Andrew Wireless System CAPL7817E19 ION-E Remote Unit for cellular systems User Manual

Andrew Wireless System ION-E Remote Unit for cellular systems

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 ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuide•M0201AAB•November2017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.COPYRIGHT©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.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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.
TABLEOFCONTENTS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 ............................................................................................................................................................ 6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M0201AABION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuide©November2017CommScope,Inc.Page1
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ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuideM0201AABPage2©November2017CommScope,Inc.
M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage1DOCUMENTOVERVIEW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.Table1.SupportedCAPLModels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).• ION‐ESeriesWCS‐2,WCS‐4,ande‐POISubracksandPowerSupplyUnitInstallationGuide• ION‐ESeriesUniversalAccessPointInstallationGuide.DocumentRevisionHistory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.
ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage2M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.DocumentOverviewAbbreviationsUsedinthisGuideAUXAuxiliaryISED Innovation,ScienceandEconomicDevelopmentCanadaC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FFahrenheitTENTransportExpansionNodeFCCFederalCommunicationsCommissionUAPUniversalAccessPointGbGigabyteVdcVolts,directcurrentGHzGigahertzWWatts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.
M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage3ION‐ESERIESSYSTEMOVERVIEWION‐ESeriesSystemOverview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.• CentralAreaNode(CAN)—providesserver‐levelcontrolandprimarysignaldistribution.WCS‐2(2U)andWCS‐4(4U)Subrackoptionsareavailable.• 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.”• 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:– UniversalAccessPoint(UAP)—connectstheCAN/TENtoaninternalantenna;receivesdataandpowerthroughCat6Atwistedpaircabling.– 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.– 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.– 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.Figure1.BasicION‐ESystemCANTENAccessPointWiFiIPCameraCat6AMM/SMFiber
ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage4M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.CAPLOverview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.TheCAPLFigure2.CAPLinanION‐ESystem• operateswithinthefollowingtemperatureranges– CAPLwithoutaFanKit(passivelycooled) Opticalunits:‐33°Cto+40°C(‐27.4°Fto104°F) Cat6Aunits:0°Cto+40°C(32°Fto104°F)– CAPLwithaFanKit,themaximumoperatingtemperatureincreasesto55°C(131°F);seealso"FanKit”onpage11• isoutdoorrated(IP67),however,theCat6Aunitsarenotdesignedforoutdooruse;see"MounttheCAPL”onpage20.• hasatypicalpowerconsumptionof98W;seealso– "FanKit”onpage11– "DeterminethePowerConsumptionoftheCAPL”onpage17.
M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage5CAPLOverviewCAPLConnectors,Ports,andLEDsThefollowingsectionsidentifytheconnectors,ports,andLEDsavailableonthedifferentCAPLmodels:• "CAPLwithanOpticalFiberInterface”onpage6• "CAPLwithaCopperInterfaceandExternalDCPower”onpage7• "CAPLwithaCopperInterfaceandPowerCat6ACable”onpage8• "PoweringaCAPLandPowerLEDBehavior”onpage9• "FanInterfacePort”onpage10.
ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage6M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.CAPLOverviewCAPLwithanOpticalFiberInterface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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.765
M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage7CAPLOverviewCAPLwithaCopperInterfaceandExternalDCPower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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.8791065
ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage8M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.CAPLOverviewCAPLwithaCopperInterfaceandPowerCat6ACable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.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.7891065
M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage9CAPLOverview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.• 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– Off—CAPLisnotpoweredon.– Steadyblue—CAPLispoweredonandoperational.– Slowflashingblue—CAPLispoweredonandinitializing.– 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.– Slowflashingblue—CAPLispoweredonandinitializing.– Rapidflashingblue—CAPLUnitIdentifieractiveviatheFlashLEDfunctionintheION‐EGUI.– 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: 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.) 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.)
ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage10M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.CAPLOverviewFanInterfacePort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.CAPLAccessoryOptionsThefollowingsectionsdescribehardwareoptionsfortheCAPL:• "FanKit”onpage11• "FlatMountingBracketKit”onpage11• "CAPLMountingBracketKit”onpage11• "CAPLHybridFiberSpliceBoxKit”onpage12• "AC/DCPowerSupplyKit”onpage12• "OCTISKits”onpage12.FanInterfaceport
M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage11CAPLOverviewFanKit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.• isfactoryinstalled,butcanbereplacedinthefield.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.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.”FanKit
ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage12M0201AAB©October2017CommScope,Inc.CAPLOverview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page26.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.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.Table2.CAPLOCTISKits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.1OCTISisatrademarkofRADIALL.
M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage13INSTALLINGCAPLSInstallingCAPLs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.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.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.Table3.ComplianceLabelsSymbolComplianceMeaning—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.—ISEDWARNING:ThisisNOT aCONSUMER device. It is designed for installationbyaninstallerapprovedbyanISEDlicensee.YouMUSThaveanISEDLICENCEortheexpressconsentofanISEDlicenseetooperatethisdevice.CETobesoldexclusivelytomobileoperatorsorauthorizedinstallers‐ noharmonizedfrequencybands,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certifiedbythenotifiedbodyno.0700.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.TheunitistobeusedonlywithCommscope(NECClass2)orLimitedPowerSorceION‐Esubrack,orequivalent.
ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage14M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.InstallingCAPLsPropertyDamageWarnings Keepoperatinginstructionswithineasyreachandmakethemavailabletoallusers. 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.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.GeneralInstallationSafetyRequirements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.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. 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.GuardAgainstDamagefromElectro‐StaticDischarge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.
M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage15InstallingCAPLsPrepareforInstallationDothefollowingbeforebeginninginstallation.• Reviewandknowthecautionsin"SafelyWorkingwithION‐EHardware”onpage13.• Reviewthesystemdesignplan.• Identifytheequipmentinstallationsite.• Reviewthepowerrequirementstomakesurethesitecansupportthisinstallation.• Mapoutallcableruns.• Identifyandobtainalltoolsandmaterialsrequiredtocompletetheinstallation.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.• CAPLwithCopperInterface– ConnectsviaitsRJ‐45porttoaCATCardintheCAN/TEN– 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.– 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.• CAPLwithFiberInterface– ConnectsviaitsOpticalPort1toanOPTCardintheCAN/TEN– Youcanconnectupto4CAPLsperOPTCardforatotalof16.– YoucanconnectuptothreeCAPLunits(orcascadedpairs)toOPTCardPorts1‐4.See"CascadeRules”onpage16.
ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage16M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.InstallingCAPLs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.• 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.• Thecascadedunitmustusethesametransporttype(CopperorOptical).– TocascadetwoOpticalCAPLs,useafiber‐opticcable.– 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.• 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.• 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).– YoucanconnectuptothreeCAPLswithaCopperInterface(orcascadedpairs)toCATCardPorts1‐3.– IfinstalledinCATCardPort4,theCAPLwithCopperInterfacemustbelocallypowered.• 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.– Youcanconnectupto4CAPLsperOPTCardforatotalof16.– 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.• UseoftheAuxiliaryportsinacascadedsystemislimitedasdescribedbelow.– ForCAPLswithaFiberInterface,onlyusetheAuxiliaryportonthePrimaryCAPL.– ForCAPLswithaCopperInterface,usetheAuxiliaryportonthePrimaryCAPLtoconnectoneofthefollowing: alocallypoweredSecondaryCAPL anexternalEthernetdevicesuchasWiFioranIPcamera.• 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.• 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.RecommendedToolsandMaterial• ElectrostaticDischarge(ESD)wriststrap• DrillandbitstomountCAPLtoawallorceiling• Fibercleaningequipment• ifrequiredperlocalpractice,insulatedstrandedcopperwireforchassisground;see"(Optional)GroundtheCAPL”onpage35.
