A distinction is made between different types of protection for outdoor lamps.
Protection class IP 20
- The technology is protected against dust, but is not dust-proof.
- Protected against access with a finger.
- The technology is not protected against splash water. May only be under a large canopy without direct water exposure.
Protection class IP 54
- The technology is protected against harmful amounts of dust, not completely dust-proof.
- Fully protected against contact.
- The technology is protected against splash water from any direction and can be exposed to direct rain.
Protection class IP 64
- The technology is completely dustproof.
- Fully protected against contact.
- The technology is protected against splash water from any direction and can be exposed to direct rain.