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ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPoint

InstallationGuide•M0201AAB•November2017

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Preliminarydraftforuseincompliancetestingonly.Notfordistributiontocustomer.

DISCLAIMER

ThisdocumenthasbeendevelopedbyCommScope,andisintendedfortheuseofitscustomersandcustomersupport

personnel.Theinformationinthisdocumentissubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Whileeveryefforthasbeenmadeto

eliminateerrors,CommScopedisclaimsliabilityforanydifficultiesarisingfromtheinterpretationoftheinformation

containedherein.Theinformationcontainedhereindoesnotclaimtocoveralldetailsorvariationsinequipment,norto

provideforeverypossibleincidenttobemetinconnectionwithinstallation,operation,ormaintenance.Thisdocument

describestheperformanceoftheproductunderthedefinedoperationalconditionsanddoesnotcovertheperformance

underadverseordisturbedconditions.Shouldfurtherinformationbedesired,orshouldparticularproblemsarisewhichare

notcoveredsufficientlyforthepurchaser'spurposes,contactCommScope.

CommScopereservestherighttochangeallhardwareandsoftwarecharacteristicswithoutnotice.

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©2017CommScope,Inc.AllRightsReserved.

Thisdocumentisprotectedbycopyright.Nopartofthisdocumentmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystem,or

transmitted,inanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanicalphotocopying,recording,orotherwisewithouttheprior

writtenpermissionofCommScope.

Forpatentsseewww.cs‐pat.com.

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TRADEMARKS

Alltrademarksidentifiedby®or™areregisteredtrademarksortrademarks,respectively,ofCommScope,Inc.Namesof

otherproductsmentionedhereinareusedforidentificationpurposesonlyandmaybetrademarksand/orregistered

trademarksoftheirrespectivecompanies.

AndrewWirelessSystemsGmbH,TBD‐November‐2017

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ThisisNOTaCONSUMERdevice.ItisdesignedforinstallationbyFCCLICENSEESandQUALIFIED

INSTALLERS.YouMUSThaveanFCCLICENSEorexpressconsentofanFCCLicenseetooperatethisdevice.

Unauthorizedusemayresultinsignificantforfeiturepenalties,includingpenaltiesinexcessof$100,000

foreachcontinuingviolation.

ThisisNOTaCONSUMERdevice.ItisdesignedforinstallationbyFCCLICENSEESandQUALIFIED

INSTALLERS.YouMUSThaveanFCCLICENSEorexpressconsentofanFCCLicenseetooperatethisdevice.

YouMUSTregisterClassBsignalboosters(asdefinedin47CFR90.219)onlineat

www.fcc.gov/signal‐boosters/registration.Unauthorizedusemayresultinsignificantforfeiturepenalties,

includingpenaltiesinexcessof$100,000foreachcontinuingviolation.

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ABLEOF

ONTENTS

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DocumentOverview .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1

DocumentRevisionHistory .................................................................................................................................................................................. 1

DocumentCautionsandNotes ............................................................................................................................................................................ 1

AbbreviationsUsedinthisGuide ......................................................................................................................................................................... 2

CommScopePartNumbers .................................................................................................................................................................................. 2

ION‐ESeriesSystemOverview .................................................................................................................................................................................. 3

CAPLOverview .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4

CAPLConnectors,Ports,andLEDs ...................................................................................................................................................................... 5

CAPLwithanOpticalFiberInterface ............................................................................................................................................................

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CAPLwithaCopperInterfaceandExternalDCPower ................................................................................................................................. 7

CAPLwithaCopperInterfaceandPowerCat6ACable ................................................................................................................................ 8

PoweringaCAPLandPowerLEDBehavior .................................................................................................................................................. 9

FanInterfacePort ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 10

CAPLAccessoryOptions .................................................................................................................................................................................... 10

FanKit ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11

FlatMountingBracketKit ............................................................................................................................................................................ 11

CAPLMountingBracketKit ......................................................................................................................................................................... 11

CAPLHybridFiberSpliceBoxKit. ................................................................................................................................................................ 12

AC/DCPowerSupplyKit ............................................................................................................................................................................... 12

OCTISKits ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12

InstallingCAPLs ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13

SafelyWorkingwithION‐EHardware ................................................................................................................................................................ 13

EquipmentSymbolsandCompliance .......................................................................................................................................................... 13

HealthandSafetyPrecautions..................................................................................................................................................................... 13

PropertyDamageWarnings ......................................................................................................................................................................... 14

GeneralInstallationSafetyRequirements................................................................................................................................................... 14

GuardAgainstDamagefromElectro‐StaticDischarge ............................................................................................................................... 14

PrepareforInstallation ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 15

CAPLInstallationRules ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 15

CascadeRules ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16

RecommendedToolsandMaterial ............................................................................................................................................................. 16

DeterminethePowerConsumptionoftheCAPL ....................................................................................................................................... 17

DeterminetheCAPLMountingSite ............................................................................................................................................................ 17

GeneralMountingCautions ......................................................................................................................................................................... 20

UnpackandInspecttheCAPLandOptionalAccessories ........................................................................................................................... 20

MounttheCAPL ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 20

Flat‐SurfaceMountaCAPL ......................................................................................................................................................................... 21

WallMountaCAPL ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 22

MountingOrientationforWallMounts ................................................................................................................................................ 22

WallMountaCAPLUsingaFlatMountingBracketKit ....................................................................................................................... 24

WallMountaCAPLUsingaCAPLHybridFiberSpliceBoxKit ............................................................................................................ 26

WallMountaCAPLUsingaAC/DCPowerSupplyKit .......................................................................................................................... 31

CeilingMountaCAPL .................................................................................................................................................................................. 34

CeilingMountaCAPLwithoutaFanKit ............................................................................................................................................... 34

CeilingMountaCAPLwithaFanKit .................................................................................................................................................... 34

(Optional)GroundtheCAPL .............................................................................................................................................................................. 35

ConnecttheCAPLCables ................................................................................................................................................................................... 36

CableaCAPLwithanOpticalFiberInterface ............................................................................................................................................. 36

CableaCAPLwithaCopperInterface ........................................................................................................................................................ 39

Cat6ACableRequirementsforCAPLswithaCopperInterface .......................................................................................................... 39

CableaCAPLwithaCopperInterfaceandExternalDCPower ........................................................................................................... 42

CableaCAPLwithaCopperInterfaceandPoweroverCat6ACable .................................................................................................. 44

CAPLMaintenance ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 47

RemoveaCAPLfromaWallorCeilingMount .................................................................................................................................................. 47

PreventativeCAPLMaintenanceforCAPLswiththeFanKitOption .............................................................................................................. 47

CAPLSpecifications ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 48

CAPLOutputSpecifications ............................................................................................................................................................................... 48

CAPLBandwidthSpecifications ......................................................................................................................................................................... 49

Cat6ASpecificationsandTestingRequirements ............................................................................................................................................... 49

ComplianceandStandardsCertification ................................................................................................................................................................ 51

FCCRFExposureRequirements ......................................................................................................................................................................... 51

EMCStandards.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 51

FCCandISEDStandards ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 52

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TableofContents

ContactingCommScope .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 53

DCCSGlobalTechnicalSupport .......................................................................................................................................................................... 53

TelephoneHelplines .................................................................................................................................................................................... 53

OnlineSupport ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 53

WasteElectricalandElectronicEquipmentRecycling ....................................................................................................................................... 53

HardwaretoSoftwareMappingInformation .................................................................................................................................................... 54

DCCSTechnicalTraining ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 54

AccessingION‐ESeriesUserDocumentation .................................................................................................................................................... 55

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OCUMENT

VERVIEW

ThisinstallationguideprovidesaproductoverviewandinstallationinstructionsfortheION‐ESeriesLow

PowerCarrierAccessPoint(CAPL),whichallowstransmissionbetweenION‐Eequipment,antennas,and

Ethernetdevices(suchasWiFiandIPcameras).

Table1liststheCAPLmodelsthatthisinstallationguidesupports.

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Table1.SupportedCAPLModels

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ForfurtherinformationonotherION‐Esystemcomponents,refertoanyofthedocumentslistedbelow;

see"AccessingION‐ESeriesUserDocumentation”onpage55).

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ION‐ESeriesWCS‐2,WCS‐4,ande‐POISubracksandPowerSupplyUnitInstallationGuide

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ION‐ESeriesUniversalAccessPointInstallationGuide.

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DocumentRevisionHistory

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IssueDocumentPNDocumentDateTechnicalUpdates

1M0201AAAOctober2017InitialRelease.

2M0201AABNovember2017Addssupportfor7/80‐85/17E/19.

DocumentCautionsandNotes

Thisdocumentcontainsnotes,cautions,andwarnings.Ingeneral,cautions,warnings,andnotesindicatethe

following:

Theicontotheleftisusedtoindicateacautionorwarning.Cautionsandwarningsindicateoperationsor

stepsthatcouldcausepersonalinjury,induceasafetyprobleminamanageddevice,destroyorcorrupt

information,orinterruptorstopservices.

Theicontotheleftindicatesacautionorwarningthatpertainstolaserequipment.

TheicontotheleftisindicatesacautionorwarningthatpertainstoRadioFrequency(RF).

TheicontotheleftindicatesthatthehardwareissusceptibletoElectro‐StaticDischarge(ESD)damage.

TheicontotheleftisindicatesaNote.Notesprovideinformationaboutspecialcircumstances.

PartNumber

1

ModelName

7770203‐000x CAPL17E/17E/23/23

7770209‐000x CAPL18/21/26/26

7770356‐000x CAPL17E/17E/19/19

7776596‐000xCAPL7/80‐85/17E/19

1The“‐000x”suffixprovidesinformationastowhetherthe

CAPLhasaFiberorCopperinterface,andthepowerand

FanKitoptions.Contactyourlocalsalesrepresentativefor

furtherinformation.

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DocumentOverview

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AbbreviationsUsedinthisGuide

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AUXAuxiliaryISED Innovation,ScienceandEconomicDevelopmentCanada

CelsiuskgKilogram

CANCentralAreaNodeLEDLightEmittingDiode

CAPLCarrierAccessPoint,LowPowerMHzMegahertz

CatCategorymmMillimeter

CATCopperTransportMMFMulti‐ModeFiber

dBDecibelOPTOpticalTransport

dBmDecibel‐milliwattsPNPartNumber

DCDirectCurrentRANRegional‐AreaNetwork

DCCSDistributedCoverageandCapacitySolutionsRFRadioFrequency

EFTAEuropeanFreeTradeAssociationRURackUnit

EMCElectromagneticCompatibilitySFPSmallForm‐FactorPluggable

EUEuropeanUnionSMFSingle‐ModeFiber

FahrenheitTENTransportExpansionNode

FCCFederalCommunicationsCommissionUAPUniversalAccessPoint

GbGigabyteVdcVolts,directcurrent

GHzGigahertzWWatts

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CommScopePartNumbers

TheCommScopeION‐Epartnumbersinthisinstallationguideareintheformatofnnnnnnn‐xx,wherethe

“‐xx”suffixindicatesthelatestrelease.ContactyourlocalCommScopesalesrepresentativeforthecurrent

releasepartnumber.

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ION‐ES

ERIES

YSTEM

VERVIEW

ION‐ESeriesSystemOverview

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ThissectiondescribestheION‐Esystem,whichisaunifiedwirelessinfrastructureplatformdefinedaround

ITbasedarchitecture.Itbringstogetherlicensedwirelessandpower,plusGigabitEthernetforWiFiintoone

wirelesssystemthatcanscaletobuildingsizeandistechnologyandspectrumagnosticandadaptive.Abasic

ION‐Esystemcomprisesthecomponentslistedbelow;seealsoFigure1.

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CentralAreaNode(CAN)—providesserver‐levelcontrolandprimarysignaldistribution.WCS‐2(2U)

andWCS‐4(4U)Subrackoptionsareavailable.

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TransportExpansionNode(TEN)—connectstoaCANusingMulti‐ModeorSingle‐Modefiberasa

secondarydistributionpoint.WCS‐2(2U)andWCS‐4(4U)Subrackoptionsareavailable.

AWCS‐2andaWCS‐4canbeconfiguredforuseasaCANoraTEN.Whentheinformationinthisguide

appliestobothconfigurations,theterm“CAN/TEN”isused.Whentheinformationpertainstoonlyone

oftheconfigurations,thatconfigurationwillbeidentifiedsingularlyas“CAN”or“TEN.”

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AccessPoint—connectsaCANoraTENtoantennasorotherwirelessdevices.Onthedownlink,an

AccessPoint(AP)convertsdataarrivingattheAPtoanalogsignalsandsendsthemtoanantenna.Onthe

uplink,receivedsignalsaredigitizedandserializedintodatastreamswhicharesentbacktothe

CAN/TEN.EachAPcontainsuptofourtransceiverpathsforRFcoverage.APssupportsGigabitEthernet

forWiFi,IPcameras,orotherdevicesinadditiontowirelessoveracommoncable.AnAPcanbeanyof

thefollowing:

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UniversalAccessPoint(UAP)—connectstheCAN/TENtoaninternalantenna;receivesdataand

powerthroughCat6Atwistedpaircabling.

