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
Profile Mounting
surface
Suggested hardware/sizing
Utility pole Wood or steel
pole
High-strength stainless steel straps.
Light pole Steel light pole High-strength stainless steel straps
Outdoor wall or pole with
remote 915 MHz antenna
Concrete,
wood, or steel
wall
1/4 inch-20 lag screws or 1/4 inch-20 molly bolts
Wood or steel
pole
High-strength stainless steel straps
Indoor wall or pole with
remote 915 MHz antenna
and external GPS/WAN
antennas
Concrete,
wood,
sheetrock, or
steel wall
1/4 inch-20 lag screws or 1/4 inch-20 molly bolts
Wood or steel
pole
High-strength stainless steel straps
Profile Mounting
surface
Suggested hardware/sizing
Pipe 2.5 inch to 3.5
inch
galvanized
steel pipe
Two pipe mount brackets for pipes up to 3.5 inches in
diameter, supplied by Itron (part number FAB-0192- 001,
two brackets are required for each collector or repeater).
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