Installation Guide

M0201AJG_uc CommScope ERA

Medium Power Carrier Access Point Installation Guide

Installing CAP Ms

Connect the Antenna Cable(s)

The following information regarding antenna mapping and is relevant to all CAP M variants.

• For Non-MIMO bands, there is no channel mapping option for the transceiver/antenna port. The

transceiver/antenna port relationship is fixed in hardware.

• For MIMO bands, the ERA GUI maps MIMO channels according to their AP designation:

– AP0 to antenna port ANT1

– AP1 to antenna port ANT2.

• When using SISO channels on a CAP M that supports MIMO, the system will automatically balance the

number of channels between the two antenna ports, where the first SISO channel is mapped to ANT1, the

second SISO channel is mapped to ANT2, and so on.

Do the following to connect the antenna cables:

1 Obtain 50

 coaxial cables that are of sufficient length to reach from the CAP M to the passive antenna. The

end of the 50

 coaxial cable that will connect to the ANT or ANT1 connector can be either a push-pull

connector or a threaded connector.

2 Install the passive antennas per the manufacturer’s installation instructions. For MIMO CAP M, if

connecting both ANT connectors, you will connect the CAP M to either two separate external passive

antennas or to two ports on a cross-polarized dual antenna. Each connector supports two RF bands. Use

Table 13 to determine how to connect to the antenna correctly for each CAP M variation.

3 Remove the IP67/EMI blank plug from the ANT connector.

4 Connect the passive multi-band antenna to the ANT 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

connector.

12 Use a cotton bud drenched with isopropyl alcohol to clean the

outside surface of the center pin.

Table 13. Mapping CAP M Models to Antennas

Part Number Model Name ANT or ANT 1 ANT 2

778 11 25- 00 0x CAP M 9/1 8/ 21/26 9/ 18 /21/2 6 Not Applicable

782 04 78- 00 0x CAP M 7E/ 80 -85/1 7E/ 19 7E/ 80-85 /17E/ 19 Not Applicable

784 09 84- 00 0x CAP M 80 -8 5/17E/ 19/26 80-85/17E/19/26 Not Applicable

782 06 89- 00 0x CAP M 23/23 /25/25 23 /2 5 (MAIN) 23 /25 (MIMO)

783 52 69- 00 0x CAP M 6/ 6/7E/7E 6/ 7E (MAIN) 6 /7E (MIMO)

783 35 97- 00 0x CAP M 8/ 18 /21/2 6 8 /18 / 21 / 26 Not Applicable