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UAP‐X—similarinfunctionasthestandardUAP,inadditiontoCommercialfrequencies,theUAP‐X

alsosupportsPublicSafetyfrequencies,including700,800and400MHz.TheUAP‐Xconnectsthe

CAN/TENtoexternalantennasandsupportsanextensivefrequencyrange.

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UAP‐N25andUAP‐XN25—similarinfunctionastheUAPandUAP‐X,theUAP‐N25andUAP‐XN25

featurea25MHzfilterononepath(insteadofthe80MHzfilteronaUAPorUAP‐X).Thisallows

coexistenceofspecificbands,suchasAustralia850MHzand900MHz.

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LowPowerCarrierAccessPoint(CAPL)—interfaceswiththeCAN/TENviaaCat6Acableoran

opticallink.ThisallowstheCAPLtoprovidedataoverCopper,Single‐ModeFiber(SMF),or

Multi‐ModeFiber(MMF).PowerforCAPLswithaCopperInterfacecanbeprovidedoverCat6Aor

ExternalAC/DC.PowerforCAPLswithaFiberInterfaceisprovidedoverExternalAC/DCorremotely

throughhybridfiber.

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Figure1.BasicION‐ESystem

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CANTENAccessPointWiFiIPCameraCat6AMM/SMFiber

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CAPLOVERVIEW

TheLowPowerCarrierAccessPoint(CAPL)interfaceswiththeCAN/TENviaaCat6Acableoranopticallink.

ThisallowstheCAPLtoprovidedataoverCopper,Single‐ModeFiber(SMF),orMulti‐ModeFiber(MMF).

PowerforCAPLswithaCopperInterfacecanbeprovidedoverCat6AorexternalDC.PowerforCAPLswith

aFiberInterfaceisprovidedoverExternalAC/DCorremotelythroughhybridfiber.

Onthedownlink,theCAPLconvertsdataarrivingattheCAPLtoanalogsignalsandsendsthemtothe

Antennaports.Ontheuplink,receivedsignalsaredigitizedandserializedintodatastreams,whicharesent

backtotheCAN/TEN.EachCAPLcanprovideRFcoverageforuptofourspecificfrequencybands.Figure2

showshowaCAPLcanbedeployedinanION‐Esystem.

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TheCAPL

Figure2.CAPLinanION‐ESystem

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operateswithinthefollowingtemperatureranges

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CAPLwithoutaFanKit(passivelycooled)

 Opticalunits:‐33°Cto+40°C(‐27.4°Fto104°F)

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Cat6Aunits:0°Cto+40°C(32°Fto104°F)

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CAPLwithaFanKit,themaximumoperatingtemperatureincreasesto55°C(131°F);seealso"Fan

Kit”onpage11

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isoutdoorrated(IP67),however,theCat6Aunitsarenotdesignedforoutdooruse;see"MounttheCAPL”

onpage20.

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hasatypicalpowerconsumptionof98W;seealso

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"FanKit”onpage11

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"DeterminethePowerConsumptionoftheCAPL”onpage17.

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CAPLConnectors,Ports,andLEDs

Thefollowingsectionsidentifytheconnectors,ports,andLEDsavailableonthedifferentCAPLmodels:

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"CAPLwithanOpticalFiberInterface”onpage6

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"CAPLwithaCopperInterfaceandExternalDCPower”onpage7

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"CAPLwithaCopperInterfaceandPowerCat6ACable”onpage8

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"PoweringaCAPLandPowerLEDBehavior”onpage9

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"FanInterfacePort”onpage10.

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REF#LabelDescriptionFunction

1,4ANT3,ANT4Notavailable;connectorisplugged.

2ANT1

4.3‐10RFconnector

Connecttotwoseparateexternalantennasortotwoportsonacross‐polarizeddualantenna

via50 coaxialcable.EachconnectorsupportstwoRFbands.Theendofthe50 coaxialcable

thatconnectstoanANTconnectorcanbeeitherapush‐pullorathreadedconnector.ANT1/2

shipwithdustcapsthatcanbediscardeduponunitinstallation.

3ANT2

5PowerLED

(Unlabeled)

PowerLEDSee"PoweringaCAPLandPowerLEDBehavior”onpage9.

6Powerbutton

(Unlabeled)

PushbuttonswitchPlacestheCAPLintoalow‐powersleepstate,whichallowsyoutosafelyunplugtheCAPL

withoutapowerarc.

CAUTION!PriortodisconnectingthePowercablefromtheCAPL,pressthePowerbutton

topowerofftheCAPL.

7UnlabeledProprietary4‐pin36

to60VdcPower

connector

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ConnectstoalocalorremoteDCpowersupply,ortoaHybridFiberJunctionBox.

82OpticalPort2ConnectstoanoptionalcascadedCAPLviaanOpticalOCTISKit(PN7770612).Port2provides

themainsignalinterface.OpticaltransportoccursoverSingleModeFiber(SMF)orMultiMode

Fiber(MMF).Port2shipswithfactory‐installedEMI/weatherproofplug,andmustremain

pluggedifnotinuse.

91OpticalPort1ConnectstoanION‐ECAN/TEN(possiblythroughalocalHybridFiberJunctionBox)and

providesthemainsignalinterface.OpticaltransportoccursoverSingleModeFiber(SMF)or

MultiModeFiber(MMF).UsestheOpticalOCTISKit(PN7770612).Port1shipswithadustcap

thatcanbediscardeduponunitinstallation.

10ARJ45AuxiliaryportConnectstoexternalEthernetdevicessuchasWiFiandIPcameras.Cablingisviathe

appropriateCATcablefortheprotocol;thismodelsupportsa1000BASE‐Tand802.3atClass4

PoweroverCat6AEthernetconnection.Maximumattachedcablelengthis3meters(9.8feet).

ForinformationontheAuxiliaryportincascades,see"CascadeRules”onpage16.PortAships

withfactory‐installedEMI/weatherproofplug,andmustremainpluggedifnotinuse.

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REF#LabelDescriptionFunction

1,4ANT3,ANT4Notavailable;connectorisplugged.

2ANT1

4.3‐10RFconnector

Connecttotwoseparateexternalantennasortotwoportsonacross‐polarizeddualantenna

via50 coaxialcable.EachconnectorsupportstwoRFbands.Theendofthe50 coaxial

cablethatconnectstoanANTconnectorcanbeeitherapush‐pullorathreadedconnector.

ANT1/2shipwithdustcapsthatcanbediscardeduponunitinstallation.

3ANT2

5PowerLED

(Unlabeled)

PowerLEDSee"PoweringaCAPLandPowerLEDBehavior”onpage9.

6Powerbutton

(Unlabeled)

PushbuttonswitchPlacestheCAPLintoalow‐powersleepstate,whichallowsyoutosafelyunplugtheCAPL

withoutapowerarc.

CAUTION!PriortodisconnectingthePowercablefromtheCAPL,pressthePower

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buttontopowerofftheCAPL.

7UnlabeledProprietary4‐pin36

to60VdcPower

connector

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ConnectstoalocalorremoteDCpowersupply,ortoaHybridFiberJunctionBox.

82Port2Notapplicabletothismodelconfiguration—donotremovethefactory‐installed

EMI/weatherproofplug.

91Port1Port1connectstoanavailableportonaCATCardintheCAN/TENviaCat6Acableand

providesthemainsignalinterface.UsestheEthernetOCTISKit(PN7760652).Port1shipswith

adustcapthatcanbediscardeduponunitinstallation.

10ARJ45AuxiliaryportTheAuxiliaryportprovidesacascadeconnectiontoanoptionallocallypoweredcascaded

CAPL,orprovidesaconnectiontoexternalEthernetdevicessuchasWiFiandIPcameras.

CablingisviatheappropriateCATcablefortheprotocol;thismodelsupportsa1000BASE‐T

and802.3atClass4PoweroverCat6AEthernetconnection.Maximumattachedcablelength

is100meters(328feet).PortAshipswithfactory‐installedEMI/weatherproofplug,andmust

remainpluggedifnotinuse.ForinformationonhowtousetheAuxiliaryportincascades,see

"CascadeRules”onpage16.

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REF#LabelDescriptionFunction

1,4ANT3,ANT4Notavailable;connectorisplugged.

2ANT1

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4.3‐10RFconnector

Connecttotwoseparateexternalantennasortotwoportsonacross‐polarizeddual

antennavia50 coaxialcable.EachconnectorsupportstwoRFbands.Theendofthe

50 coaxialcablethatconnectstoanANTconnectorcanbeeitherapush‐pullora

threadedconnector.ANT1/2shipwithdustcapsthatcanbediscardeduponunit

installation.

3ANT2

5PowerLED

(Unlabeled)

PowerLEDSee"PoweringaCAPLandPowerLEDBehavior”onpage9.

6Power

button

(Unlabeled)

PushbuttonswitchPlacestheCAPLintoalow‐powersleepstate,whichallowsyoutosafelyunplugthe

CAPLwithoutapowerarc.PowertoaCat6ACAPLmayalsobeshutdownviathe

ION‐ESeriesSoftware.

CAUTION!PriortodisconnectingthePowercablefromtheCAPL,pressthe



PowerbuttontopowerofftheCAPL.

7UnlabeledProprietary4‐pin36to60Vdc

PowerconnectorPlugged,notapplicabletothismodelconfiguration.

82Port2Notapplicabletothismodelconfiguration—donotremovethefactory‐installed

EMI/weatherproofplug.

91Port1Port1connectstoanavailableportonaCATCardintheCAN/TENviaCat6Acableand

providesthemainsignalinterfaceandpoweroverCat6A.UsestheEthernetOCTISKit

(PN7760652).Port1shipswithadustcapthatcanbediscardeduponunitinstallation.

10ARJ45AuxiliaryportTheAuxiliaryportprovidesacascadeconnectiontoanoptionallocallypowered

SecondaryCAPL,orprovidesaconnectiontoexternalEthernetdevicessuchasWiFi

andIPcameras.CablingisviatheappropriateCATcablefortheprotocol;thismodel

supportsa1000BASE‐Tand802.3atClass4PoweroverCat6AEthernetconnection.

Maximumattachedcablelengthis100meters(328feet).PortAshipswith

factory‐installedEMI/weatherproofplug,andmustremainpluggedifnotinuse.

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PoweringaCAPLandPowerLEDBehavior

TheCAPLispoweredonassoonaspowerisconnectedtoit.Undernormaloperatingconditions,thePower

LEDturnsonbrieflywhentheunitisfirstdetected.Itwillthengooutbriefly,followedbyaninitialization

periodduringwhichthePowerLEDflashesslowlywhiletheCAPLisconfigured.ThePowerLEDremainsa

steadyblue(notflashing)oncetheunitreachesafullyoperationalstate,whichtypicallyoccurswithin45

seconds.

IfyoupresstheCAPLPower‐Downbutton,theCAPLwillgointosleepmode.Thisallowsyoutosafely

disconnectanycablesconnectedtotheCAPL.

IfyoupressthePower‐Downbutton,theonlywaytobringtheCAPLbacktoafullyoperationalstate,istodo

oneofthefollowing:

•

DisconnectthedatacablefromPort1,andthenreconnectit.

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Foranexternally‐poweredCAPL,removethepowercablefor10seconds,andthenreconnectit.

•

PowerLEDbehaviorforaCAPLwithaFiberInterface

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Off—CAPLisnotpoweredon.

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Steadyblue—CAPLispoweredonandoperational.

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Slowflashingblue—CAPLispoweredonandinitializing.

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Rapidflashingblue—CAPLUnitIdentifieractiveviatheFlashLEDfunctionintheION‐EGUI.

•

PowerLEDbehaviorforaCAPLwithaCopperInterface

–

Off—CAPLisnotpoweredon.

–

Steadyblue—CAPLispoweredonandoperational.

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Slowflashingblue—CAPLispoweredonandinitializing.

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Rapidflashingblue—CAPLUnitIdentifieractiveviatheFlashLEDfunctionintheION‐EGUI.

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Slowpulseblue(ION‐ESoftwareV2.3orlateronly)—ifthePowerLEDcyclesthroughaslowincrease

inbrightnessfor1secondfollowedbyaslowdecreaseinbrightnessfor1second,theCAPLis

poweredonbutiscurrentlyunabletoestablisha10GbpsdatalinktotheWCSSubrack.Therearetwo

possiblecauses:

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Thereisaninstallationproblem,suchasadefectivecableorconnector,acablethatistoolong,or

acablecrosstalkproblem.AnyoftheseproblemscanleadtoinadequateSNRattheremoteunit

andaninabilitytolink.(Thisisthemostlikelycauseifthisisanewly‐installedunit.)

