User's Manual

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PRELIMINARY Unison Component Installation Procedures
6.4 Unison Component Installation Procedures
The following procedures assume that the system is new from the factory and that it
has not been programmed with a band.
If you are replacing components in a pre-installed system with either new units or
units that may already be programmed (i.e., re-using units from another system), refer
to Section 9.
• Installing RAUs and Passive Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
• Installing RAUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
• Installing Passive Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
• Connecting the Antenna to the RAU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
• Testing and Connecting the ScTP Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
• Installing RAUs in a Neutral Host System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
• Installing Expansion Hubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
• Installing an Expansion Hub in a Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
• Installing an Expansion Hub in a Wall-Mounted Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
• Installing an Optional Cable Manager in the Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
• Powering On the Expansion Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16
• Testing and Connecting the Fiber Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16
• Connecting the ScTP Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
• Checking the RJ-45 Port LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
• Installing Expansion Hubs in a Neutral Host System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21
• Installing a Main Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-22
• Installing a Main Hub in a Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-22
• Installing an Optional Cable Manager in the Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-22
• Starting and Configuring the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-24
• Connecting a Laptop and Starting the AdminManager Software . . . . . . . 6-24
• Powering On the Main Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-24
• Connecting the Fiber Cables to the Main Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-25
• Checking the Main Hub’s Fiber Port LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-26
• Configuring the Unison System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-28
• Installing Main Hubs in a Neutral Host System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23