Installation Guide
Table Of Contents
- CCU100 and Repeater100 Installation Guide
- Important Safety and Compliance Information
- 1 Before You Begin
- 2 CCU/Repeater Basics
- 3 Planning a CCU/Repeater Installation
- 4 Installing the Collector or Repeater
- 5 Battery Care and Maintenance
- A Detailed Collector or Repeater Specifications
- B Port and Protocol Requirements
- C Status and Diagnostics
- D Changing the Repeater Password
- E Antenna Line Sweeps Procedure
- Anritsu Site Master Calibration
- Testing on a Network Device with a Remotely-Mounted 915 MHz Antenna
- Understanding Party Responsibilities
- Itron ChoiceConnect Antenna and Line Sweep Test Form
- Itron ChoiceConnect 915 MHz Antenna Specifications
- Typical Coaxial Cable Specification Summary Table
- Sample Sweeps Output
- F Grounding Specifications
- Understanding Grounding and Bonding
- Exterior Grounding System Design for Concentrators
- Equipment Buried Ground Ring
- Chemical Ground Rod Installation
- Itron Concentrator Equipment
- Installing Coax Ground Kits
- Collector Sites with Indoor Itron TCU / CCU Equipment
- Grounding Rooftop Network Devices
- Down Conductor Installation
- Cold Water Pipe Option
- Building Steel Option
- Antenna and Coax Grounding - Rooftops
- Grounding antennas on rooftops
- Cable Tray Grounding
- Water Tower Grounding
- New Wooden and Concrete Antenna Poles
- Equipment Shelter Grounding
- Repeaters on Communication Tower Sites
- Repeaters on Rooftops
- Multiple Story Site Ground System
- Down Conductors Installation - Building / Shelter Penetrations
- Down Conductors Installation - Limits of Bend Radius
- Down Conductors Installation Connection Methods
- Cable Entrance Facilities
- Clamp-On Ground Resistance Testing
- Understanding Party Responsibilities
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Antenna Specifications on page 4
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Remote 915 MHz Antenna Placement on page 24
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Grounding the Antenna System on page 25
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Performing an Antenna Sweep Test on page 88
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Antenna Line Sweeps Procedure on page 94
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Grounding Specifications on page 103
Lightning Arrestor
Install a lightning arrestor (or surge protector) capable of withstanding multiple lightning strikes
when you are using a remote/external antenna. This helps protect the collector or repeater in the
event of a lightning strike.
The lightning arrestor is fitted between the coaxial antenna cable and the RF jumper cable that
connects to the collector or repeater module. It includes a bulkhead connector interface that
mounts to a ground plate with a washer and nut. The arrestor is also furnished with a ground lug,
if your installation does not have provisions for a ground plate. The ground lug on the arrestor is
designed for #2 AWG solid or stranded wire.
Caution: The lightning arrestor must be connected to an earth-ground.
The ground lug is manufactured by AMP/Tyco Electronics (part number 320754) and is
designed for #2 AWG solid or stranded wire (0.257-inch to 0.335-inch diameter). The lug must
be properly crimped (never soldered) to the wire using SOLISTRAND tooling designed for the
lug. The following figure details a proper crimp.
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