Cisco Room Kit EQ

The Cisco Room Kit EQ is a premium video conferencing solution designed for large conference rooms, auditoriums, and executive boardrooms. Equipped with a Quad Camera, powerful Codec EQ, and modular flexibility, it delivers exceptional video and audio clarity with AI-driven automation.

Supporting up to 3 external displays, the system provides expanded audience coverage, intelligent participant framing, and seamless presenter tracking. The 80MP camera system and advanced directional microphone array ensure crisp video and immersive audio, eliminating background noise and enhancing voice clarity. Webex, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and Google Meet integration make it a perfect fit for any business environment.

Key Features

✔ Quad Camera (4× 20MP sensors) – AI-enhanced framing and wide coverage
✔ Frames Mode – individual framing for equal representation of participants
✔ Support for up to 3 displays – scalable configurations for large spaces
✔ AI-powered noise suppression – eliminates distractions like keyboard clicks and paper rustling
✔ USB-C BYOD connectivity – instantly use the camera, microphones, and speakers with any laptop
✔ Wireless content sharing – supports Webex, Miracast, Apple AirPlay, and Microsoft Teams Cast
✔ Flexible mounting options – wall-mounted, under-display, or rack-mounted setup
✔ Intelligent room analytics – participant counting and space utilization insights

Platform compatibility

• RoomOS 11.1.2 and later (for native Webex meetings and video interoperability for Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and Google Meet)
• Microsoft Teams Rooms (coming soon – also featuring native Webex meetings and other third-party meetings via direct guest join)

Available solutions

• Cisco Room Kit EQ (featuring the Cisco Quad Camera)
• Cisco Room Kit EQ PTZ 4K (featuring the Cisco PTZ 4K Camera)
• Cisco Codec EQ Standalone

Default components in the Cisco Room Kit EQ bundle

• Cisco Codec EQ
• Cisco Quad Camera
• Wall mount for Quad Camera
• Power adapter
• Ethernet cable

Optional hardware components

• Cisco PTZ 4K Camera
• Cisco Room Navigator table-stand touch control unit
• Cisco Room Navigator wall-mount touch control unit
• Cisco Table Microphone
• Cisco Ceiling Microphone
• Cisco Microphone Array
• Wall mount for Cisco Codec EQ
• Rack ears for Cisco Codec EQ
• Cisco USB-C Cable with Laptop Charging
• Cisco Multi-head Cable 4K
• Network cable
• Other cable and peripheral options

Camera overview (Quad Camera)

• 4x 20MP CMOS image sensors with machine intelligent switching
• The camera generates frames from the 4 sensors simultaneously to provide a single HD output at 1080p
• Support up to 60 fps
• 1/1.7 CMOS
• 5x zoom
• f/2.0 aperture
• 83° horizontal field of view on wide lens
• 50° horizontal field of view on 3 tele-lenses
• Automatic group framing (audio + face detect)
• Speaker tracking
• Intelligent people framing for equitable views
• 5056 x 3888 pixel resolution
• Auto focus, brightness, and white balance
• Focus distance 1 m to infinity

Bandwidth

• Up to 6 Mbps point-to-point

Minimum bandwidth for resolution/frame rate

• 1920 x 1080 at 60 fps from 2560 kbps

Firewall traversal

• Cisco Expressway™ technology
• H.460.18, H.460.19 firewall traversal

Video standards

• H.264, H.265, and H.263

Video inputs

• 1x USB-C input supports formats up to maximum 3840 x 2160 at 30 fps with USB-C port has 3A charging capability
• 3x HDMI inputs support formats up to maximum 3840 x 2160 at 30 fps including 1920 x 1080 at 60 fps
• Extended Display Identification Data (EDID)
• Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) 2.0

Video outputs

• 3x HDMI outputs support formats up to 3840 x 2160 at 60 fps
• Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) 2.0

Encode and decode

• Main video: 1920 x 1080 at 60 fps
• Presentation channel: 3840 x 2160 at 15 fps

Audio standards

• G.711, G.722, G.722.1, G.729, AAC-LD, and Opus

Audio features

• High-quality 24kHz audio
• Prepared for inductive loop (line out)
• Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC)
• Active Lip Synchronization
• AI-Powered, Adaptive Noise Removal
• Automatic Gain Control (AGC)
• Full Duplex
• Full-Band Audio
• Self-Hear
• Ultrasound Technology

Audio inputs

• 3x external microphones via 4-pin mini-jack audio input
• Embedded audio on 3 HDMI inputs and one USB-c input
• Audio over IP using the Cisco Microphone Array: Extension option to add up to 8 microphones with AV integrator package (option key)

Audio outputs

• 1 line out mini-jack (stereo) (Codec EQ)
• 1 RCA output for subwoofer (Quad Camera)
• Embedded audio on all HDMI output
• HDMI input #1 supports Audio Return Channel (ARC): Audio output to Quad Camera

Loudspeakers (Quad Camera)

• High-quality loudspeaker system with a single full-range driver and dual low-frequency drivers
• Frequency response: 100Hz to 20kHz
• Max output level: SPL 90dB

Camera modes (Quad Camera)

• Group view: Automatically detects meeting participants and provides ideal group framing for the best view
• Speaker view: Uses a dedicated, built-in microphone array to detect and provide a prominent view for the active speaker
• Frames: Captures a condensed view of in-room participants and frames them individually or in smaller groups for more equitable meetings, on Webex and when using third-party meetings

Video stream layouts

• Supporting available Webex video stream layouts and meeting features, including focus, grid, prominent, stack, and overlay
• People Focus helps create an optimized view of every participant in Webex meetings via smart cropping to remove excess real estate

Speaker tracking (Quad Camera)

• 8-element microphone array for accurate speaker tracking
• Quad Camera can support group framing and intelligent people framing feature with 5x zoom capability
• For an optimal speaker-tracking experience for people joining remotely, it is recommended that the furthest in-room participant is located within less than 9 meters from the video device. Please note that the best overview (automatic group framing) camera mode can support an extended distance from the Quad Camera.

