A Pharos Control system can be connected to any ethernet Network, though complex systems will require more configuration.
Typically we would recommend using simple unmanaged switches such as the Pharos POE as these have no impact on the data transfer.
Managed switches can be used, but care needs to be taken to allow certain multicast data to be transferred: 239.192.38.7, 239.192.38.8
For more information, please see the Network Guidelines AppNote.