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Thisconditioncanalsobetriggeredwhenacrystaloscillatorhasagedoverthecourseofseveral

years.Inthiscase,thefailuretolinkatstartupwillinitiateaself‐calibrationprocesswhichcan

takeseveralminutes.Oncethisself‐calibrationiscomplete,theunitwillresumenormal

operation.(Thisisthemostlikelycauseforunitswhichhaveworkedcorrectlyinthepast.)

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FanInterfacePort

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Theprecedinggraphicshowstheproprietary8‐pinFanInterfaceport,whichisonlyavailableonCAPLunits

thatshipwiththefactory‐installedFanKit.IftheCAPLbeinginstalledincludestheFanKitoption,theFan

InterfaceportwillbecabledtotheFanKitatthefactory.IftheCAPLbeinginstalleddoesnotincludetheFan

Kitoption,theFanInterfaceportwillbeplugged.

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CAPLAccessoryOptions

ThefollowingsectionsdescribehardwareoptionsfortheCAPL:

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"FanKit”onpage11

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"FlatMountingBracketKit”onpage11

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"CAPLMountingBracketKit”onpage11

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"CAPLHybridFiberSpliceBoxKit”onpage12

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"AC/DCPowerSupplyKit”onpage12

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"OCTISKits”onpage12.

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TheoptionalFanKitisanintegratedshroudthatfitsovertheCAPLenclosuretoextendtheupperambient

temperaturerange.TheFanKit

•

isIP55rated

•

increasesthemaximumoperatingtemperatureto55°C(131°F)

•

adds3WpowerconsumptiontotheCAPL;see"DeterminethePowerConsumptionoftheCAPL”on

page17.

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isfactoryinstalled,butcanbereplacedinthefield.

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FlatMountingBracketKit

TheFlatMountingBracketKit(CommScopePN7774353‐xx)providesthemountingbracketsrequiredto

mountanCAPLtoawallorotherflatsurface.See"WallMountaCAPLUsingaFlatMountingBracketKit”on

page24.

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CAPLMountingBracketKit

TheCAPLMountingBracketKit(CommScopePN7774354‐xx)providesthemountingbracketsrequiredto

mountanCAPLtoawallorotherflatsurfacewhenusingthe“CAPLHybridFiberSpliceBoxKit”orthe

“AC/DCPowerSupplyKit.”

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CAPLHybridFiberSpliceBoxKit

TheCAPLHybridFiberSpliceBoxKit(CommScopePN7781091‐xx)separatesthepowerfromthefiber

signalsonahybridfiberfeedfromtheCAN/TEN.ItfeedspowertotheCAPLthroughacompositecablethat

includesbothfiberandcopperpowerwires.FiberandcopperterminateattheSpliceBox,whichallowsyou

toseparatetheDCwiresandfiberattheremoteend.ForCAPLswithaFiberInterface,youwilltypicallyuse

compositecabletotransportsignalandpower,andthenusetheCAPLHybridFiberSpliceBoxKitto

terminatethefiberattheCAPL.See"WallMountaCAPLUsingaCAPLHybridFiberSpliceBoxKit”on

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AC/DCPowerSupplyKit

TheAC/DCPowerSupplyKit(CommScopePN7775087‐xx)providesa48VExternalPowerSupplythat

convertslocalACpowertoDCpowerfortheCAPL.WherevercopperisalreadyavailableforaCAPL

installation,aCAPLwithCopperInterfaceshouldbeinstalled.However,inacascade,PoEisonlyavailable

forthePrimaryCAPL—theSecondaryCAPLwillrequirelocalpowerandtheuseoftheAC/DCPowerSupply

Kit.Moreover,theAC/DCPowerSupplyKitcanbeusedforaFiberorCopperInterfacewhenremote

poweringisnotfeasible.See"WallMountaCAPLUsingaAC/DCPowerSupplyKit”onpage31.

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OCTISKits

AllCAPLsincludeoneOCTIS1KitfortheprimaryinterfacetotheCAN/TEN.RegardlessofwhichOCTISKit

shipswiththeCAPL,itwillplugintotheCAPLPort1.ItistheconfigurationoftheOCTISKitthatthenmakes

theAUXportcompatibleforaCopperInterfaceoraFiberInterface.

YoucanorderanadditionalOCTISKit,whichwouldallowyoutocascadetwoCAPLs,ortoattachanauxiliary

Ethernetdevice;whichOCTISKityoushouldorderisidentifiedinTable2.

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Table2.CAPLOCTISKits

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KitNameCommScopePNDescription

OpticalOCTISKit7770612UseonlywithCAPLswithaFiberInterfacetocascadeaSecondary

fiberunit.

EthernetOCTISKit7760652UsewithCAPLsthathaveaFiberorCopperInterfacetocascadea

Secondarycopperunit,ortoattachanauxiliaryEthernetdevice.

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1OCTISisatrademarkofRADIALL.

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InstallingCAPLs

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ThefollowingsectionsguideyouthroughtheinstallationofaCAPL.payattentiontoallcautions,andfollow

thestepsintheorderpresented.

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SafelyWorkingwithION‐EHardware

Thefollowingsectionsprovideimportantinformationthatyoushouldreadandknowbeforeworkingwith

anyION‐Ehardware.

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EquipmentSymbolsandCompliance

Table3identifiesmarkingsusedonION‐Ehardwareanddefineswhatthesemarkingsmean,including

requiredusercompliance.Pleaseobservethemeaningsofthelistedsymbolsandcompliancewarnings.

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Table3.ComplianceLabels

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SymbolComplianceMeaning

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FCC

Forindustrial(Part20)signalbooster:

WARNING:ThisisNOTaCONSUMERdevice.ItisdesignedforinstallationbyFCCLICENSEESand

QUALIFIEDINSTALLERS.YouMUSThaveanFCCLICENSEorexpressconsentofanFCCLicenseeto

operatethisdevice.Unauthorizedusemayresultinsignificantforfeiturepenalties,including

penaltiesinexcessof$100,000foreachcontinuingviolation.



—

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ISED

WARNING:ThisisNOT aCONSUMER device. It is designed for installationbyaninstallerapproved

byanISEDlicensee.YouMUSThaveanISEDLICENCEortheexpressconsentofanISEDlicenseeto

operatethisdevice.

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CE

Tobesoldexclusivelytomobileoperatorsorauthorizedinstallers‐ noharmonizedfrequency

bands,operationrequireslicense.Intendeduse:EUandEFTAcountries.

IndicatesconformitywiththeREDdirective2014/53/EUand/orRoHSdirective2011/65/EU.



CEIndicatesconformitywiththeREDdirective2014/53/EUandRoHSdirective2011/65/EUcertified

bythenotifiedbodyno.0700.

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HealthandSafetyPrecautions

Observeallcautionsandwarningslistedinthissection

.

Ahighleakagecurrentground(earth)connectiontothePowerSupplyUnit(PSU)isessentialbefore

makinganyotherconnectionstothePSU.



Laserradiation.Riskofeyeinjuryinoperation.Donotstareintothelaserbeam;donotviewthelaser

beamdirectlyorwithopticalinstruments.



Highfrequencyradiationinoperation.Riskofhealthhazardsassociatedwithradiationfromthe

antenna(s)connectedtotheunit.Implementpreventionmeasurestoavoidthepossibilityofclose

proximitytotheantenna(s)whileinoperation.

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TheunitistobeusedonlywithCommscope(NECClass2)orLimitedPowerSorceION‐Esubrack,

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PropertyDamageWarnings

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Keepoperatinginstructionswithineasyreachandmakethemavailabletoallusers.

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Onlylicenseholdersfortherespectivefrequencyrangeareallowedtooperatethisunit.

Readandobeyallthewarninglabelsattachedtotheunit.Makesurethatallwarninglabelsarekeptina

legiblecondition.Replaceanymissingordamagedlabels.

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Makesuretheunit'ssettingsarecorrectfortheintendeduse(refertothemanufacturerproduct

information)andregulatoryrequirementsaremet.Donotcarryoutanymodificationsorfitanyspare

parts,whicharenotsoldorrecommendedbythemanufacturer.

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GeneralInstallationSafetyRequirements

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Wetconditionsincreasethepotentialforreceivinganelectricalshockwheninstallingorusingelectrically

poweredequipment.Topreventelectricalshock,neverinstalloruseelectricalequipmentinawet

locationorduringalightningstorm.

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ThissystemisaRFTransmitterandcontinuouslyemitsRFenergy.Maintainaminimum8‐inch(20cm)

clearancefromtheantennawhilethesystemisoperating.Wheneverpossible,shutdowntheRANbefore

servicingtheantenna.

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Donotremovecapsfromanyoftheconnectorsuntilinstructedtodoso.

ACAPLwithaCopperInterfaceisnotdesignedforoutdoorinstallations—itisnotlightningprotected.

However,theantennatowhichtheCopperInterfaceunitsattachcanbeoutdoorsifsuitable

lightning‐protectiondevicesareusedattheantennasite.

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GuardAgainstDamagefromElectro‐StaticDischarge

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Electro‐StaticDischarge(ESD)candamageelectroniccomponents.TopreventESDdamage,alwayswear

anESDwriststrapwhenworkingwithION‐Ehardwarecomponents.NotallION‐Ehardwarerequires

grounding.ForthoseION‐Ehardwarecomponentsforwhichgroundingisrequired,connecttheground

wireontheESDwriststraptoanearthgroundsourcebeforetouchingtheION‐Ecomponent.Wearthe

wriststraptheentiretimethatyouworkwiththeION‐Ehardware.

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PrepareforInstallation

Dothefollowingbeforebeginninginstallation.

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Reviewandknowthecautionsin"SafelyWorkingwithION‐EHardware”onpage13.

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Reviewthesystemdesignplan.

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Identifytheequipmentinstallationsite.

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Reviewthepowerrequirementstomakesurethesitecansupportthisinstallation.

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Mapoutallcableruns.

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Identifyandobtainalltoolsandmaterialsrequiredtocompletetheinstallation.

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CAPLInstallationRules

WheninstallingaCAPL,youmustobservethefollowingrules,whicharealsodocumentedintheinstallation

proceduresincludedinthisinstallationguide.

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CAPLwithCopperInterface

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ConnectsviaitsRJ‐45porttoaCATCardintheCAN/TEN

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EachCATPortcansupporttwoCopperCAPLs,butyoucannotexceedsixCAPLsperCATCard,for

maximumtotalsof24CAPLsinastraightcascadeconfiguration,and32CAPLsperWCSSubrackin

adaisy‐chainconfiguration,butyoumustadheretotheCopperCAPLpoweringrules.

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Therecanbeatotalof12CAPLsconnectedtoaCATCardinacascadeconfiguration.TheCAPL

connectedtotheCATCardisthePrimaryCAPL,towhichyoucanconnectoneself‐powered

SecondaryCAPL.See"CascadeRules”onpage16.

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CAPLwithFiberInterface

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ConnectsviaitsOpticalPort1toanOPTCardintheCAN/TEN

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Youcanconnectupto4CAPLsperOPTCardforatotalof16.

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YoucanconnectuptothreeCAPLunits(orcascadedpairs)toOPTCardPorts1‐4.See"Cascade

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CascadeRules

WhencascadingaSecondaryCAPLoranexternalEthernetdevicesuchasWiFioranIPcamera,youmust

observethefollowingrules,whicharealsodocumentedintheinstallationproceduresincludedinthis

installationguide.

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Inacascade,theCAPLconnecteddirectlytotheCAN/TENisthePrimaryCAPL,andtheCAPLthat

connectstothePrimaryCAPListheSecondaryCAPL.

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Thecascadedunitmustusethesametransporttype(CopperorOptical).

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TocascadetwoOpticalCAPLs,useafiber‐opticcable.

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TocascadetwoCopperCAPLs,useCat6Acable.Use23AWGCat6Acable;forcablelimitations,see

"Cat6ACableRequirementsforCAPLswithaCopperInterface”onpage39.

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TheSecondaryCAPLmustgetitspowerthroughtheDCconnector.ForCAPLswithaCopperInterface,

powerovertheCat6Acabletothecascadedunitisnotsupported.

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YouconnectCAPLswithaCopperInterfacetoaCATCardintheWCSSubrack.EachCATCardhasfour

RJ‐45ports(labeled1‐4).

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YoucanconnectuptothreeCAPLswithaCopperInterface(orcascadedpairs)toCATCardPorts

1‐3.

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IfinstalledinCATCardPort4,theCAPLwithCopperInterfacemustbelocallypowered.

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YouconnectCAPLswithaFiberInterfacetoanOPTCardintheWCSSubrack.EachOPTCardhasfour

10Gbpsports(labeled1‐4)forfiberconnections.

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Youcanconnectupto4CAPLsperOPTCardforatotalof16.

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Inacascade,theCAPLconnectedtotheOPTCardisthePrimaryCAPL,towhichyoucanconnectone

SecondaryCAPL.

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UseoftheAuxiliaryportsinacascadedsystemislimitedasdescribedbelow.

