Cisco Room Kit EQ CS-KIT-EQ-4K-K9-- – PTZ 4K Customized Model

Product Overview

CS-KIT-EQ-4K-K9-- is the Cisco Room Kit EQ supplied with the Webex PTZ 4K Camera as a customized model, the ordering route used when a rollout differs from the catalogue configuration. The camera choice is the substantive difference from other Room Kit EQ part numbers: 20x optical zoom inside a 240x total range, plus or minus 170 degrees of pan and a tilt range of -20 to +90 degrees, which is what a deep training room or lecture theatre needs. Behind it sits the Codec EQ with three HDMI outputs at up to 4K60, three HDMI inputs, a USB-C input and four 802.3bt PoE++ ports sharing a 90W budget. The bundle suits large conference rooms, boardrooms, training rooms and auditoriums.

Product Description

Multi-site programmes tend to standardise on a camera before they standardise on anything else, because the camera decides whether remote participants can read faces at the back of the room. Choosing the PTZ 4K option and locking it to a customized-model part number keeps every site on the same optical reach and the same PresenterTrack behaviour, which is worth more over a twenty-room rollout than the small premium on the part. The trade is that a customized model is defined by what was agreed at order time rather than by a published catalogue configuration, so the configuration recorded against the order is the document that matters at handover.

For the estimator, the camera drives most of the site work. It outputs 1920 x 1080 at 60 fps or 3840 x 2160 at 30 fps across a 70-degree horizontal field of view, focuses from 1.0 m to infinity at an F-value of 2.0 to 3.8, sends video to the codec over HDMI 2.0 and takes control as Visca over IP on its LAN port. That means two runs to the camera position rather than one: an HDMI 2.0 run and a Cat 6 run. Power is 12V/3A or PoE+ (IEEE 802.3at), so the camera position needs either a local outlet or a PoE+ port, and the mounting bracket is not in the box - order CS-PTZ4K-BRKT for a wall position and CS-PTZ4K-CLNGMNT for a suspended one. PresenterTrack uses digital cropping on this camera to follow a presenter within a zone defined at commissioning, so allow programming time for it.

The codec side is what makes the room extensible and what fills the rack. Three HDMI inputs at up to 3840 x 2160 at 30 fps, one USB-C input at up to 4K30 and up to three 1080p60 video-over-IP streams across the PoE++ ports cover multiple sources, while three HDMI outputs at up to 4K60 with CEC 2.0 cover dual-display video plus a content screen. Audio takes three analog mini-jack inputs, three HDMI embedded inputs, USB-C and USB-A, plus up to eight Cisco IP microphones over the PoE++ ports, all drawing on one 90W budget shared across four ports - worth adding up before the microphone count is fixed. Cisco lists wall mounting, rack ear mounting and free-standing placement for the Codec EQ, and at 1.7 in. (4.4 cm) high it occupies a single rack space. Cisco publishes loudspeaker figures only for the Quad Camera, so plan room output through the codec into an installed audio system, and note that Cisco names room types rather than a seat count for Room Kit EQ, so size the room from sightlines and microphone coverage. See large room solutions for comparable builds and camera hardware if a second tracking camera is planned. The wider Cisco video conferencing range covers the codecs, cameras and touch controllers that pair with this bundle.

