CommScope Era CAP M 9 - Cat6 A Cable Requirements for Ethernet Devices; Prepare for Installation; Recommended Tools and Material

M0201AJB Era
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Medium Power Carrier Access Point Installation Guide
© October 2018 CommScope, Inc. Page 15
Installing CAP Ms
Cat6A Cable Requirements for Ethernet Devices
IfyouconnectanEthernetdevicetoaFiberCAPL,youmustobservethefollowingrules.
• Plenumratedcablemustbeusedwheneveritisrequiredbylocalelectricalcodes.
• ShieldedtwistedpairisnotrequiredunlessoperatinginahighRFI/EMIenvironment.
• CommScopestronglyrecommendsusingfactoryterminatedandtestedCat6APatchCord.
• 24AWGCat6AcablingissufficientforthecablerunbetweentheFiberCAPLandtheEthernetdevice.
• ThemaximumattachedcablelengthatPortAis3meters(9.8feet).
Prepare for Installation
Dothefollowingbeforebeginninginstallation.
• Reviewandknowthecautionsin"SafelyWorkingwithEraHardware”onpage9.
• Reviewthesystemdesignplan.
• Identifytheequipmentinstallationsite,whichmustbeabletosupporttheweightoftheCAPM,see
"DeterminetheMountingSite”onpage16.
• Reviewthepowerrequirementstomakesurethesitecansupportthisinstallation.
• Mapoutallcableruns.
• Identifyandobtainalltoolsandmaterialsrequiredtocompletetheinstallation;see"RecommendedTools
andMaterial”onpage15
Recommended Tools and Material
ThefollowingtoolsandmaterialisrequiredforinstallationarenotsuppliedbyCommScope.
• ElectrostaticDischarge(ESD)wriststrap
• Drillandbitsthatcanpenetratetheselectedmountingsurface
• SW10wrench
• SingleMount
– SingleMountingBracket(CommScopePN7821954-xx)
– FourM6screwanchorsratedforthemountingsurface
• DualMount
– DualMountingBracket(CommScopePN7821955-xx)
– FourM6screwanchorsratedforthemountingsurface
• ForinstallationsusingtheoptionalHybridFiberSpliceBox
– HybridFiberSpliceBox(CommScopePN7693816-xx)
– TorxT20Hscrewdriver
• Earth-bondingcabletogroundtheCAPMchassis
• Fibercleaningequipment.