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ForCAPLswithaFiberInterface,onlyusetheAuxiliaryportonthePrimaryCAPL.

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ForCAPLswithaCopperInterface,usetheAuxiliaryportonthePrimaryCAPLtoconnectoneofthe

following:

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alocallypoweredSecondaryCAPL

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anexternalEthernetdevicesuchasWiFioranIPcamera.

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Thetotal320MHzRFbandwidthissharedbetweenthetwocascadedunits,butcanbesharedunevenly;

thatis,withmorebandwidthgoingtoeitherthePrimaryorSecondaryCAPL—eitherCAPLcantransmit

allthe320MHzRFbandwidthoranysubsetofit.

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AfterthePrimaryCAPLpowersup,theSecondaryCAPLwillbediscoveredandpoweruponitsown;for

informationonhowaCAPLpowersup,see"PoweringaCAPLandPowerLEDBehavior”onpage9.

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RecommendedToolsandMaterial

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ElectrostaticDischarge(ESD)wriststrap

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DrillandbitstomountCAPLtoawallorceiling

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Fibercleaningequipment

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ifrequiredperlocalpractice,insulatedstrandedcopperwireforchassisground;see"(Optional)Ground

theCAPL”onpage35.

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DeterminethePowerConsumptionoftheCAPL

UsethepowerconsumptionmatrixinTable4tocalculatepowerconsumptionforaCAPL,where

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theconsumptionnumbersareattheCAPLpowerinputsanddonotaccountforfeedlosses

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themaximumconsumptionnumbersinTable4donotincludethepowerconsumedbyanyattached

auxiliarydevices.BothCAPLpowerconsumptionandauxiliarydevicepowermustbeincludedwhen

calculatingfeedlosses.

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Table4.CAPLPowerConsumption

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ConfigurationVoltageRange(V)TypicalPower(W)MaximumPower(W)

OpticalFiberInterfacewithoutFanKit1,236‐6092102

OpticalFiberInterfacewithFanKit1,236‐6095107

CopperInterfaceandExternalDCPowerwithoutFanKit136‐60100110

CopperInterfaceandExternalDCPowerwithFanKit136‐ 60 103 115

CopperInterfaceandPowerCat6ACablewithoutFanKit <60Vmaximum 100 110

CopperInterfaceandPowerCat6ACablewithFanKit<60Vmaximum103115

1 DoesnotincludeconsumptionofoptionallocalDCsupply.

2 OpticalunitdoesnotincludeSFP+Moduleconsumption.Cansupportupto3W(morewithengineeringconsultation)

maximumtotalSFP+Moduleconsumption.Typicalinstallation(sufficientforSMupto10kmorMM)wouldbe0.8W

typical,1.0WmaxforeachSFP+Module.

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DeterminetheCAPLMountingSite

Whendecidingonasuitablemountingsite,observethefollowingrules:

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TheCAPLissuitableforinstallationindoorsforanyunit.

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ACAPLwithanOpticalFiberInterfacecanbeinstalledoutsideonlyifithasaFanKit.

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UsetheweightslistedinTable5todetermineasitethatcanbeartheweightoftheCAPLthatisbeing

installed,where:

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The“MaximumLiftWeight”isthehighestweightthatmustbeliftedduringinstallation.(Aninstaller

onlyneedstoliftCAPLcomponentsatonetime,notthewhollyconfiguredCAPL.)

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The“TotalHangingWeight”istheweightoftheCAPL,includingtheweightoftheMountingBracket

andPowerSupply,minustheweightoftheexternalcablesandconnectors,thatthemountingsite

mustbeabletosupport.

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UsethedimensionsshowninFigure3onpage18throughFigure5onpage19.

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Referalsoto"MountingOrientationforWallMounts”onpage22.

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Table5.MaximumCAPLInstallationWeights*

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CAPLconfiguredwiththiskit…

MaximumLiftWeightTotalHangingWeight

NoFanKit

kglbs.

WithFanKit

kglbs.

NoFanKit

kglbs.

WithFanKit

kglbs.

FlatMountingBracket10.823.8 11.32510.823.811.325

AC/DCPowerSupplyKit10.723.6 11.224.7 13.22913.730.2

CAPLHybridFiberSpliceBoxKit10.723.6 11.224.7 12.226.912.728

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Figure3.MountingDimensionsforaCAPLwiththeFlatMountingBracketKit

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Figure4.MountingDimensionsforaCAPLMountedwiththeCAPLHybridFiberSpliceBoxKit

489.12mm

[19.26”]

[0.94"]

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Figure5.MountingDimensionsforaCAPLMountedwiththeAC/DCPowerSupplyKit

373.873mm

[14.719"]

[1.181"]

30mm

35.727mm

[1.407"]

447.979mm

188mm

[17.637"]

[7.402"]

24.106mm

[0.949"]

399.8mm

[15.74"]

31.5mm

[1.24"]

[18.489"]

469.62

104.73mm

[4.123"]



158.42mm

[6.237"]

87.44mm

36.5mm

[1.437"]

48.69mm [3.443"]

[1.917"]

[4.724"]

120mm

[15.787"]

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GeneralMountingCautions

ThefollowingcautionsapplytoallCAPLinstallations;theremaybeothermountingcautionsapplicabletoa

specificmountingoption,whichwillbedefinedintheapplicablemountingprocedure.

AttachallCAPLssecurelytoastationaryobjectasdescribedinthisinstallationguide.

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Tomaintainproperventilation,keepatleast76mm(3‐inch)clearancearoundtheCAPL.

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TheinstallationsitemustbeabletobeartheweightoftheCAPL;seeTable5onpage17.

UnpackandInspecttheCAPLandOptionalAccessories

Inspecttheexterioroftheshippingcontainer(s)forevidenceofroughhandlingthatmayhavedamaged

thecomponentsinthecontainer.

Unpackeachcontainerwhilecarefullycheckingthecontentsfordamageandverifywiththepackingslip.

Ifdamageisfoundorpartsaremissing,fileaclaimwiththecommercialcarrierandnotifyCommScope

TechnicalSupport(see"DCCSGlobalTechnicalSupport”onpage53).Savethedamagedcartonsfor

inspectionbythecarrier.

Saveallshippingcontainersforuseiftheequipmentrequiresshipmentatafuturedate.

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MounttheCAPL

TheCAPLissuitableforindoorandoutdoorinstallationsasfollows:

•

Indoors—AllversionsoftheCAPLcanbeinstalledindoors.

•

Outdoors—

–

OnlyOpticalFiberCAPLswiththeoptionalFanKitcanbeinstalledoutdoors.

–

DonotinstallCopperCAPLs(thatis,haveCat6Acabling)outdoorsastheyarenotdesignedfor

outdoortemperatures,nordotheyhaverequiredlightningprotection.

Mountinginstructionsaredividedintothesectionslistedbelow.

•

Thefollowingsectionsapplytoallinstallations.

–

"GeneralMountingCautions”onpage20

–

"MountingOrientationforWallMounts”onpage22.

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•

Followthemountinginstructionsthatareappropriateforthisinstallation:

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"Flat‐SurfaceMountaCAPL”onpage21

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"WallMountaCAPLUsingaFlatMountingBracketKit”onpage24

–

"CeilingMountaCAPLwithaFanKit”onpage34

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"WallMountaCAPLUsingaAC/DCPowerSupplyKit”onpage31.

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Flat‐SurfaceMountaCAPL

YoucanplaceaCAPLonaflatsurface,suchasashelf,desk,cabinet,aboveaceiling,oranyotherhorizontal

surfacethatallowsstableplacement.

IfyoumounttheCAPLonaflatsurface,inadditiontotheruleslistedin"GeneralMountingCautions”on

page20,youmustalsoobservethefollowingrulesthatarespecifictoaflat‐surfacemount.

Tomaintainproperventilation,keepatleast76mm(3‐inch)clearancearoundtheCAPL.

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DonotstackCAPLsontopofeachother.

AlwayssecuretheCAPLtothemountingsurface.

IfaCAPLwithoutaFanKitisflat‐surfacemounted,theminimumclearanceabovetheCAPLis203.2

millimeters(8inches).

AlwaysmounttheCAPLwithitsmountingoptionfacingdownagainstthemountingsurface,andthe

enclosurefinsfacingup;seeFigure6.

IfyouaremountingtheCAPLaboveaceiling,itsantennasmustprotrudebelowtheceiling.Thatis,the

CAPLwillbeabovetheceiling,butanyconnectedWiFiunitsorIPcameraswillbemountedbelowthe

ceiling;seeFigure6.

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Figure6.CAPLOrientationinFlat‐SurfaceMounting

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AfteryoumounttheCAPLonaflatsurface,followthestepsin"ConnecttheCAPLCables”onpage36.

Finsfacingup



Flat‐MountingBracket

optionissecuringthe

CAPLtotheﬂat

surface.

FlatSuface

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IftheCAPLdoesnothaveaFanKit,donotFlat‐SufaceMountwiththeCAPLFinsfacingdown.

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FinsFacingdown

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WallMountaCAPL

ThefollowingsectionsprovidetheinstallationmethodologyandstepsrequiredtomountaCAPLtoawall.

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MountingOrientationforWallMounts

WhenwallmountingaCAPL,therecommendationsshouldbeobserved.

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WallMountOrientationforaCAPLwithoutaFanKit

ACAPLthatdoesnothaveaFanKitispassivelycooled.YoushouldthereforemountaCAPLthatdoesnot

haveaFanKitwiththeANTportspointingdown(seeFigure7).Otherwise,theCAPLwillhaveareduced

maximumoperatingtemperatureof33°C(91°F).

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Figure7.MountingOrientationforaCAPLwithouttheOptionalFanKit(FlatMountingBracketShown)

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ANTconnectorspointingdown

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WallMountOrientationforaCAPLwithaFanKit—ToallowforoptimalaccesstotheCAPLcables,it

isrecommendedthataCAPLwiththeFanKitoptionbemountedwiththeANTportsarepointingtothe

left;seeFigure8onpage23.

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Figure8.MountingOrientationforaCAPLwiththeOptionalFanKit(FlatMountingBracketShown)



Mountingrequirementsforflatsurfacesaredescribedin"Flat‐SurfaceMountaCAPL”onpage21.

Ceiling‐mountrequirementsaredescribedin"CeilingMountaCAPLwithaFanKit”onpage34.



ANTconnectors

pointingtotheleft

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WallMountaCAPLUsingaFlatMountingBracketKit

Followthestepsin"UnpackandInspecttheCAPLandOptionalAccessories”onpage20.

Refertoandobserveallcautionslistedin"GeneralMountingCautions”onpage20.

Referto"DeterminetheCAPLMountingSite”onpage17todeterminethemountinglocation,whichmust

beabletosupporttheweightanddimensionsoftheCAPL.

Referto"MountingOrientationforWallMounts”onpage22todeterminethemountingorientationofthe

CAPL.

AttachthetwomountingbracketstothebackoftheCAPLenclosureasdescribedbelowandasshownin

Figure9(CAPLwithaFanKit)andFigure10onpage25(CAPLwithoutFanKit).

UsethreeoftheM6‐1.0x14mmscrewsthatcamewiththeFlatMountingBracketKittoattachtheleft

ortopmountingbrackettothethreecorrespondinghorizontalorverticalM6‐1.0mountingtapson

thebackoftheCAPLchassis.

UsethreeoftheM6‐1.0x14mmscrewsthatcamewiththeFlatMountingBracketKittoattachthe

rightorbottommountingbrackettothethreecorrespondinghorizontalorverticalM6‐1.0mounting

tapsonthebackoftheCAPLchassis.



Figure9.CAPL(NoFanKit)withFlatMountingBracketKit(PN7774353‐xx)

OneMountingbracket

inhorizontalposition

Three

M6‐1.0x14mm

screws

OneMountingbracket

inhorizontalpositionThreeM6‐1.0x14mmscrews

NOTE:InstallaCAPLwith

aFanKithorizontally.

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Figure10.CAPLwithaFanKitandFlatMountingBracketKit(PN7774353‐xx)



Usefour5/16‐inchorM8lagscrews(orwhateverscrewtypeisappropriateforthematerialtowhichthe

CAPListomountedon)tomounttheCAPLtothewall.

Followthestepsin"(Optional)GroundtheCAPL”onpage35ifgroundingisrequiredorpreferred.

Followthestepsin"ConnecttheCAPLCables”onpage36.

FanKit

OneMountingbracket

inverticalposition

Three

M6‐1.0x14mm

screws

OneMountingbracket

inverticalposition



Three

M6‐1.0x14mm

screws

NOTE:InstallaCAPLthatdoesnothaveaFanKitverically.

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WallMountaCAPLUsingaCAPLHybridFiberSpliceBoxKit

Followthestepsin"UnpackandInspecttheCAPLandOptionalAccessories”onpage20.

Referto"DeterminetheCAPLMountingSite”onpage17todeterminethemountinglocation,whichmust

beabletosupporttheweightanddimensionsoftheCAPL.

