User's Manual

FlexWave
®
Prism Remote Unit and RF Module Installation Guide FWPP-504-02
Page 42 © May 2017 CommScope, Inc.
Install the Prism Remote Unit
MOUNT THE PRISM REMOTE UNIT
ThePRUmaybeattachedtoautilitypole,amast,oronasolidflatsurface.Installationconsistsofsecuringthe
brackettothemountingsurfaceandthenhangingthePRUfromthebracket.Thebracketmaybeattachedtoa
varietyofsurfacessuchaswood,concrete,orsteel.
Thisguideprovidestheinformationyoun
eedtoinstallandusetheFlexWavePrismRemoteMountingKit.
Toensureasafeinstallation,foll
owthestepsinthisdocumentinthefollowingorder:
1 Gatherrequiredtoolsandsuppliesasdescribedin"InstallationToolsandSupp
lies”onpage36.
2 Followtheguidelin
esin"MountingPlans”onpage30todecidethebestplacetoinstallandmountthePRU.
3 Fam
iliarizeyourselfwiththe"MountingCautions”onpage42.
Mounting Cautions
ObservethefollowingcautionswheninstallingtheMountingBracketandwhenhangingaPRUonthebracket.
CAUTION! Use appropriate lifting equi
pment when unpacking, moving or installing the Prism Remote Unit. Do not
stand under the Prism Remote Unit as it is being hoisted into position for installation. A failure of the
lifting equipment could result in serious personal injury.
CAUTION! The pole must be structurally sound and able to support the weight of the unit being installed as listed
in Table 19 on page 31.
CAUTION! The hardware used to package the PRU for shipment is not intended for Prism Remote Unit installations
and should be kept with the Prism Remote Unit packaging. Do not use the shipping hardware when
mounting a Prism Remote Unit.
Mounting Methods
Fourinstallationmethodsareprovided,proceedtothecorrectprocedureforyourinstallationenvironment:
• "SteelPoleInstallationUsin
gSteelBanding”onpage43
• "PoleMountInstallationUsingBo
lts”onpage46
• "Wood-FramedWallMountingProcedure”onpage47
• "MasonryWallMounting”onpage49