Key Features

• Customized-model ordering — The -- designation marks a customized model, which is how a multi-site programme locks every location to one agreed configuration.
• PTZ 4K camera with 20x optical zoom — A 240x total zoom range with plus or minus 170 degree pan and -20 to +90 degree tilt frames participants at the far end of a deep room.
• PresenterTrack with digital cropping — AI-powered head detection follows an active presenter inside a defined zone, which is the behaviour lecture and training spaces rely on.
• Three 4K60 display outputs — Three HDMI outputs at up to 3840 x 2160 at 60 fps support dual-display video plus a dedicated content screen.
• Seven source inputs on the codec — Three HDMI inputs, one USB-C input and up to three 1080p60 video-over-IP streams give a room several simultaneous camera and content sources.
• 90W PoE++ across four ports — Camera control, the Room Navigator and AV-over-IP peripherals are powered from the codec, reducing local power drops.
• Up to eight Cisco IP microphones — Audio over IP on the PoE++ ports supports up to eight Cisco IP microphones for large-table pickup.
• Single rack space for the codec — At 1.7 in. (4.4 cm) high the Codec EQ occupies one rack unit with the rack ear kit, or mounts to a wall or sits free-standing.
• Low bundle power draw — Cisco publishes 18W in an active meeting, 18W idle and 15W in display-off standby, which simplifies circuit and UPS sizing across a rollout.

Typical Applications

• Training room — PresenterTrack with the PTZ 4K camera follows an instructor within a defined zone.
• Auditorium — 20x optical zoom reaches participants seated well beyond the range of a fixed camera bar.
• Large conference room — three 4K60 outputs and eight IP microphones cover a long boardroom table.
• Multi-purpose room — Visca over IP control allows the camera to be repositioned as the room configuration changes.
• All-hands room — a motorised camera with wide pan and tilt range covers a stage and an audience from one position.
• Multi-site rollout — a customized-model part number holds every location to the same agreed configuration.

Technical Specifications

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the -- designation mean on this part number?

The distributor description lists this part as Cisco Room Kit EQ, PTZ4K Cam, customized model. Cisco publishes no formal definition table for its product-number suffixes, so confirm the configuration recorded against your order before installation. Where a rollout does not need a customized configuration, the catalogue part is the Room Kit EQ PTZ 4K (CS-KIT-EQ-4K-K9).

What is in the box?

Cisco Codec EQ, the camera specified in the bundle, a region-specific power cord and a choice of one Cisco Room Navigator touch controller in table-stand or wall-mount form. Camera mounting brackets are not included and are ordered separately.

How does the PTZ 4K option differ from the Quad Camera bundle?

The PTZ 4K Camera is a motorised camera with 20x optical zoom inside a 240x total range, plus or minus 170 degree pan and -20 to +90 degree tilt, and a 70-degree horizontal field of view. The Quad Camera bundle instead uses four fixed sensors with machine-intelligent switching and an 83-degree wide field of view, and carries the room loudspeaker system. A third camera option on Room Kit EQ is the Room Vision PTZ camera, which trades optical reach for smoother on-camera movement.

What call control platforms does Room Kit EQ register to?

Cisco lists native registration on Cisco Unified Communications Manager v12.5 or later, native registration with Cisco Expressway, Webex, and third-party H.323 gatekeepers and standards-based SIP proxies. The system also runs Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android, with native Webex meetings available when registered in Control Hub.

How many displays does the system drive?

Three HDMI outputs, each supporting formats up to 3840 x 2160 at 60 fps, with CEC 2.0. An interactive touch screen connects using an HDMI output plus USB-A.

How many microphones can be added?

The codec connects to up to eight Cisco IP microphones over the four PoE++ Ethernet ports, and also accepts three analog mini-jack inputs, three HDMI embedded inputs, one USB-C and one USB-A audio input. All PoE++ peripherals share one 90W budget across the four ports, so add up the draw before fixing the microphone count.

What is the power consumption?

Cisco publishes 18W in an active meeting, 18W idle and 15W in display-off standby for the Room Kit EQ bundle. Input is 100 to 240 VAC at 50/60 Hz.

How much rack space does the codec take?

The Codec EQ is 18.6 in. wide, 1.7 in. high and 8 in. deep, so it occupies a single rack space with the rack ear kit. Cisco also supports wall mounting and free-standing placement.

What size room is Room Kit EQ intended for?

Cisco names large conference rooms, boardrooms, training rooms and auditoriums but publishes no seat count or square-footage figure for Room Kit EQ, so room sizing should be driven by camera framing distance and microphone coverage rather than a capacity number.