Referto"MountingOrientationforWallMounts”onpage22todeterminethemountingorientationofthe

CAPL.

AssemblethecablesintheHybridFiberSpliceBox.



aOpentheHybridFiberSpliceBox and remove the installation ki

thatisinside.



bUsingthepartsfromtheHybridFiberSpliceBox,insertthe



SpliceHolderandfastenitusingaPTK30x6screwandoneM4

washer.



cFromtheCAPLHybridFiberSpliceBoxKit,insertFiberPatch



Cordinoneofthecableglandsindicatedinthegraphictothe

right.



dStriptheinsulationofthecompositecablefor100cmandthefibersfor90cm,andthenshorten



thecoppercablesto25cm.

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eInsertthecompositecableinthefirstcableglandandseparate



themulti‐fiberscablefromthecopperwires.Itisnecessaryto

removethenuttoperformthisaction.Thecablemustbefed

throughthenutanditmustberetightenedoncefinished.



fBendthesplicedfibersusingthecornerguidesandfixthe



splicestothespliceholder.



gBendtheopticalcablesasshowinthepicturetotheright. 



hIfasecondspliceholderisneeded,itcanbeassembledusingthe



M4insulatingwasherandtwoM4plainwashers,asshownto

theright.TherequiredscrewisaPTK30x12.

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iMounttheinternalsupportSpliceBoxION‐URUusingthree

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PTK30x6screws.

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jRemovethesealingnutandrubberofthecableglandandinsert

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theopticalcables.

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kPlaceeachcableintooneofthegroovesofthesealinsert.

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lPressthesealinsertintotheclampringopening. 

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mFixtheopticalcablesinsidetheboxusingonecabletieandtight

thesealingnut.

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nItispossibletoseparatetheopticalcablesandusetwodifferent

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cableglands.Removethesealingnutandrubberoneachcable

gland.

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oCloseallunusedgrooveswiththeplasticcylinders,nomatterif

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oneortwocableglandsareused.

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pInsertthecopperwiresinthefirstmultipleterminalconnectors.



Seemarkingsontheinternalsupport.Thenfastenthecopper

cablesinsidetheboxusingonecabletie.

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qRemovethesealingnutandinserttheRemoteUnitsupplycable



andtightenthesealingnut.

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rConnectthesupplycabletotheterminalstripandfixitinsidethe

boxusingonecabletie.Itispossibletoconnectasecondsupply

cable.

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sIncaseofusingremoteunitVdc/100connectthesupplycableas

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shownbesides.Refertomarkingsontheinternalsupport.

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AssembleandmounttheCAPLHybridFiberSpliceBoxKitandtheCAPL,asdescribedbelowandas

showninFigure11,whichshowsaCAPLwithFanKit(installationforaCAPLwithoutaFanKitisthe

same).

AttachtheHybridFiberSpliceBoxtotheWallBracketwiththethreecaptivescrewsalreadyinstalled

intheSpliceBox.

AttachtheassembledHybridSpliceBoxandWallMountingBrackettotheselectedmountinglocation.

UsethesixM6‐1.0x14mmscrewstoattachthetwoAngledMountingBracketstotheWallMounting

Bracket.

Putthetoptwoflange‐headscrewshalfwayintothemountingbrackets,andthenusethemto

“hang”theCAPLintheWallMountingBracket.

Attachthebottomtwoflange‐headscrews.

iii

Tightenallfourscrews.

FromtheCAPLHybridFiberSpliceBoxKit:

AttachtheLocalPowerJumpertotheCAPLpowerconnector.

AttachtheFiberPatchCordtotheCAPLPort1;theotherendwasattachedinStep4c(page26)

tooneofthecableglands.

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Figure11.CAPLwithFanKit,CAPLMountingBracketKit,andCAPLHybridFiberSpliceBoxKit

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Followthestepsin"(Optional)GroundtheCAPL”onpage35ifgroundingisrequiredorpreferred.

Followthestepsin"ConnecttheCAPLCables”onpage36.

OneHybrid

FiberSpliceBox

TwoAngled

MountingBrackets

FanKit

FourM8x16ﬂange‐headscrews

SixM6‐1.0x14mmscrews

OneFiber

PatchCord

OneLocal

PowerJumper

OneWallMountingBracket

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WallMountaCAPLUsingaAC/DCPowerSupplyKit

Refertoandobserveallcautionslistedin"GeneralMountingCautions”onpage20.

Referto"DeterminetheCAPLMountingSite”onpage17todeterminethemountinglocation,whichmust

beabletosupporttheweightanddimensionsoftheCAPL.

Referto"MountingOrientationforWallMounts”onpage22todeterminethemountingorientationofthe

CAPL.

Followthestepsin"UnpackandInspecttheCAPLandOptionalAccessories”onpage20.

AssembleandmounttheAC/DCPowerSupplyKitandtheCAPL,asdescribedbelowandasshownin

Figure12onpage32(CAPLwithoutFanKit)andFigure13onpage33(CAPLwithFanKit).TheLocal

PowerJumperCableAssemblywillbeconnectedtotheAC/DCPowerSupplyJunctionBoxatthefactory.

UsethefourscrewstoattachtheAC/DCPowerSupplyassemblytotheWallMountingBracket.

AttachtheassembledAC/DCPowerSupplyKitandWallMountingBrackettotheselectedmounting

location.

UsethesixM6‐1.0x14mmscrewstoattachthetwoAngledMountingBracketstotheWallMounting

Bracket.

Putthetoptwoflange‐headscrewshalfwayintothemountingbrackets,andthenusethemto

“hang”theCAPLintheWallMountingBracket.

Attachthebottomtwoflange‐headscrews.

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Figure12.CAPL(NoFanKit)withAC/DCPowerSupplyKit(PN7775087‐xx)

andCAPLMountingBracketKit(7774354‐xx)

TwoAngled

MountingBrackets

FourM8x16ﬂange‐headscrews



SixM6‐1.0x14mmscrews

AC/DCPowerSupplyUnit

withJunctionBoxFour

M6‐1.0x14mm

screws

LocalPower

JumperCable

OneWall

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Figure13.CAPLwithFanKitandwithAC/DCPowerSupplyKit(PN7775087‐xx)

andCAPLMountingBracketKit(PN7774354‐xx)

TwoAngled

Mounting

Brackets

FanKit



FourM8x16ﬂange‐headscrews



SixM6‐1.0x14mmscrews



FourM4x8screws



AC/DCPower

SupplyUnit

withJunctionBox

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OneWall

MountingBracket

LocalPower

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ConnecttheLocalPowerJumperCable(shownbelow)totheCAPL36to60VdcPowerconnector(see

"CAPLwithaCopperInterfaceandPowerCat6ACable”onpage8).



Followthestepsin"(Optional)GroundtheCAPL”onpage35ifgroundingisrequiredorpreferred.

Followthestepsin"ConnecttheCAPLCables”onpage36.



CeilingMountaCAPL

YoucanmountaCAPLaboveorbelowaceiling.WheninstallingaCAPLbelowaceiling,theuseofthe

optionalFanKitdetermineshowtheCAPLcanbeceilingmounted,asdescribedinthefollowingsections.

•

"CeilingMountaCAPLwithoutaFanKit”onpage34

•

"CeilingMountaCAPLwithaFanKit”onpage34.

IfyoumounttheCAPLabovetheceiling,itsantennasmustprotrudebelowtheceiling.

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CeilingMountaCAPLwithoutaFanKit

ACAPLthatdoesnothaveaFanKitshouldonlybeinstalledaboveasuspendedceilingonaflatsurface,using

thestepsin"Flat‐SurfaceMountaCAPL”onpage21.

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CeilingMountaCAPLwithaFanKit

Followthestepsin"UnpackandInspecttheCAPLandOptionalAccessories”onpage20.

Refertoandobserveallcautionslistedin"GeneralMountingCautions”onpage20.

Referto"DeterminetheCAPLMountingSite”onpage17todeterminethemountinglocation,whichmust

beabletosupporttheweightanddimensionsoftheCAPL.



GlandforincomingACpower



LocalPowerJumperthatconnectsto

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Followthestepsinoneofthefollowingsectionsthatapplytosecuringthedesiredmountingbracketto

theCAPL:

•

"WallMountaCAPLUsingaFlatMountingBracketKit”onpage24

•

"WallMountaCAPLUsingaCAPLHybridFiberSpliceBoxKit”onpage26

•

"WallMountaCAPLUsingaAC/DCPowerSupplyKit”onpage31

Usefour5/16‐inchorM8lagscrews(orwhateverscrewtypeisappropriateforthematerialtowhichthe

CAPListomountedon)tomounttheCAPLtotheceiling.

Followthestepsin"(Optional)GroundtheCAPL”onpage35ifgroundingisrequiredorpreferred.

Followthestepsin"ConnecttheCAPLCables”onpage36.



(Optional)GroundtheCAPL

FollowthestepsbelowtogroundtheOPAonlyifgroundingisrequiredinyourlocalityoriftheinstallation

plansrequiretheCAPLbegrounded.ThedifferentCAPLinstallationprocedureswilltellyouwhentoground

theCAPL.



NOTE:TheCAPLisequippedwithanM6groundingstudlocatedonthebackoftheunit;however,



groundingisnotnecessary.CAPLsareclassifiedaslow‐voltagedevicesanddonothaveinternal

powersupplies.CommScoperecommendscheckingyourlocalandnationalelectricalcodesto

determineifgroundingisarequirement.



Obtainalengthof#18AWG(1.00mm)

insulatedstrandedcopperwireforuseas

achassis‐groundingwire.

Terminateoneendofthewirewitharing

terminal.

Locatethechassis‐groundstudattherear

oftheCAPLenclosure.

RemovetheKepsnutfromthe

chassis‐groundstud.

Attachtheringendofthewiretothe

chassisgroundstud,asshownbelow.

UsetheKepsnutremovedinStep4to

securethegroundwiretothe

chassis‐groundstud.

Routethefreeendofthechassis

groundingwiretoanapproved(perlocal

codeorpractice)earthgroundsource.

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ConnecttheCAPLCables

ThetypeofcablesusedandhowtheCAPLconnectsintothesystemisdependentontheCAPLtype.Follow

thecablinginstructionsthatapplytotheunittypethatyouareinstalling.

•

"CableaCAPLwithanOpticalFiberInterface”onpage36

•

"CableaCAPLwithaCopperInterface”onpage39.

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CableaCAPLwithanOpticalFiberInterface

Figure14identifiestheconnectorsonaCAPLwithanOpticalFiberInterface;correspondingcablesand

connectorsareshown.Fordetailsontheports,see"CAPLwithanOpticalFiberInterface”onpage6.

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CAUTION!Donotremovecapsfromanyoftheconnectorsuntilinstructedtodoso.

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Figure14.ConnectorsonaCAPLwithanOpticalFiberInterface

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ContactyourlocalCommScopesalesrepresentativetoobtainthefollowingcomponents,asrequired,for

thisinstallation.

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Pertheinstallationplan,obtaineitherSingleModeFiber(SMF)orMultiModeFiber(MMF)thatisof

sufficientlengthtoreachfromtheCAPLtotheION‐ECAN/TEN

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ObtainatleastoneOpticalOCTISKit(PN7770612).AllinstallationsrequireoneOpticalOCTISKit.If

cascadingaSecondaryCAPL,asecondOpticalOCTISKitisrequired.

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ObtainanSFP+Modulethatisappropriateforthisinstallation.Table6identifiestheavailableSFP+

Modulesandthemaximumrangeforeach.

Table6.SupportedSFP+Modules

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CommScopePNDescriptionMaximumRangeNotes

7660511 ION‐ESFP+,10GBase‐SRR,MultiModeOM3OM4

300m400m

OneplacedintheTENandpairedwithanotherintheCAN

7680813 ION‐ESFP+,10GBase‐LR,SingleMode10kmOneplacedintheTENandpairedwithanotherintheCAN

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IfconnectinganexternalEthernetdevicesuchasWiFiorIPcamera,anEthernetOCTISKit

(PN7760652RJ‐45)andappropriateCATcablefortheprotocoltowhichtheCAPLwillconnect.(This

modelsupportsa1000BASE‐Tand802.3atClass4PoweroverCat6AEthernetconnection.Follow

therulesin"Cat6ACableRequirementsforCAPLswithaCopperInterface”onpage39,allCat6Acable

requirementsandcable‐lengthrulesbetweenaPrimaryandSecondaryCAPLalsoapplyto

connectinganexternalEthernetdevice.)

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AsingleCAPLcansupportoneauxiliaryEthernetdevice.

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AcascadedCAPLpaircansupportoneauxiliarydevice.

ConnecttheCAPLANT1and/orANT2connectortoapassiveRFantenna.

Obtain50 coaxialcablesthatareofsufficientlengthtoreachfromtheCAPLtothepassiveantenna.

Theendofthe50 coaxialcablethatwillconnecttotheANTconnectorcanbeeitherapush‐pull

connectororathreadedconnector.

