs change.
• Create clean demarcation points between trades—tel/data, AV, security—while preserving service access from both the front and rear of the rack.

Applications across AV system types

• Unified communications and conference rooms: Terminate multimode 50 risers from the network closet to room racks and patch into AV-over-IP switches, matrix endpoints or control processors.
• Lecture halls and auditoriums: Distribute high-resolution video and audio between production booths, stage racks and projection or LED display locations with consistent cable management.
• Broadcast and live production: Use as fiber distribution in control rooms and flypacks, consolidating camera, intercom and tally transport links with quick front-access patching.
• Digital signage and retail networks: Terminate building-to-building or floor-to-floor fiber and patch to media players and switches supporting large display counts.
• Hospitality, arenas and entertainment venues: Support IPTV, in-venue content, DAS/small cell backhaul and event production by organizing fiber runs in headends and remote closets.
• Healthcare and education campuses: Provide scalable fiber terminations for imaging suites, simulation labs, distance learning and secure AV distribution between buildings.
• Transportation and public spaces: Centralize wayfinding, public address, surveillance and emergency communication fiber under a single, serviceable enclosure footprint.
• Industrial and warehousing: Separate plant-floor links from office networks, organizing machine-vision, control room and monitoring feeds with clear labeling and maintenance access.

Why enclosure design matters
A well-designed fiber enclosure directly affects system uptime and serviceability. Supporting up to three LGX panel inserts allows capacity and modularity without overbuilding. Front and rear cable management keeps pathways clean so technicians can add, move or change connections without disturbing adjacent links. These features reduce accidental disconnects, preserve fiber performance and shorten troubleshooting time.

Typical integration patterns

1. Backbone-to-switch cross-connect: Land multimode 50 trunk fiber in the enclosure. Use patch cables to connect LGX panels or cassettes to core or access switches feeding encoders/decoders and control systems.
2. Headend to distributed AV racks: Run riser fiber from the main equipment room to remote IDFs. Each IDF uses an enclosure as the local termination and patching point for room clusters and display zones.
3. Mixed media racks: Combine fiber optic cable terminations with copper pro av cable paths in the same rack. The enclosure functions as the fiber patch panel while copper terminations live on adjacent hardware, simplifying rack layout.

Benefits for integrators and facility teams

• Scalable capacity: The three-LGX design supports phased buildouts and mixed connector/cassette needs over time without reworking the rack.
• Service-ready layout: Front and rear cable management enhances visibility, access and bend-radius control for moves, adds and changes.
• Consistent workmanship: A defined fiber pathway helps standardize installations across sites, improving documentation, labeling and long-term maintenance.
• Clean separation of duties: Clear demarcation points reduce cross-trade interference and streamline turnover from construction to operations.

Planning tips for ProAV fiber deployments

• Size the enclosure footprint based on present port counts and realistic growth; the modular LGX approach provides a measured expansion path.
• Map patching workflows before pulling cable—identify where fiber will land, how patch cables will route to switches or AV endpoints and what spare capacity to reserve.
• Maintain proper bend radius and strain relief at both the front and rear; consistent pathway control preserves optical performance over time.
• Coordinate copper and fiber terminations so patch panels and enclosures follow a logical left-to-right or top-to-bottom scheme that matches rack elevation drawings.
• Document each LGX position and port map to speed diagnostics and minimize downtime during change windows.

How this supports broader ProAV cabling strategies
In modern AV environments, fiber optic cable is often the backbone for distance, bandwidth and immunity to interference, while copper pro av cable serves device-level connections. SmartFIBER Multimode 50 enclosures sit at the intersection of those layers, creating an orderly cross-connect point that pairs fiber trunks with short patch cables, and integrates cleanly alongside copper patch panels in the same rack. This structure helps teams deliver predictable performance, easier turn-up and straightforward expansion as systems evolve.

Outcome
By standardizing on SmartFIBER Multimode 50 enclosures where fiber converges in your AV racks and closets, you strengthen the foundation for AV-over-IP transport, media distribution, control and monitoring. The combination of LGX modularity and front/rear cable management supports consistent installations and faster service—key goals for B2B projects across corporate, education, healthcare, hospitality, entertainment and industrial environments.

Frequently Asked Questions: SmartFIBER Multimode 50 - Enclosures

• What AWG conductors are available with this SmartWire SmartFIBER Multimode 50 - Enclosures cable?

  This product is an enclosure (not a cable), so AWG conductor options do not apply. It supports 3 LGX panel inserts and provides front & rear cable management for your SmartWire ProAV installations.

• What other colors is this SmartWire SmartFIBER Multimode 50 - Enclosures cable available in?

  This is an enclosure, so cable jacket color options are not applicable. If you need SmartWire cable for your build, Windy City Wire offers extensive custom jacket and stripe color options to help standardize your installations—contact our team for details.

• Is this SmartWire SmartFIBER Multimode 50 - Enclosures cable made with solid or stranded copper conductors?

  Not applicable—this item is an enclosure. Choose the appropriate SmartWire cable (solid or stranded constructions vary by cable family) to pair with the enclosure.

• What length is this SmartWire SmartFIBER Multimode 50 - Enclosures cable sold in?

  The enclosure is not sold by length. For reference, at Windy City Wire we manufacture and stock SmartWire Building Wire in 1,000 ft lengths as our standard length.

• How is your SmartWire ProAV cable sold on spools or in boxes?

  Our SmartWire ProAV Wire is packaged in our patented RackPack carton for maximum labor savings and jobsite efficiency. Learn more about our RackPack: https://windycitywire.com/solutions/rackpack-overview

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