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
Contents
CCU1 00 an dRe pea te r10 0Installatio nGuide 1
Important Safety and Compliance Information 3
Antenna Specifications 4
Con te nts 8
1 Before You Begin 13
Documentation Conventions 13
Related Documents 14
2 CCU/Repeater Basics 15
CCU Configuration 15
CCU/Repeater Components 15
CCU/Repeater Module 16
Local GPS/WAN Antenna System 17
915 MHz Antenna 18
3 Planning a CCU/Repeater Installation 21
Installation Profiles 21
Siting Collectors or Repeaters 22
Propagation Study and Collector or Repeater Site Selection 22
GPS and WAN Coverage 22
AC Service Requirements 23
External Ethernet Connections 23
Remote 915 MHz Antenna Placement 24
Grounding the Antenna System 25
915 MHz Antenna 25
Lightning Arrestor 27
AC Mains Power 28
DC Mains Power 29
Materials Not Provided by Itron 29
Coaxial Cable 29
Antenna Connectors 31
Mounting Hardware 31
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