Installthepassiveantennasperthemanufacturer’sinstallationinstructions.IfconnectingbothANT

connectors,youwillconnecttheCAPLtoeithertwoseparateexternalpassiveantennasortotwo

portsonacross‐polarizeddualantenna.EachconnectorsupportstwoRFbands(seeTable7).

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Table7.MappingFrequencyBandstoAntennas

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FrequencyBandBandCombinationAntennaPort

AWS1700/LTE230017Eand231

AWS1700/LTE230017Eand232

GSM1800/UMTS2100/LTE2600 18 and26 1

GSM1800/UMTS2100/LTE2600 21and26 2

AWS1700/PCS1900 17Eand19 1

AWS1700/PCS190017Eand192

RemovetheIP67/EMIblankplugfromtheANT1/2connector.

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Connectthepassivemulti‐bandantennatotheANT1orANT2connectorusingcoaxialcablewiththe

leastamountoflosspossible.

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Ifthe50 coaxialcablehasapush‐pullconnector,makesurethecableisseatedfirmlyintheANT

1orANT2connector.

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Ifthe50 coaxialcablehasathreadedconnector,torquetheconnector5N‐m(3.69ft‐lb).Donot

over‐tightentheconnector.

Connecttheotherendofthe50 coaxialcabletothepassiveantennainstalledinbonpage37.

Ifnecessary,repeat2onpage37toconnecta50 coaxialcabletotheotherANTconnector.

ConnecttheCAPLOpticalPort1asappropriateforthisinstallation.Notethemaximumrangelistedin

Table5onpage17.

RemovethedustcapfromtheCAPLOpticalPort1connectorandtheconnectorsontheSMForMMF.

FollowthelocalcleaningtechniquetocleanOpticalPort1.

CleantheconnectorsontheSMForMMFfollowingthefibersupplier’srecommendations.

InstalltheSFP+connectorandOpticalOCTISKitontheendoftheSMForMMFthatwillconnectto

theCAPL,andthenconnectthatendofthefibertotheCAPLOpticalPort1connector.(Refertothe

technicaldatasheetthatshipswiththeOCTISKitforfurtherinformation.)

ConnecttheotherendoftheSMForMMFtoanopenportontheOPTCard.

IfinstallingaCAPLwiththeCAPLHybridFiberSpliceBoxKit(PN7774354‐xx),theopticalfiberwillbe

hangingfromtheHybridFiberSpliceBox.

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Ifappropriateforthisinstallation,connecttheOpticalPort2connector.Notethemaximumrangelisted

inTable5onpage17.

RaisetheleverontheEMI/IP67caponOpticalPort2connectorandremovethecap.

RemovethecapsfromtheconnectorsontheSMForMMF.

FollowthelocalcleaningtechniquetocleanOpticalPort2.

CleantheconnectorsontheSMForMMFfollowingthefibersupplier’srecommendations.

InstalltheSFP+andOpticalOCTISKitontheendofthefiberthatwillconnecttotheCAPL,and

connectthatendoftheSMForMMFtotheCAPLOpticalPort2connector.(Refertothetechnicaldata

sheetthatshipswiththeOCTISKitforfurtherinformation.)

ConnectotherendoftheSMForMMFtoOpticalPort1onthecascadedCAPL.

(Optional)PortA(Auxiliaryport)providesaconnectionforexternalEthernetdevicessuchasWiFiand

IPcameras.CablePortAasappropriateforthisinstallation.

PortAmustbepluggedifnotinuse.

RaisetheleverontheEMI/IP67caponPortAandremovethecap.

InstalltheEthernetOCTISKitontheendofthecablethatwillconnecttotheCAPL,andthenconnect

thatendofthecabletoCAPLPortA.(RefertothetechnicaldatasheetthatshipswiththeOCTISKit

forfurtherinformation.)

Thiscablecannotexceed3meters(9.8feet).

ConnecttheotherendoftheCATcabletotheEthernetportoftheauxiliarydevice.

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ConnecttheVdcPowerconnectorasappropriateforthisinstallation.

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ForaCAPLwithnolocalpowersupplyandnohybridfibercable,connectapowercable(notsupplied

byCommScope)totheproprietary4‐pin,36to60VdcPowerconnectorontheCAPL.

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ForaCAPLpoweredbytheCAPLHybridFiberSpliceBoxKit(PN7774354‐xx)connectthe:

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powercabletheproprietary4‐pin,36to60VdcPowerconnectorontheCAPL,andterminatethe

otherendtotheCAPLHybridFiberSpliceBox

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LCFiberJumpertothesuppliedOCTISconnector,andsplicetheotherendofthefiberjumpers

insidethelocally‐mountedCAPLHybridFiberSpliceBox.

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ForaCAPLwiththeoptionalAC/DCPowerSupplyKit(PN7775087‐xx),connectitsLocalPower

JumperCableAssemblytotheproprietary4‐pin,36to60VdcPowerconnectorontheCAPL.

TheCAPLispoweredonassoonasyouconnecttheCAPLtoapowersource;see"PoweringaCAPLand

PowerLEDBehavior”onpage9.

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CableaCAPLwithaCopperInterface

AllinstallationsofaCAPLwithaCopperInterfacemustfollowtherulesin"Cat6ACableRequirementsfor

CAPLswithaCopperInterface”onpage39.Followthecablinginstructionsthatapplytotheunittypethat

youareinstalling.

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"CableaCAPLwithaCopperInterfaceandExternalDCPower”onpage42

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"CableaCAPLwithaCopperInterfaceandPoweroverCat6ACable”onpage44.

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ThefollowingcablingrulesmustbeobservedforallinstallationsofaCAPLwithaCopperInterface.

ForinformationonhowtotestyourCat6Acablesandconnections,see"Cat6ASpecificationsandTesting

Requirements”onpage49.

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Plenumratedcablemustbeusedwhereveritisrequiredbylocalelectricalcodes.

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ShieldedtwistedpairisnotrequiredunlessoperatinginahighRFI/EMIenvironment.

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AnION‐EsystemrequiresaminimumSignal‐to‐NoiseRatio(SNR)of25dB,andAlienCrosstalk(AXT)

mustnotdegradeSNRonanycablebymorethan0.5dB.

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UnshieldedCat6A(Category6AU/UTP)twistedpaircablethatmeetsANSI/TIA‐568‐C.2,CENELECEN

50173series,andISO/IEC11801:2002includingitsamendments1and2,issuitableforuseinanION‐E

system.TheCommScopeGigaSPEEDX10D®2091BETLVerifiedCategory6AU/UTPCable(760107201,

2091BBL4/23W1000)meetstheserequirementsandisrecommended.

TherearemanyparametersthatimpacttheSNRofthe10GBase‐TsignalreceivedbytheCATCardfrom

theCAPL,orreceivedbytheCAPLfromtheCATCard.Forexample,excessiveinsertionlossdegradesthe

signallevel,whichresultsinadegradedSNR.Anincreaseinthenoiselevelwillalsoresultindegraded

SNR.ThemostcommonsourcesofnoiseareNEXT(nearendcrosstalk,interferencefrompairswithina

cablethatcouplefromtheTXtoRX),andAXT(aliencrosstalk,interferencefromadjacentcables).

Additionally,therecanbeinterferencefromoutsidesourcessuchaslighting,switchingpowersupplies,

radiotransmittersintheUHFandVHFbands,andsimilarsourcesofRFI/EMI.Toguaranteeacceptable

SNRlevel,allcablekeyparametersmustbemeasuredasdiscussedinthenextsection.

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MinimumCat6Acablewiresizeisasfollows:

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23AWGCat6Acable(minimumEIA/TIAstandards)toconnectanAPtotheCAN/TEN

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24AWGistheminimumwiresizeallowedforaCat6APatchCord.

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TherecanneverbemorethantwoRJ‐45connectionsinaCat6Acablerun,asdescribedbelowandas

showninFigure15.Minimizingtheseconnectionsimprovesthelinkmargin.

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Inanon‐cascade,betweentheCATCardandtheAP,therecanbe

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oneCat6APatchCordatthestartofaCat6Acablerun

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asecondCat6APatchCordattheendofaCat6Acablerun.

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Inacascade,betweenthePrimaryAPandtheSecondaryAP,therecanbe

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oneCat6APatchCordatthestartofaCat6Acablerun

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asecondCat6APatchCordattheendofaCat6Acablerun.

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Figure15.MaximumNumberofRJ‐45ConnectionsinCableRuns

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CommScopestronglyrecommendsusingfactoryterminatedandtestedCat6APatchCords.

CATCard

 Cord

inCAN/TEN

RJ‐45

connection

Cat6A

Patch Cat6A

Cable

Cat6A

Patch

Cord

CAPL

RJ‐45

connection

CATCard

 Cord

inCAN/TEN

RJ‐45

connection

Cat6A

PatchCat6A

Cable

Cat6A

Patch

Cord

CAPL

Cat6A

Patch

Cord

Cat6A

Cable

Cat6A

Patch

Cord

CAPL

RJ‐45RJ‐45RJ‐45

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ThemaximumCat6AcablelengthsforaninstallationwithCAPLswithaCopperInterfacearelistedbelow

(seeFigure16).

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BetweenaCAPLandaportonanRJ45portonaCATCardintheCAN/TEN,themaximumCat6Acable

lengthis100meters,includingallCat6Acables,Cat6APatchCords,andPatchPanels.

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ACat6APatchCordshouldnotexceed5meters.

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ForcascadedCAPLs,themaximumCat6AcablelengthbetweentheAUXportonthePrimaryCAPL

andtheMAINportontheSecondary(cascaded)CAPL,includingthelengthoftheCat6APatchCord,

mustbelessthan100meters.

TheSecondaryCAPLmustgetitspowerthroughtheDCconnector(eitherfromalocalsupplyorhybrid

fiber);powerovertheCat6Acabletothecascadedunitisnotsupported.See"CascadeRules”onpage16.

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Figure16.CAPLCat6ACableLengths

FromtheCAT/TENtotheCAPL,Cat6Acannotexceed100meters.

CAPL

CableRunA

fromtheCAT/TENtothePrimaryCAPL

Cat6Acannotexceed100meters

CableRunB

fromthePrimaryCAPLtotheSecondaryCAPL

Cat6Amustbelessthan100meters

CATCard

inCAN/TEN

CAPL

Primary

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Note:ReferencestoCat6AisinclusiveofallCat6ACables,Cat6APatchCords,andPatchPanels

CAPL

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Figure17identifiestheconnectorsonaCAPLwithaCopperInterfacethatispoweredbyanexternalpower

source;correspondingcablesandconnectorsareshown.Fordetailsontheports,see"CAPLwithaCopper

InterfaceandExternalDCPower”onpage7.

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Figure17.ConnectorsonaCAPLwithaCopperInterfacewithExternalDCPower

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DothefollowingtoinstallaCAPLwithaCopperInterfacethatispoweredbyanexternalpowersource.

Obtainthefollowingcomponents,asrequiredforthisinstallation.

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coaxialcablethatisofsufficientlengthtoreachfromtheCAPLtothepassiveantenna.Theend

ofthe50



coaxialcablethatwillconnecttotheANTconnectorcanbeeitherapush‐pullconnectorora

threadedconnector.

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Followingtherulesin"Cat6ACableRequirementsforCAPLswithaCopperInterface”onpage39,

obtainCat6AcablethatisofsufficientlengthtoreachfromtheCAPLtotheION‐ECAN/TEN.

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AllinstallationsrequireoneEthernetOCTISKit(PN7760652RJ‐45).AdditionalEthernetOCTISKits

arerequired(oneeach)forcascadingaSecondaryCAPLand/orconnectinganexternalEthernet

devicesuchasWiFioranIPcamera.

•

IfconnectingtoanexternalEthernetdevicesuchasWiFioranIPcamera,obtaintheappropriateCAT

cablefortheprotocoltowhichtheCAPLwillconnect.Thismodelsupportsa1000BASE‐Tand

802.3atClass4PoweroverCat6AEthernetconnection.

–

AsingleCAPLcansupportoneauxiliaryEthernetdevice.

–

AcascadedCAPLpaircansupportoneauxiliarydevice.

–

Followtherulesin"Cat6ACableRequirementsforCAPLswithaCopperInterface”onpage39,all

Cat6Acablerequirementsandcable‐lengthrulesbetweenaPrimaryandSecondaryCAPLalso

applytoconnectinganexternalEthernetdevice.

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ConnecttheCAPLANT1and/orANT2connectortoapassiveRFantenna.

Installthepassiveantennasperthemanufacturer’sinstallationinstructions.IfconnectingbothANT

connectors,youwillconnecttheCAPLtoeithertwoseparateexternalpassiveantennasortotwo

portsonacross‐polarizeddualantenna.EachconnectorsupportstwoRFbands(seeTable1on

page1).

Removetheplastic‐protectivecapfromthe4.3‐10connectors.

RemovetheIP67/EMIblankplugfromANT1/2connector.

