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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Installing CAP MXs
8 Remove the protective caps from the unit connector, and then
clean it the same way that you cleaned the cable connector.
9 Use compressed air to remove metal chips and small particles
from the mating and inner surfaces of the connector.
10 Use a lint-free wipe drenched with isopropyl alcohol to clean the
winding area.
11 Use a cotton bud drenched with isopropyl alcohol to clean the
inside mating surface of the inner ring.
12 Use a cotton bud drenched with isopropyl alcohol to clean the
outside surface of the center pin.