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
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Performing the physical work required to install the Itron network devices, in accordance with
the Itron provided documentation and training, including site grounding.
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Install where required proper weatherproofing and grounding to ensure safe operation of
equipment.
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Performing all Grounding testing, documenting each network device installation with at least
2 digital pictures and reporting the measured results.
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Providing all required tools, equipment and capable field crews that are required to properly
install Itron network devices, including modern Clamp-on ground testing equipment.
Note Supplier is responsible for ensuring all Supplier managed field crews meet any local
labor and / or pay requirements, such as union requirements, Local Business, mandatory
minimum "Living Wages", as may be required.
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Include the expected equipment and costs associated with performing grounding testing, per
the current version of the Itron Grounding Specifications.
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Compiling a package of as-built and closeout documentation in a compact electronic format
(Adobe .pdf files preferred) and e-mailing each site package to the Itron PM development
within 3 business days following each completion.
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