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Chapter 4: Preparing for installation ........................................................................................................... 4-1
Safety ................................................................................................................................................................. 4-2
Hazardous locations ................................................................................................................................. 4-2
Power lines ................................................................................................................................................ 4-2
Working at heights ................................................................................................................................... 4-2
Power supply ............................................................................................................................................ 4-2
Grounding and protective earth ............................................................................................................ 4-2
Powering down before servicing ........................................................................................................... 4-2
Primary disconnect device ...................................................................................................................... 4-2
External cables .......................................................................................................................................... 4-3
RF exposure near the antenna ............................................................................................................... 4-3
Minimum separation distances ............................................................................................................... 4-3
Grounding and lightning protection requirements ............................................................................. 4-3
Grounding cable installation methods .................................................................................................. 4-3
Siting ODUs and antennas ...................................................................................................................... 4-3
Thermal Safety .......................................................................................................................................... 4-4
Preparing for installation ................................................................................................................................ 4-5
ODU pre-configuration ............................................................................................................................ 4-5
Preparing personnel ................................................................................................................................. 4-5
Preparing inventory ................................................................................................................................. 4-5
Preparing tools ......................................................................................................................................... 4-5
Testing system components .......................................................................................................................... 4-7
Unpacking Components .......................................................................................................................... 4-7
Preparing the ODU ................................................................................................................................... 4-7
Configuring Link for Test .............................................................................................................................. 4-16
Configuring the management PC ........................................................................................................ 4-16
Logging into the web interface – AP/SM/BH .................................................................................... 4-17
Using the Quick Start Configuration Wizard of the AP/BHM ......................................................... 4-17
Chapter 5: Installation ....................................................................................................................................... 1
ODU variants and mounting bracket options .................................................................................................. 2
Mount the ODU, LPU and surge suppressor .................................................................................................... 3
Attach ground cables to the ODU ............................................................................................................. 3
Mount the ODU on the mast ....................................................................................................................... 6
Mount the top LPU ..................................................................................................................................... 12
Mount the Surge Suppressor .................................................................................................................... 12
General protection installation ................................................................................................................. 16
Installing the copper Cat5e Ethernet interface ............................................................................................. 21
Install the main drop cable ........................................................................................................................ 21
Install the bottom LPU to PSU drop cable ............................................................................................. 23
Installing external antennas to a connectorized ODU.................................................................................. 25
PMP 450i Series .......................................................................................................................................... 25
PMP 450 Series ........................................................................................................................................... 33
PMP 450i Series AP 900 MHz .................................................................................................................. 42
PMP 450 Series SM 900 MHz ................................................................................................................... 49
Installing an integrated ODU ............................................................................................................................ 53
PMP 450m Series – 5 GHz AP .................................................................................................................. 53