Connectthepassivemulti‐bandantennatotheANT1orANT2connectorusingcoaxialcablewiththe

leastamountoflosspossible.

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Ifthe50 coaxialcablehasapush‐pullconnector,makesurethecableisseatedfirmlyintheANT

1orANT2connector.

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Ifthe50 coaxialcablehasathreadedconnector,torquetheconnector5N‐m(3.69ft‐lb).Donot

over‐tightentheconnector.

Connecttheotherendofthe50 coaxialcabletothepassiveantennainstalledinStepa.

Ifnecessary,repeatStep2toconnecta50 coaxialcabletotheotherANTconnector.

ConnecttheCAPLPort1connectorasappropriateforthisinstallation.

RemovethedustcapfromthePort1connector.

InstalltheEthernetOCTISKitontheendofthecablethatwillconnecttotheCAPL.(Refertothe

technicaldatasheetthatshipswiththeOCTISKitforfurtherinformation.)

ConnectoneendoftheCat6AcabletothePort1connectorandtheotherendtoanavailableporton

aCATCardintheCAN/TEN.

Port2ispluggedasitisnotusedinthisconfiguration.

(Optional)PortA(Auxiliaryport)providesacascadeconnectiontoanoptionallocallypoweredcascaded

CAPL,orprovidesaconnectiontoexternalEthernetdevicessuchasWiFiandIPcameras.CablePortAas

appropriateforthisinstallation.

PortAmustbepluggedifnotinuse.

RaisetheleverontheEMI/IP67caponPortAandremovethecap.

InstalltheEthernetOCTISKitontheendofthecablethatwillconnecttotheCAPL,andthenconnect

thatendofthecabletoCAPLPortA.(RefertothetechnicaldatasheetthatshipswiththeOCTISKit

forfurtherinformation.)

ConnecttheotherendoftheCATcabletotheEthernetportoftheauxiliarydevice.

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ConnecttheVdcPowerconnectorasappropriateforthisinstallation.

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ForaCAPLwithnolocalpowersupplyandnohybridfibercable,connectapowercable(notsupplied

byCommScope)totheproprietary4‐pin,36to60VdcPowerconnectorontheCAPL.

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ForaCAPLpoweredbytheCAPLHybridFiberSpliceBoxKit(PN7774354‐xx),connectthe:

–

powercabletotheproprietary4‐pin,36to60VdcPowerconnectorontheCAPL,andterminate

theotherendintheHybridFiberSpliceBox

–

LCFiberJumpertothesuppliedOCTISconnector,andsplicetheotherendofthefiberjumpers

insidethelocally‐mountedCAPLHybridFiberSpliceBox.

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ForaCAPLwiththeoptionalAC/DCPowerSupplyKit(PN7775087‐xx),connectitsLocalPower

JumperCableAssemblytotheproprietary4‐pin,36to60VdcPowerconnectorontheCAPL.

TheCAPLispoweredonassoonasyouconnecttheLocalPowerJumperCableAssemblytoapower

source;see"PoweringaCAPLandPowerLEDBehavior”onpage9.



CableaCAPLwithaCopperInterfaceandPoweroverCat6ACable

Figure18identifiestheconnectorsonaCAPLwithCopperInterface;correspondingcablesandconnectors

areshown.Fordetailsontheports,see"CAPLwithaCopperInterfaceandPowerCat6ACable”onpage8.

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Figure18.ConnectorsonaCAPLwithaCopperInterface

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DothefollowingtoinstallaCAPLwithaCopperInterfacethatispoweredoveraCat6Acable.

Obtainthefollowingcomponents,asrequiredforthisinstallation.

•

50 coaxialcablethatisofsufficientlengthtoreachfromtheCAPLtothepassiveantenna.Theend

ofthe50 coaxialcablethatwillconnecttotheANTconnectorcanbeeitherapush‐pullconnectorora

threadedconnector.

•

Followingtherulesin"Cat6ACableRequirementsforCAPLswithaCopperInterface”onpage39,

obtainCat6AcablethatisofsufficientlengthtoreachfromtheCAPLtotheION‐ECAN/TEN.

•

AllinstallationsrequireoneEthernetOCTISKit(PN7760652RJ‐45).AdditionalEthernetOCTISKits

arerequired(oneeach)forcascadingaSecondaryCAPLand/orconnectinganexternalEthernet

devicesuchasWiFioranIPcamera.

•

IfconnectingtoanexternalEthernetdevicesuchasWiFioranIPcamera,obtaintheappropriateCAT

cablefortheprotocoltowhichtheCAPLwillconnect.Thismodelsupportsa1000BASE‐Tand

802.3atClass4PoweroverCat6AEthernetconnection.

–

AsingleCAPLcansupportoneauxiliaryEthernetdevice.

–

AcascadedCAPLpaircansupportoneauxiliarydevice.

–

Followtherulesin"Cat6ACableRequirementsforCAPLswithaCopperInterface”onpage39,all

Cat6Acablerequirementsandcable‐lengthrulesbetweenaPrimaryandSecondaryCAPLalso

applytoconnectinganexternalEthernetdevice.

ConnecttheCAPLANT1and/orANT2connectortoapassiveRFantenna.

Installthepassiveantennasperthemanufacturer’sinstallationinstructions.IfconnectingbothANT

connectors,youwillconnecttheCAPLtoeithertwoseparateexternalpassiveantennasortotwo

portsonacross‐polarizeddualantenna.EachconnectorsupportstwoRFbands(seeTable1on

page1).

Removetheplastic‐protectivecapfromthe4.3‐10connectors.

RemovetheIP67/EMIblankplugfromANT1/2.

Connectthepassivemulti‐bandantennatotheANT1orANT2connectorusingcoaxialcablewiththe

leastamountoflosspossible.

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Ifthe50 coaxialcablehasapush‐pullconnector,makesurethecableisseatedfirmlyintheANT

1orANT2connector.

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Ifthe50 coaxialcablehasathreadedconnector,torquetheconnector5N‐m(3.69ft‐lb).Donot

over‐tightentheconnector.

Connecttheotherendofthe50 coaxialcabletothepassiveantennainstalledinaonpage45.

Ifnecessary,repeat2onpage45toconnecta50 coaxialcabletotheotherANTconnector.

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ThePowerconnectorandthePort2connectorarepluggedastheyarenotusedinthisconfiguration.

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InstallingCAPLs

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ConnecttheCAPLPort1connectorasappropriateforthisinstallation.

Followingtherulesin"Cat6ACableRequirementsforCAPLswithaCopperInterface”onpage39,

obtainCat6AcablethatisofsufficientlengthtoreachfromtheCAPLtotheION‐ECAN/TEN.

RemovethedustcapfromthePort1connector.

FollowthelocalcleaningtechniquetocleanPort1.

InstallanEthernetOCTISKittoanendoftheCat6Acable,andthenconnectthatendofthecableto

CAPLPort1connector.(RefertothetechnicaldatasheetthatshipswiththeOCTISKitforfurther

information.)

ConnecttheotherendtheCat6AcabletoanavailableportonaCATCardintheCAN/TEN.

Port2ispluggedasitisnotusedinthisconfiguration.

(Optional)PortA(Auxiliaryport)providesacascadeconnectiontoanoptionallocallypowered

SecondaryCAPL,orprovidesaconnectiontoexternalEthernetdevicessuchasWiFiandIPcameras.

CablePortAasappropriateforthisinstallation.

PortAmustbepluggedifnotinuse.

RaisetheleverontheEMI/IP67caponPortAandremovethecap.

InstallanEthernetOCTISKittontheendofthecablethatwillconnecttotheCAPL,andthenconnect

thatendofthecabletoCAPLPortA.(RefertothetechnicaldatasheetthatshipswiththeOCTISKit

forfurtherinformation.)

ConnecttheotherendofthecabletotheEthernetportoftheauxiliarydevice.

ConnecttheVdcPowerconnectorasappropriateforthisinstallation.

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ForaCAPLwithnolocalpowersupplyandnohybridfibercable,connectapowercable(notsupplied

byCommScope)totheproprietary4‐pin,36to60VdcPowerconnectorontheCAPL.

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ForaCAPLpoweredbytheCAPLHybridFiberSpliceBox(PN7774354‐xx),connectthepowercable

theproprietary4‐pin,36to60VdcPowerconnectorontheCAPL,andterminatetheotherendinthe

HybridFiberSpliceBox.ConnecttheLCFiberJumpertosuppliedOCTISconnector,andsplicethe

otherendofthefiberjumpersinsidethelocally‐mountedHybridFiberSpliceBox.

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ForaCAPLwiththeoptionalAC/DCPowerSupplyKit(PN7775087‐xx),connectitsLocalPower

JumperCableAssemblytotheproprietary4‐pin,36to60VdcPowerconnectorontheCAPL.

TheCAPLispoweredonassoonasyouconnecttheLocalPowerJumperCableAssemblytoapower

source;see"PoweringaCAPLandPowerLEDBehavior”onpage9.

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CAPLM

AINTENANCE

CAPLMaintenance

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ThefollowingsectionstellyouhowtoremoveaCAPLfrommountingbrackets,andprovidespreventative

maintenanceinstructions.

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RemoveaCAPLfromaWallorCeilingMount

ShouldyouneedtoremovetheCAPLfromawallorceilingmount,dothefollowing.

PresstheCAPLPowerpushbuttontoplacetheCAPLintoalow‐powersleepstate,whichallowsyouto

safelyunplugtheCAPLwithoutapowerarc.

AlwayspressthePowerbuttontopowerofftheCAPLpriortodisconnectingitsPowercable.

MakesurethebluePowerLEDisoff.

UnplugtheCAPLcables.

Ifagroundwireisinstalled,loosenthegroundingscrewandremovethegroundwire.

ReversetheinstallationstepsthatcorrespondtohowthisCAPLismounted.

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PreventativeCAPLMaintenanceforCAPLswiththeFanKitOption

TheCAPLdoesnotrequireextensivepreventativemaintenancemeasures.However,checkingthe

cleanlinessofaCAPLthathastheFanKitoptionatregularly‐scheduledintervalsisrecommended,

particularlytheenclosurevents,whichhelpsmaintainthelongevityofthefansandheatsinks.Figure19

showstwodifferentCAPLconfigurationstohelpyoufindtheenclosurevents.

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Figure19.ExamplesofCAPLFanVentLocations

BottomofCAPLwith

FlatMountingBracket

BottomofCAPLwith

240WAC/DCPowerSupplyKit

Enclosure

vents

Enclosure

vents

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CAPLSPECIFICATIONS

Inadditiontotheinformationprovidedhere,otherspecificationscanbefoundinthefollowingsections:

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WeightandDimensions—referto"DeterminetheCAPLMountingSite”onpage17

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PowerConsumption—referto"DeterminethePowerConsumptionoftheCAPL”onpage17.

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CAPLOutputSpecifications

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Table‐1.

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Ratedmeanoutputpowerperband<1GHz

Lapuissancemoyennedesortieparbande>608MHz

+18dBm

Ratedmeanoutputpowerperband>1GHz(noteexceptionbelow)

Puissancedesortiemoyenneévaluéeparbande>1GHz(noted'exceptionci‐dessous)

+21dBm

Ratedmeanoutputpowerinband2350‐2360MHz

Puissancedesortiemoyennenominaledanslabande2350‐2360MHz

+20dBm

Input/OutputImpedance

Lesimpédancesd'entréeetdesortie,et

50Ohms

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TheManufacturer'sratedoutputpowerforthisequipmentisthecompositepowerinaband.Forsituations

whenmultiplecarriersignalsarepresent,thepowerpercarrierisreduced.Forexample,twocarriersina

bandwilleachhave3dBlesspowerthanasinglecarrierinaband.Thisisimportantwheretheoutputsignal

isradiatedandcancauseinterferencetoadjacentbandusers.Thispowerreductionistobebymeansofgain

reductionandnotbyanattenuatorattheoutputofthedevice.

Lapuissancedesortienominaledufabricantpourcetéquipementestlapuissancecompositedansune

bande.Pourlessituationsoùplusieursporteusessontprésentes,lapuissanceparporteuseestréduite.Par

exemple,deuxporteusesd'unebandeaurontchacun3dBdepuissanceinfér i e u r e àcelled'uneseuleporteuse

dansunebande.Ceciestimportantlorsquelesignaldesortieestrayonnéetpeutcauserdesinterférences

auxutilisateursdebandesadjacentes.Cetteréductiondepuissancedoitêt r e r éalis ée p a r réductiondegainet

nonparunatténuateurensortiedudispositif.

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CAPLSpecifications

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CAPLBandwidthSpecifications

ION‐Esupportsavarietyofbandsinthe380to2700MHzrange.Thefrequenciesandbandwidthslistedin

thefollowingtable,forexample,representthenominalbandwidthspecificationsforCanadaintheNorth

Americaregion.

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Table‐2.

