Installation Guide
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Document Overview
- ERA System Overview
- CAP MX Overview
- Safely Working with ERA Hardware
- Installing CAP MXs
- CAP MX Installation and Cascade Rules
- Cat6A Cable Requirements for Ethernet Devices
- Prepare for Installation
- Wire an Optional Hybrid Fiber Splice Box
- Mount the CAP MX
- Grounding the CAP MX
- Connect the CAP MX Cables
- Power the CAP MX
- Contacting CommScope
- CMS Global Technical Support
- Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Recycling
- Hardware to Software Mapping Information
- CMS Technical Training
- Accessing ERA User Documentation
M0203A5A_uc CommScope ERA
®
CAP MX Medium Power Carrier Access Point Installation Guide
© November 2020 CommScope, Inc. Page 31
Installing CAP MXs
Mounting Orientation
Figure 15. Mounting Orientation for a CAP MX
CAP MXs are passively cooled and must therefore always be mounted with its ANT port pointing down, as
shown in Figure 15.
ANT port
pointing down