Installation Instructions
Table Of Contents
Install the RAUs and Antennas
Page 12 InterReach Spectrum Remote Access Unit Installation Guide
© 2012 TE Connectivity Ltd TECP-77-222 • Issue 1 • November 2012
INSTALLTHERAUSANDANTENNAS
FollowthestepsintheorderprovidedtoinstalltheRAUsandantennas.
MounttheRAUsandAntennas
GeneralSafetyPrecautions
CAUTION! Wetconditionsincreasethepotentialforreceivinganelectricalshockwheninstallingorusing
electrically powered equipment. To prevent electrical shock, never install or use electrical
equipmentinawetlocationorduringalightningstorm.
CAUTION! ThissystemisaRFTransmitterandcontinuouslyemitsRFenergy.Maintainaminimum8
‐inch
(20 cm) clearan ce from the antenna while the system is operating. Whenever possible, shut
downtheRANbeforeservicingtheantenna.
NOTE: RAUsaresuitableforuseinenvironmentalairspaceinaccordancewithSection300‐22(c)ofthe
National Electrical Code, and Sections 2 ‐128, 12‐010(3) and 12‐100
of the Canadian Electrical
Code,Part1,CSAC22.1.
CAUTION! InstallRAUsinindoorlocationsonly.Donotconnectanantennainstalledinanoutdoorlocation
toaRAU,unlessitisinanapprovedAOCweatherproofNEMA4housing.
CAUTION! AttachallRAUssecurelytoastationaryobject(thatis,awall,pole,
orceilingbrackets).Tomount
aRAUsecurelytoawall,ceilingbracket,orpole,use#6diameterfastenersinthefourslotted
mountingholes.
CAUTION! Dothefollowingtomaintainproperventilation:
• Keepatleast76mm(3‐inch)clearancearoundtheRAU.
• DonotstackRAUsontopofeachother.
• Always mount the RAU with the solid face (containing the mounting holes) against the
mountingsurface.
NOTE: YoucanplacetheRAU,withoutitsfasteninghardware,onaflatsurface,suchasashelf,desk,
cabinet,oranyotherhorizontalsurfacethatallowsstab leplacement,withthemountingbase
facingdowntothemountin gsurface.
CAUTION! IfinstallingtheRAUonaflatsurface,thesurfacemustbeable
toholdaminimum7‐poundload
securely.