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MHzMHzNominalbandwidth(MHz)

Lalargeurdebandenominale

72874618

74675610

7687768

85186918

86989425

19301995 65

21102180 70

23502360 10

26202690 70

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Cat6ASpecificationsandTestingRequirements

Thefollowingspecificationsareinadditiontothoselistedin"Cat6ACableRequirementsforCAPLswitha

CopperInterface”onpage39.

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Cat6Aconnectionsmustbetestedwithadevicethatcanmeasurethecableparametersagainstthethresholds

definedinANSI/TIAstandards(suchastheFlukeDTX‐1800andDSX‐5000).Figure20showstheend‐to‐end

channelfromtheCAN/TENtotheCAPL,whichisinclusiveoftheCat6Acable,theCat6APatchCord,andthe

Panelandconnectionbox.Theend‐to‐endchannelmustmeettheCat6AU/UTPperformancedefinedbythe

TIA/EIA568C.2standard;seeTable1onpage50.

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Figure20.ION‐EEnd‐to‐EndChannel

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Somecableslisttheirperformancein“typical”performancevalues.However,sweep‐testingisnecessary

toconfirmactualperformance.CommScopestronglyrecommendsusingCat6Acablethathasbeentested

tothelistedfrequencywithtestconfirmationavailableforinspection.

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Table1.Cat6AU/UTPPerformanceStandards(TIA/EIA568C.2)



MHzInsertionLoss(dB)

Channel/Link

NEXT(dB)

Channel/Link

PSumNEXT(dB)

Channel/Link

ACRF(dB)

Channel/Link

PSumACRF(dB)

Channel/Link

ReturnLoss

(dB)Channel/Link

12.3/1.965.0/65.062.0/62.0 63.3/64.2 60.3/61.2 19.0/19.1

44.2/3.563.0/64.160.5/61.851.2/52.148.2/49.119.0/21.0

85.8/5.058.2/59.455.6/57.045.2/46.142.2/43.119.0/21.0

106.5/5.556.6/57.854.0/55.543.3/44.240.3/41.219.0/21.0

168.2/7.053.2/54.650.6/52.239.2/40.136.2/37.118.0/20.0

209.2/7.851.6/53.149.0/50.737.2/38.234.2/35.217.5/19.5

2510.2/8.850.0/51.547.3/49.135.3/36.232.3/33.217.0/19.0

31.2511.5/9.848.4/50.045.7/47.533.4/34.330.4/31.316.5/18.5

62.516.4/14.143.4/45.140.6/42.727.3/28.324.3/25.314.0/16.0

10020.9/18.039.9/41.837.1/39.323.3/24.220.3/21.212.0/14.0

20030.1/26.134.8/36.931.9/34.317.2/18.214.2/15.29.0/11.0

25033.9/29.533.1/35.330.2/32.715.3/16.212.3/13.28.0/10.0

30037.4/32.731.7/34.028.8/31.413.7/14.610.7/11.67.2/9.2

40043.7/38.528.7/29.925.8/27.111.2/12.18.2/9.16.0/8.0

50049.3/43.826.1/26.723.2/23.89.3/10.26.3/7.26.0/8.0

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PropagationDelayis555nanosecondsforchannel/498nanosecondsforlinktestedat10MHz.

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DelaySkewis50nanosecondsforchannel/44nanosecondsforlinktestedat10MHz.

Foradditionalinformation,seealsoCommScopeProductSpecificationsfortheGigaSPEEDX10D®2091B

ETLVerifiedCategory6AU/UTPCable(760107201|2091BBL4/23W1000).(Clickhereaccessthe

documentonline.)

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ComplianceandStandardsCertification

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OMPLIANCEAND

TANDARDS

ERTIFICATION



ThisisclassAequipment.Thisequipmentcancauseradiointerferenceindomesticareas.Inthiscasethe

operatorcanbeaskedtostartpreventiveaction.

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FCCRFExposureRequirements

Forinstallations,whichhavetocomplywithFCCRFexposurerequirements,theantennaselectionand

installationmustbecompletedinawaytoensurecompliancewiththoseFCCrequirements.Dependingon

theRFfrequency,ratedoutputpower,antennagain,andthelossbetweentherepeaterandantenna,the

minimumdistanceDtobemaintainedbetweentheantennalocationandhumanbeingsiscalculated

accordingtothisformula:



[

]





where

•

P(mW)istheradiatedpowerattheantenna,i.e.themax.ratedrepeateroutputpowerinadditiontothe

antennagainminusthelossbetweentherepeaterandtheantenna.

•

PD(mW/cm²)istheallowedPowerDensitylimitacc.to47CFR1.1310(B)forgeneralpopulation/

uncontrolledexposureswhichis

–

f(MHz)/1500forfrequenciesfrom300MHzto1500MHz

–

1forfrequenciesfrom1500MHzto100,000MHz

RFexposurecompliancemayneedtobeaddressedatthetimeoflicensing,asrequiredbytheresponsibleFCC

Bureau(s),includingantennaco‐locationrequirementsof1.1307(b)(3).



EMCStandards

•

ForinstallationsthathavetocomplywithEuropeanEN50385exposurecompliancerequirements,the

followingPowerDensitylimits/guidelines(W/m²)accordingtoICNIRParevalid:

–

2forfrequenciesfrom10MHzto400MHz

–

f(MHz)/200forfrequenciesfrom400MHzto2GHz

–

10forfrequenciesfrom2GHzto300GHz

•

ThisunitcomplieswithEuropeanstandardEN60950.

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FCCandISEDStandards

Notice:ForinstallationsthathavetocomplywithFCC/IndustryCanadarequirements:

English

ThisdevicecomplieswithFCCPart15.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)thisdevice

maynotcauseinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference,includinginterferencethatmay

causeundesiredoperationofthedevice.

ThisdevicecomplieswithHealthCanada'sSafetyCode.TheinstallerofthisdeviceshouldensurethatRF

radiationisnotemittedinexcessoftheHealthCanada'srequirement.Informationcanbeobtainedat:

https://www.canada.ca/en/health‐canada/services/environmental‐workplace‐health/reports‐publications/

radiation/safety‐code‐6‐health‐canada‐radiofrequency‐exposure‐guidelines‐environmental‐workplace‐healt

h‐health‐canada.html

Changesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoidthe

user'sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.

Theantenna(s)usedforthistransmittermustbeinstalledtoprovideaseparationdistanceofatleast20cm

fromallpersonsandmustnotbeco‐locatedoroperatinginconjunctionwithanyotherantennaor

transmitter.

French

CetappareilestconformeàFCCPartie15.SonutilisationestsoumiseàLesdeuxconditionssuivantes:(1)cet

appareilnepeutpasprovoquerd’interférenceset(2)cetappareildoitaccepterTouteinterférence,ycompris

lesinterférencesquipeuventcauserunmauvaisfonctionnementdudispositif.

CetappareilestconformeavecSantéCanadaCodedesécurité6.Leprogrammed’installationdecetappareil

doits’assurerquelesrayonnementsRFn’estpasémisau‐delàdeI’exigencedeSantéCanada.Les

informationspeuventêtreobtenues:

https://www.canada.ca/en/health‐canada/services/environmental‐workplace‐health/reports‐publications/

radiation/safety‐code‐6‐health‐canada‐radiofrequency‐exposure‐guidelines‐environmental‐workplace‐healt

h‐health‐canada.html

Leschangementsoumodificationsnonexpressémentapprouvésparlapartieresponsabledelaconformité

pourraientannulerl'autoritédel'utilisateuràutilisercetéquipement.

Laoulesantennesutiliséesaveccetémetteurdoiventêtreinstalléesavecuneséparationd’auminimum

20cmavectoutepersonneetnedoiventpasêtreco‐localisée s o u  ut il i séesavectouteautreantenneoutout

autree

́m e t t e u r . 

ForaClassAdigitaldeviceorperipheral.

ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassAdigitaldevice,pursuantto

EN55022andPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainst

harmfulinterferencewhentheequipmentisoperatedinacommercialenvironment.

Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedin

accordancewiththeinstructionmanual,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.Operation

ofthisequipmentinaresidentialareaislikelytocauseharmfulinterferenceinwhichcasetheuserwillbe

requiredtocorrecttheinterferenceathisownexpense.

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ContactingCommScope

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ThefollowingsectionstellyouhowtocontactCommScopeforadditionalinformationorforassistance.



DCCSGlobalTechnicalSupport

ThefollowingsectionstellyouhowtocontacttheCommScopeDistributedCoverageandCapacitySolutions

(DCCS)TechnicalSupportteam.Supportisavailable7daysaweek,24hoursaday.



TelephoneHelplines

UsethefollowingHelplinetelephonenumberstogetlivesupport,24hoursaday:

24x7+1888‐297‐6433(TollfreeforU.S.andCanada)

EMEA8:00‐17:00(UTC+1)+80073732837(TollfreeforpartsofEMEAandAustralia)

+49909969333(Tollchargeincurred)

CallstoanEMEAHelplineoutsideofthe8:00to17:00timeframewillbe

forwardedtothe24x7Helpline.



OnlineSupport

TogototheCommScopeDCCSSupportRequestwebsitefromwhichyoucaninitiateaTechnicalSupport

ticket,dooneofthefollowing:

•

ScantheQRCodetotheright.

•

IfviewingthisdocumentonlineasaPDF,clickonthefollowingURLlink:

http://www.commscope.com/wisupport

•

EntertheprecedingURLintoyourwebbrowser,andthenpressENTERonyourkeyboard.



WasteElectricalandElectronicEquipmentRecycling

CountryspecificinformationaboutcollectionandrecyclingarrangementspertheWasteElectricaland

ElectronicEquipment(WEEE)DirectiveandimplementingregulationsisavailableonCommScope’swebsite.

ToaccessinformationontheCommScoperecyclingprogram,doanyofthefollowing:

•

ScantheQRCodetotheright.

•

IfviewingthisdocumentonlineasaPDF,clickonthefollowingURLlink:

http://www.commscope.com/About‐Us/Corporate‐Responsibility‐and‐Sustainability/Environment/Rec

ycling/

•

EntertheprecedingURLintoyourwebbrowser,andthenpressENTERonyourkeyboard.

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HardwaretoSoftwareMappingInformation

ScantheQRCodetotherighttoviewordownloadtheminimumsoftwarerequirementsfor

eachoftheDCCShardwaremodules.Alternatively,youcangotothefollowingwebaddressto

accesstheportal:

http://www.commscope.com/collateral/DCCS_HW_SW_Mapping/

Clickonadocumentlinktoopenit,orrightclickonthelinkandselecttheSavetargetas…optionfromthe

contextualmenu.



DCCSTechnicalTraining

ToaccesstrainingontheonlineCommScopeDASandSmallCellInstitute,dooneofthefollowing:

•

ScantheQRCodetotheright.

•

IfviewingthisdocumentonlineasaPDF,clickonthefollowingURLlink.

http://www.commscopetraining.com/courses/dassc/

•

EntertheprecedingURLintoyourwebbrowser,andthenpressENTERonyourkeyboard.

Reviewthecourseslistedinseparatecoursepanels;forfurtherinformationonacourse,clickitsFull

detailsbutton.Instructor‐ledcoursesareconductedinNorthAmericaandEurope.Beforechoosinga

course,pleaseverifytheregion.

Toviewthecoursescheduleandregister,clickCourseRegistrationatthetopofthecoursepage;this

opensthePartnerLearningCenterLoginpage.

•

Ifyouhaveanaccount,enteryourUsernameandPassword,andthenclickLogin.(ClickontheReset

Passwordlinkifyoudonothaveyourlogininformation.)

•

Ifyoudon'thaveanaccount,clickontheCreateNewUserAccountlinkundertheLoginbutton,and

followtheprompts.

Onceyouhaveloggedin,youwillseealistofavailableclassdates.

ClickthedateyoupreferandselecttheEnrollorRegisterNowbuttontoenroll.Followtheprompts

throughthepaymentprocess.

ClickeithertheAvailableTrainingorCalendartabtoviewothertrainingcourses.

Fortrainingrelatedquestions,pleasecontacttheCommScopeDASandSmallCellInstituteatoneofthe

followingemails,asappropriateforyourlocation:

Americas:DASTrainingUS@CommScope.com

EMEA:DASTrainingEMEA@CommScope.com

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

AccessingION‐ESeriesUserDocumentation

ScantheQRCodetotherighttogodirectlytotheCommScopeDCCSCustomerPortal,where

youcanaccesstheDCCSuserdocumentation.

Alternatively,youcangotothefollowingwebaddresstoaccesstheportal:

https://www.mycommscope.com

AccesstotheCustomerPortalrequiresauseraccountandpassword.OntheSignInpage,dooneofthe

following:

•

Ifyouhaveanaccount,enteryourEmailaddressandPassword,andthenclickSignIn.

•

Ifyoudon’thaveanaccount,clickNewuserregistration,andfollowtheprompts.

ClickDCCStoopenthesite.

Selectyoursite,andthenclickonaproductlinktoopentheproductpage.

Clickonthetitleofanydocumenttoopenit.

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