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
Siting Collectors or Repeaters
Collectors or repeaters are installed in the field on a variety of surfaces, such as wooden or metal
walls, metal pipes, fence railing, and utility poles.
When you are determining the placement of the collector or repeater, the following are primary
considerations:
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Site for optimum RF reception.
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Site for optimum GPS and/or WAN reception.
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Ethernet connection availability (if required).
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Power connection availability.
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Structure or location present that can physically support the collector or repeater and its
mounting hardware.
Caution: Always ensure you have permission to install a collector or repeater at the
selected site prior to beginning installation. If you have questions or need assistance,
contact Itron's Joint Use Team.
Propagation Study and Collector or Repeater Site Selection
Before you install a collector or repeater in the field, contact Itron to perform a propagation study.
A propagation study is performed for the following reasons:
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Evaluates the quantity and types of endpoints in the network.
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Assesses environmental and geographical considerations related to a collector or repeater
installation.
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Optimizes collector or repeater placement in the network for the best possible reception.
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Helps influence the physical and structural implications of mounting a collector or repeater to
a given surface.
Once the propagation study is complete, you can determine the exact collector or repeater
installation location and the collector or repeater mounting surface. This is an iterative
process that may need to be repeated, depending on the final installation types and heights.
GPS and WAN Coverage
You must install collectors or repeaters in locations where a GPS signal is strong and consistent.
If WAN is being used as the communications backhaul for the network, a strong and consistent
WAN signal is required (for collectors only). If the signal is too weak, or its availability fluctuates,
the collector cannot gather accurate date/time information or communicate with the Fixed
Network software.
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