M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage17InstallingCAPLs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• theconsumptionnumbersareattheCAPLpowerinputsanddonotaccountforfeedlosses• 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.Table4.CAPLPowerConsumption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.DeterminetheCAPLMountingSiteWhendecidingonasuitablemountingsite,observethefollowingrules:• TheCAPLissuitableforinstallationindoorsforanyunit.• ACAPLwithanOpticalFiberInterfacecanbeinstalledoutsideonlyifithasaFanKit.• 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:– 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.)– 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.• UsethedimensionsshowninFigure3onpage18throughFigure5onpage19.• Referalsoto"MountingOrientationforWallMounts”onpage22.Table5.MaximumCAPLInstallationWeights*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30.2CAPLHybridFiberSpliceBoxKit10.723.6 11.224.7 12.226.912.728
ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage18M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.InstallingCAPLsFigure3.MountingDimensionsforaCAPLwiththeFlatMountingBracketKitFigure4.MountingDimensionsforaCAPLMountedwiththeCAPLHybridFiberSpliceBoxKit489.12mm[19.26”] [0.94"] [1.18"]
M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage19InstallingCAPLsFigure5.MountingDimensionsforaCAPLMountedwiththeAC/DCPowerSupplyKit373.873mm[14.719"][1.181"]30mm2X35.727mm[1.407"]447.979mm188mm[17.637"][7.402"]24.106mm[0.949"]399.8mm[15.74"]31.5mm[1.24"][18.489"]469.62104.73mm[4.123"]158.42mm[6.237"]87.44mm36.5mm[1.437"]48.69mm [3.443"][1.917"][4.724"]120mm[15.787"]401mm
ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage20M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.InstallingCAPLs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. Tomaintainproperventilation,keepatleast76mm(3‐inch)clearancearoundtheCAPL. 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1 Inspecttheexterioroftheshippingcontainer(s)forevidenceofroughhandlingthatmayhavedamagedthecomponentsinthecontainer.2 Unpackeachcontainerwhilecarefullycheckingthecontentsfordamageandverifywiththepackingslip.3 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.4 Saveallshippingcontainersforuseiftheequipmentrequiresshipmentatafuturedate.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.• Followthemountinginstructionsthatareappropriateforthisinstallation:– "Flat‐SurfaceMountaCAPL”onpage21– "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– "WallMountaCAPLUsingaAC/DCPowerSupplyKit”onpage31.
M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage21InstallingCAPLs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. 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.Figure6.CAPLOrientationinFlat‐SurfaceMounting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IftheCAPLdoesnothaveaFanKit,donotFlat‐SufaceMountwiththeCAPLFinsfacingdown.FinsFacingdown
ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage22M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.InstallingCAPLsWallMountaCAPLThefollowingsectionsprovidetheinstallationmethodologyandstepsrequiredtomountaCAPLtoawall.MountingOrientationforWallMountsWhenwallmountingaCAPL,therecommendationsshouldbeobserved.• 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).Figure7.MountingOrientationforaCAPLwithouttheOptionalFanKit(FlatMountingBracketShown)ANTconnectorspointingdown
M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage23InstallingCAPLs• 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.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
ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage24M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.InstallingCAPLsWallMountaCAPLUsingaFlatMountingBracketKit1 Followthestepsin"UnpackandInspecttheCAPLandOptionalAccessories”onpage20.2 Refertoandobserveallcautionslistedin"GeneralMountingCautions”onpage20.3 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.4 Referto"MountingOrientationforWallMounts”onpage22todeterminethemountingorientationoftheCAPL.5 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).a 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.b 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14mmscrewsOneMountingbracketinhorizontalpositionThreeM6‐1.0x14mmscrewsNOTE:InstallaCAPLwithaFanKithorizontally.
M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage25InstallingCAPLsFigure10.CAPLwithaFanKitandFlatMountingBracketKit(PN7774353‐xx)6 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.7 Followthestepsin"(Optional)GroundtheCAPL”onpage35ifgroundingisrequiredorpreferred.8 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14mmscrews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.
ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage26M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.InstallingCAPLsWallMountaCAPLUsingaCAPLHybridFiberSpliceBoxKit1 Followthestepsin"UnpackandInspecttheCAPLandOptionalAccessories”onpage20.2 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.3 Referto"MountingOrientationforWallMounts”onpage22todeterminethemountingorientationoftheCAPL.4 AssemblethecablesintheHybridFiberSpliceBox.aOpentheHybridFiberSpliceBox and remove the installation kitthat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.
M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage27InstallingCAPLs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.iMounttheinternalsupportSpliceBoxION‐URUusingthreePTK30x6screws.jRemovethesealingnutandrubberofthecableglandandinserttheopticalcables.
ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage28M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.InstallingCAPLskPlaceeachcableintooneofthegroovesofthesealinsert.lPressthesealinsertintotheclampringopening. mFixtheopticalcablesinsidetheboxusingonecabletieandtightthesealingnut.nItispossibletoseparatetheopticalcablesandusetwodifferentcableglands.Removethesealingnutandrubberoneachcablegland.oCloseallunusedgrooveswiththeplasticcylinders,nomatterifoneortwocableglandsareused.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.qRemovethesealingnutandinserttheRemoteUnitsupplycableandtightenthesealingnut.
M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage29InstallingCAPLs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.sIncaseofusingremoteunitVdc/100connectthesupplycableasshownbesides.Refertomarkingsontheinternalsupport.
ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage30M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.InstallingCAPLs5 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).a AttachtheHybridFiberSpliceBoxtotheWallBracketwiththethreecaptivescrewsalreadyinstalledintheSpliceBox.b AttachtheassembledHybridSpliceBoxandWallMountingBrackettotheselectedmountinglocation.c UsethesixM6‐1.0x14mmscrewstoattachthetwoAngledMountingBracketstotheWallMountingBracket.i 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.ii Attachthebottomtwoflange‐headscrews.iii Tightenallfourscrews.d FromtheCAPLHybridFiberSpliceBoxKit:i AttachtheLocalPowerJumpertotheCAPLpowerconnector.ii 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.Figure11.CAPLwithFanKit,CAPLMountingBracketKit,andCAPLHybridFiberSpliceBoxKit6 Followthestepsin"(Optional)GroundtheCAPL”onpage35ifgroundingisrequiredorpreferred.7 Followthestepsin"ConnecttheCAPLCables”onpage36.OneHybridFiberSpliceBoxTwoAngledMountingBracketsFanKitFourM8x16flange‐headscrewsSixM6‐1.0x14mmscrewsOneFiberPatchCordOneLocalPowerJumperOneWallMountingBracket
M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage31InstallingCAPLsWallMountaCAPLUsingaAC/DCPowerSupplyKit1 Refertoandobserveallcautionslistedin"GeneralMountingCautions”onpage20.2 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.3 Referto"MountingOrientationforWallMounts”onpage22todeterminethemountingorientationoftheCAPL.4 Followthestepsin"UnpackandInspecttheCAPLandOptionalAccessories”onpage20.5 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.a UsethefourscrewstoattachtheAC/DCPowerSupplyassemblytotheWallMountingBracket.b AttachtheassembledAC/DCPowerSupplyKitandWallMountingBrackettotheselectedmountinglocation.c UsethesixM6‐1.0x14mmscrewstoattachthetwoAngledMountingBracketstotheWallMountingBracket.i 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.ii Attachthebottomtwoflange‐headscrews.iii Tightenallfourscrews.
ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage32M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.InstallingCAPLs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BracketsFourM8x16flange‐headscrewsSixM6‐1.0x14mmscrewsAC/DCPowerSupplyUnitwithJunctionBoxFourM6‐1.0x14mmscrewsLocalPowerJumperCableOneWallMountingBracket
M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage33InstallingCAPLs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OneWallMountingBracketLocalPowerJumper Cable
ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage34M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.InstallingCAPLs6 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).7 Followthestepsin"(Optional)GroundtheCAPL”onpage35ifgroundingisrequiredorpreferred.8 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.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.CeilingMountaCAPLwithaFanKit1 Followthestepsin"UnpackandInspecttheCAPLandOptionalAccessories”onpage20.2 Refertoandobserveallcautionslistedin"GeneralMountingCautions”onpage20.3 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CAPL36to60VdcPowerconnector
M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage35InstallingCAPLs4 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5 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.6 Followthestepsin"(Optional)GroundtheCAPL”onpage35ifgroundingisrequiredorpreferred.7 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.1 Obtainalengthof#18AWG(1.00mm)insulatedstrandedcopperwireforuseasachassis‐groundingwire.2 Terminateoneendofthewirewitharingterminal.3 Locatethechassis‐groundstudattherearoftheCAPLenclosure.4 RemovetheKepsnutfromthechassis‐groundstud.5 Attachtheringendofthewiretothechassisgroundstud,asshownbelow.6 UsetheKepsnutremovedinStep4tosecurethegroundwiretothechassis‐groundstud.7 Routethefreeendofthechassisgroundingwiretoanapproved(perlocalcodeorpractice)earthgroundsource.
ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage36M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.InstallingCAPLs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.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.CAUTION!Donotremovecapsfromanyoftheconnectorsuntilinstructedtodoso.Figure14.ConnectorsonaCAPLwithanOpticalFiberInterface
M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage37InstallingCAPLs1 ContactyourlocalCommScopesalesrepresentativetoobtainthefollowingcomponents,asrequired,forthisinstallation.• 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• 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.• 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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• 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.)– AsingleCAPLcansupportoneauxiliaryEthernetdevice.– AcascadedCAPLpaircansupportoneauxiliarydevice.2 ConnecttheCAPLANT1and/orANT2connectortoapassiveRFantenna.a 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.b 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).Table7.MappingFrequencyBandstoAntennasFrequencyBandBandCombinationAntennaPortAWS1700/LTE230017Eand231AWS1700/LTE230017Eand232GSM1800/UMTS2100/LTE2600 18 and26 1GSM1800/UMTS2100/LTE2600 21and26 2AWS1700/PCS1900 17Eand19 1AWS1700/PCS190017Eand192c RemovetheIP67/EMIblankplugfromtheANT1/2connector.
ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage38M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.InstallingCAPLsd Connectthepassivemulti‐bandantennatotheANT1orANT2connectorusingcoaxialcablewiththeleastamountoflosspossible.• 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.• 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.e Connecttheotherendofthe50 coaxialcabletothepassiveantennainstalledinbonpage37.3 Ifnecessary,repeat2onpage37toconnecta50 coaxialcabletotheotherANTconnector.4 ConnecttheCAPLOpticalPort1asappropriateforthisinstallation.NotethemaximumrangelistedinTable5onpage17.a RemovethedustcapfromtheCAPLOpticalPort1connectorandtheconnectorsontheSMForMMF.b FollowthelocalcleaningtechniquetocleanOpticalPort1.c CleantheconnectorsontheSMForMMFfollowingthefibersupplier’srecommendations.d 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.)e 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.5 Ifappropriateforthisinstallation,connecttheOpticalPort2connector.NotethemaximumrangelistedinTable5onpage17.a RaisetheleverontheEMI/IP67caponOpticalPort2connectorandremovethecap.b RemovethecapsfromtheconnectorsontheSMForMMF.c FollowthelocalcleaningtechniquetocleanOpticalPort2.d CleantheconnectorsontheSMForMMFfollowingthefibersupplier’srecommendations.e 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.)f ConnectotherendoftheSMForMMFtoOpticalPort1onthecascadedCAPL.6 (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.a RaisetheleverontheEMI/IP67caponPortAandremovethecap.b 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).c ConnecttheotherendoftheCATcabletotheEthernetportoftheauxiliarydevice.
