Installation Guide
Table Of Contents
- CCU 100 and Repeater 100 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
Supplier’s Responsibilities 98
Itron ChoiceConnect Antenna and Line Sweep Test Form 98
Itron ChoiceConnect 915 MHz Antenna Specifications 99
Technical Data 100
Typical Coaxial Cable Specification Summary Table 100
Sample Sweeps Output 101
F Grounding Specifications 104
Understanding Grounding and Bonding 105
Understanding the Ohms Level 105
Reducing the Ohms level 105
Using a Megger 106
Adjusting the Routing of the Grounding Conductor 107
Supplier General Requirements and Equipment Competencies 108
Exterior Grounding System Design for Concentrators 108
Existing Building or Rooftop Sites 111
Co-Located Sites & Other Existing Structures 112
New Wood Pole Sites 112
Equipment Buried Ground Ring 112
Chemical Ground Rod Installation 113
Installing a Chemical Ground Rod 113
Itron Concentrator Equipment 114
TCU / CCU on a Concrete Pad 115
TCU / CCU on a Steel Frame or I-Beam or Platform 115
TCU / CCU on a Raised Metal Platforms 115
TCU / CCU / Repeater Remote Antennas & Coax on Towers 116
Installing Coax Ground Kits 116
Installing Coax Ground Kits at the Top of a Tower 117
Installing Coax Ground Kits at the Bottom of the Tower 117
Installing a Coax Ground Kit to End of Ice Bridge 118
Attaching a Coax Ground Kit at GPS and WAN Antenna 118
Grounding a Coax Ice Bridge 118
Collector Sites with Indoor Itron TCU / CCU Equipment 119
RF Components Protection (Coax) 119
Grounding Rooftop Network Devices 121
Grounding Rooftop Network Devices 121
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