User`s guide

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2. Introduction
This chapter introduces ConnectPort LTS products, types of supported connections and data paths,
and the interface options available for configuration, monitoring, and administration tasks.
Important Safety Information
To avoid contact with electrical current:
 Never install electrical wiring during an electrical storm.
 Never install an Ethernet connection in wet locations unless that connector is specifically
designed for wet locations.
 Use caution when installing or modifying Ethernet lines.
 Use a screwdriver and other tools with insulated handles.
 Wear safety glasses or goggles.
 Do not place Ethernet wiring or connections in any conduit, outlet or junction box containing
electrical wiring.
 Installation of inside wire may bring you close to electrical wire, conduit, terminals and other
electrical facilities. Extreme caution must be used to avoid electrical shock from such facilities.
Avoid contact with all such facilities.
 Ethernet wiring must be at least 6 feet from bare power wiring or lightning rods and associated
wires, and at least 6 inches from other wire (antenna wires, doorbell wires, wires from
transformers to neon signs), steam or hot water pipes, and heating ducts.
 Do not place an Ethernet connection where it would allow a person to use an Ethernet device
while in a bathtub, shower, swimming pool, or similar hazardous location.
 Protectors and grounding wire placed by the service provider must not be connected to,
removed, or modified by the customer.
 Do not touch no insulated Ethernet wiring if lightning is likely!
 External Wiring: Any external communications wiring installed needs to be constructed to all
relevant electrical codes. In the United States this is the National Electrical Code Article 800.
Contact a licensed electrician for details.