M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage39InstallingCAPLs7 ConnecttheVdcPowerconnectorasappropriateforthisinstallation.• 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.• ForaCAPLpoweredbytheCAPLHybridFiberSpliceBoxKit(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totheCAPL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.• 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.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.• "CableaCAPLwithaCopperInterfaceandExternalDCPower”onpage42• "CableaCAPLwithaCopperInterfaceandPoweroverCat6ACable”onpage44.Cat6ACableRequirementsforCAPLswithaCopperInterface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.• Plenumratedcablemustbeusedwhereveritisrequiredbylocalelectricalcodes.• ShieldedtwistedpairisnotrequiredunlessoperatinginahighRFI/EMIenvironment.• 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.• 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.
ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage40M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.InstallingCAPLs• MinimumCat6Acablewiresizeisasfollows:– 23AWGCat6Acable(minimumEIA/TIAstandards)toconnectanAPtotheCAN/TEN– 24AWGistheminimumwiresizeallowedforaCat6APatchCord.• 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.– Inanon‐cascade,betweentheCATCardandtheAP,therecanbe oneCat6APatchCordatthestartofaCat6Acablerun asecondCat6APatchCordattheendofaCat6Acablerun.– Inacascade,betweenthePrimaryAPandtheSecondaryAP,therecanbe oneCat6APatchCordatthestartofaCat6Acablerun asecondCat6APatchCordattheendofaCat6Acablerun.Figure15.MaximumNumberofRJ‐45ConnectionsinCableRuns• CommScopestronglyrecommendsusingfactoryterminatedandtestedCat6APatchCords.CATCard CordinCAN/TENRJ‐45connectionCat6APatch Cat6ACableCat6APatchCordCAPLRJ‐45connectionCATCard CordinCAN/TENRJ‐45connectionCat6APatchCat6ACableCat6APatchCordCAPLCat6APatchCordCat6ACableCat6APatchCordCAPLRJ‐45RJ‐45RJ‐45connectionconnectionconnection
M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage41InstallingCAPLs• ThemaximumCat6AcablelengthsforaninstallationwithCAPLswithaCopperInterfacearelistedbelow(seeFigure16).– 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.– ACat6APatchCordshouldnotexceed5meters.– 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.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Note:ReferencestoCat6AisinclusiveofallCat6ACables,Cat6APatchCords,andPatchPanelsCAPLSecondary
ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage42M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.InstallingCAPLsCableaCAPLwithaCopperInterfaceandExternalDCPower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.Figure17.ConnectorsonaCAPLwithaCopperInterfacewithExternalDCPowerDothefollowingtoinstallaCAPLwithaCopperInterfacethatispoweredbyanexternalpowersource.1 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.
M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage43InstallingCAPLs2 ConnecttheCAPLANT1and/orANT2connectortoapassiveRFantenna.a 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).b Removetheplastic‐protectivecapfromthe4.3‐10connectors.c RemovetheIP67/EMIblankplugfromANT1/2connector.d Connectthepassivemulti‐bandantennatotheANT1orANT2connectorusingcoaxialcablewiththeleastamountoflosspossible.• 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.• 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.e Connecttheotherendofthe50 coaxialcabletothepassiveantennainstalledinStepa.3 Ifnecessary,repeatStep2toconnecta50 coaxialcabletotheotherANTconnector.4 ConnecttheCAPLPort1connectorasappropriateforthisinstallation.a RemovethedustcapfromthePort1connector.b 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.)c 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.5 (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.a RaisetheleverontheEMI/IP67caponPortAandremovethecap.b 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.)c ConnecttheotherendoftheCATcabletotheEthernetportoftheauxiliarydevice.
ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage44M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.InstallingCAPLs6 ConnecttheVdcPowerconnectorasappropriateforthisinstallation.• 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.• 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.• 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.Figure18.ConnectorsonaCAPLwithaCopperInterface
M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage45InstallingCAPLsDothefollowingtoinstallaCAPLwithaCopperInterfacethatispoweredoveraCat6Acable.1 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.2 ConnecttheCAPLANT1and/orANT2connectortoapassiveRFantenna.a 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).b Removetheplastic‐protectivecapfromthe4.3‐10connectors.c RemovetheIP67/EMIblankplugfromANT1/2.d Connectthepassivemulti‐bandantennatotheANT1orANT2connectorusingcoaxialcablewiththeleastamountoflosspossible.• 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.• 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.e Connecttheotherendofthe50 coaxialcabletothepassiveantennainstalledinaonpage45.3 Ifnecessary,repeat2onpage45toconnecta50 coaxialcabletotheotherANTconnector.ThePowerconnectorandthePort2connectorarepluggedastheyarenotusedinthisconfiguration.
ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage46M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.InstallingCAPLs4 ConnecttheCAPLPort1connectorasappropriateforthisinstallation.a 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.b RemovethedustcapfromthePort1connector.c FollowthelocalcleaningtechniquetocleanPort1.d 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.)e 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.5 (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.a RaisetheleverontheEMI/IP67caponPortAandremovethecap.b 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.)c ConnecttheotherendofthecabletotheEthernetportoftheauxiliarydevice.6 ConnecttheVdcPowerconnectorasappropriateforthisinstallation.• 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.• 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.• 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.
M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage47CAPLMAINTENANCECAPLMaintenanceThefollowingsectionstellyouhowtoremoveaCAPLfrommountingbrackets,andprovidespreventativemaintenanceinstructions.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.1 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.2 MakesurethebluePowerLEDisoff.3 UnplugtheCAPLcables.4 Ifagroundwireisinstalled,loosenthegroundingscrewandremovethegroundwire.5 ReversetheinstallationstepsthatcorrespondtohowthisCAPLismounted.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.Figure19.ExamplesofCAPLFanVentLocationsBottomofCAPLwithFlatMountingBracketBottomofCAPLwith240WAC/DCPowerSupplyKitEnclosureventsEnclosurevents
ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage48M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.CAPLSpecificationsCAPLSPECIFICATIONSInadditiontotheinformationprovidedhere,otherspecificationscanbefoundinthefollowingsections:• WeightandDimensions—referto"DeterminetheCAPLMountingSite”onpage17• PowerConsumption—referto"DeterminethePowerConsumptionoftheCAPL”onpage17.CAPLOutputSpecificationsTable‐1.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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.
M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage49CAPLSpecifications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.Table‐2.MHzMHzNominalbandwidth(MHz)Lalargeurdebandenominale728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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.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.Figure20.ION‐EEnd‐to‐EndChannel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.
ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage50M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.CAPLSpecificationsTable1.Cat6AU/UTPPerformanceStandards(TIA/EIA568C.2)MHzInsertionLoss(dB)Channel/LinkNEXT(dB)Channel/LinkPSumNEXT(dB)Channel/LinkACRF(dB)Channel/LinkPSumACRF(dB)Channel/LinkReturnLoss(dB)Channel/Link12.3/1.965.0/65.062.0/62.0 63.3/64.2 60.3/61.2 19.0/19.14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 PropagationDelayis555nanosecondsforchannel/498nanosecondsforlinktestedat10MHz. 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.)
M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage51ComplianceandStandardsCertificationCOMPLIANCEANDSTANDARDSCERTIFICATION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.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:D[ cm ] 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.
ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage52M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.ComplianceandStandardsCertification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é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.
M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage53CONTACTINGCOMMSCOPEContactingCommScope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.
ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage54M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.ContactingCommScopeHardwaretoSoftwareMappingInformation1 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/2 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1 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.2 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.3 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.4 ClickthedateyoupreferandselecttheEnrollorRegisterNowbuttontoenroll.Followthepromptsthroughthepaymentprocess.5 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
M0201AAB©November2017CommScope,Inc.ION®‐ESeriesLowPowerCarrierAccessPointInstallationGuidePage55ContactingCommScopeAccessingION‐ESeriesUserDocumentation1 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2 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.3 ClickDCCStoopenthesite.4 Selectyoursite,andthenclickonaproductlinktoopentheproductpage.5 Clickonthetitleofanydocumenttoopenit.
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