Presenter tracking (PTZ 4K Camera)

• AI-powered face and upper-body detection capability
• Camera automatically follows the active presenter within a defined zone and helps ensure an optimized view

Content stream

• H.239 (H.323) dual stream
• Binary Floor Control Protocol (BFCP) (SIP) dual stream
• Support resolutions up to 3840 x 2160 at 15 fps and 1920 x 1080 at 60 fps

Wireless sharing

• Webex App (up to 3840 x 2160 at 7.5 fps)
• Cisco Intelligent Proximity client (up to 1920 x 1080 at 3 fps)
• Miracast (1920 x 1080 at 30 fps) – Not available on non-radio version. Available in cloud-registered and Webex Edge for Devices deployments.
• Apple AirPlay wireless sharing:
  - Screen mirroring up to 1920 x 1080 at 60 fps
  - Extended desktop (Mac only) - up to 1920 x 1080 at 60 fps
  - Video streaming from iPhone and iPad up to 3840 x 2160 at 30 fps
  - Video streaming from Mac (Safari) up to 1920 x 1080 at 60 fps

MultiSite features (embedded multipoint) (optional upgrade)

• Adaptive SIP/H.323 MultiSite:
  - 3-way resolution up to 1080p30 plus content up to 4Kp15
  - 4-way resolution up to 720p30 plus content up to 4Kp15
  - 5-way resolution up to 720p30 plus content up to 4Kp15
• Full individual audio and video transcoding
• H.323/SIP/VoIP in the same conference
• Support for presentation (H.239/BFCP) from any participant at resolutions up to 3840 x 2160 at 15 fps
• Best Impression (automatic continuous presence layouts)
• Encryption and dual stream from any site

Protocols

• H.323
• SIP
• Webex
• WebRTC
• ISDN PRI/BRI using the optional ISDN Link

Embedded encryption

• H.323 and SIP point-to-point
• Standards-based: H.235 v3 and Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
• Automatic key generation and exchange

IP network features

• DNS lookup for service configuration
• Differentiated services (Quality of Service [QoS])
• IP-adaptive bandwidth management (including flow control)
• Automatic gatekeeper discovery
• Dynamic playout and lip-sync buffering
• H.245 Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency (DTMF) tones in H.323
• RFC 4733 DTMF tones in SIP
• Date and time support using Network Time Protocol (NTP)
• Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) dialing
• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
• 802.1X network authentication
• 802.1Q Virtual LAN
• 802.1p [QoS and Class of Service (CoS)]
• Cisco Media Assure and ClearPath, including packet loss-based downspeeding

Call control

• Native registration on Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM)
  - Requires CUCM version 12.5 or later with device pack for Room Kit EQ
• Native registration with Cisco Expressway
• Webex
• Third-party H.323 Gatekeepers and standards-based SIP proxies

IPv6 network support

• Single call stack support for both H.323 and SIP
• Dual-stack IPv4 and IPv6 for DHCP, SSH, HTTP, HTTPS, DNS, DiffServ
• Support for both static and automatic IP configuration (stateless address auto configuration)

Security features

• Secure management using HTTPS and SSH protocols
• End-to-end encryption for calls and meetings on Webex
• Standards-based media encryption on all back-ends (Secure Real-time Transport Protocol [SRTP], using AES-128-GCM or AES-256-GCM)
• Password protection to access administration available on Room Navigator controller
• Network settings protection

Certificate management

• Certificate Authority Proxy Function (CAPF) support for additional security
• Manufacturer-Installed Certificates (MIC)
• Locally Significant Certificates (LSC)
• X.509 Digital Certificates (DER encoded binary); both DER and Base-64 formats are acceptable for the client and server certificates; certificates with a key size of 1024, 2048, and 4096 are supported

Other interfaces

• 4x USB 3.0 ports, 1.5A charging capability per port for external USB microphones and future integrations
• Micro USB port
• Factory reset pinhole

Network interfaces (Codec EQ)

• Ethernet (RJ-45) 10/100/1000 for LAN
• 4x PoE++ (802.3.bt) Ethernet (RJ-45) 10/100/1000 with a total power budget of 90W for
  - Camera control
  - Room Navigator touch controller
  - PoE room peripherals (microphones including the Cisco Microphone Array
• Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and 6 GHz also supported for LAN - not available in non-radio versions; Wi-Fi 6E support coming soon
• 2x2 Multiple Input and Multiple Output (MIMO)

Power supplies (2)

• 100 to 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz
• Average 20 W
• Quad camera must be used with power supply FSP FSP070-AHAN2 or AcBel ADF019.

Operating temperature and humidity

• 0°C to 35°C (32°F to 95°F) ambient temperature
• 10% to 90% Relative Humidity (RH)

Storage and transport temperature

• 20°C to 60°C (-4°F to 140°F) at RH 10% to 90% (noncondensing)

Locking mechanism

• Kensington security lock

Language support

• Arabic, Czech, Danish, German, US English, UK English, Catalonian, Spanish, Latin-American Spanish, Finnish, French, Canadian French, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Turkish, Chinese (Simplified), Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian

Form factor

• Cisco Quad Camera color options in First Light and Carbon Black (coming soon)
• The Quad Camera supports flexible mounting on the wall or on the screen, either above or underneath the screen(s).
• Codec EQ supports wall mounting,