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
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CAP MX Medium Power Carrier Access Point Installation Guide M0203A5A_uc
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Installing CAP MXs
Attach a Hybrid Fiber Splice Box to the CAP MX
Follow the procedure that is appropriate for this installation:
• "Attaching a Hybrid Fiber Splice Box for a Single Mount Installation” on page 46
• "Attaching a Hybrid Fiber Splice Box for a Dual Mount Installation” on page 49.
Attaching a Hybrid Fiber Splice Box for a Single Mount Installation
1 Hang the Splice Box onto the Single Mounting Bracket on the right-hand side of the CAP MX, as shown
below.
The steps in this section pertain only to those installations that require the use of the optional Hybrid
Fiber Splice Box to provide fiber and power to the CAP MX. If the optional Hybrid Fiber Splice Box is not
required for this installation, skip to "Grounding the CAP MX” on page 51.
Single
Mounting
Bracket
Hybrid Fiber
Splice Box