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 1
DOCUMENT OVERVIEW
This installation guide provides a product overview of and installation instructions for the Medium Power
Carrier Access Point (CAP MX), which allows transmission between CommScope ERA
®
equipment, antennas,
and Ethernet devices (such as WiFi and IP cameras).
Table 1 lists the CAP MX models that this installation guide supports.
Document Revision History
This is the first release of the CommScope ERA
®
CAP MX Medium Power Carrier Access Point Installation Guide.
Table 1. Supported CAP MX Models
Part Number
1
Model Name
7830 1 27 -00 01 CAP MX F -AC- AP E
6/7 E/ 8 0-8 5 /17 E /1 9 /23 /25T
7830 1 27 -00 02 CAP MX F -DC - AP E
6/7 E/ 8 0-8 5 /17 E /1 9 /23 /25T
1 Contact your local sales representative for further information.
For information on other ERA system components, refer to the ERA software and hardware user
documentation, which can be accessed on the CommScope DCCS Customer Portal (see "Accessing ERA
User Documentation” on page 65.)
For information on how to find the minimum software requirements for ERA hardware, refer to
"Hardware to Software Mapping Information” on page 64.