User's Manual Part 2

Installation Requirements
InterReach Fusion Wideband Installation, Operation, and Reference Manual Page 107
D-620616-0-20 Rev H • TECP-77-044 Issue 7 • May 2013 © 2013 TE Connectivity Ltd.
INSTALLATIONREQUIREMENTS
Beforeandduringinstallation,keepinmindthesesourcesofpotentialproblems:
• Faultycablin
g/connector
• Dirtyconn
ectorsandports
• Malfunct
ionofoneormoreFusionWidebandcomponents
• Anten
na,basestation,orrepeaterproblem
• Ext
ernalRFinterface
• Trippedcircuitbreaker
• Equipmentisnotgrounded
• Usinga
crossoverEthernetcablethatdoesnotsupportfullhardwarehandshakingwhen
usingAdminBrowser
NOTE: Faultycablingisthecauseofa vast majorityofproblems.AllCATVcableshouldbetestedto
TIA‐570‐Bspecifications.
ComponentLocationRequirements
FusionWidebandcomponentsareintendedtobeinstalledinindoorlocationsonly.
Ifoutdoorinstallationisdesired,s
uchasaparkinggarage,theFusionWidebandcomponents
mustbeinstalledintheappropriateenvironmentalenclosures.
CableandConnectorRequirements
FusionWidebandequipmentoperatesoverthefollowing:
• CATV75OhmcablewithF
connectors
• Single‐modefiber(SMF)ormulti‐mode(MMF)cablew
ithSC/APCfiberconnectors
throughoutthefibernetwork,includingfiberdistributionpanels
Thesecablesarewidely‐used,industrystan
dardsforthecableTVindustry.Theregulationsand
guidelinesforFusionWidebandcableinstallationareidenticaltothosespecifiedbytheTIA/EIA
568‐BstandardandtheTIA/EIA/570‐Astandards.
TErecommendssolidcoppercenterconductor,p
lenum‐ratedCATVcableandconnectorsfor
conformitytobuildingcodes,standards,andtoensurestatedperformanceofmaximumdistance
andRFspecifications.
CommScope2065Vcableorequival
entisrequiredforRG‐59.
CommScope2279Vcableorequival
entisrequiredforRG‐6.
CommScope2293KcablemayalsobeusedforRG‐11.
NOTE: Referto“AppendixA:CablesandConnectors”onpage191formoreinformationrelatedto75
OhmCATV.