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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Installing the Collector or Repeater
This chapter provides the instructions to install a collector or repeater in the field, using the Itron-
recommended installation method.
The collector or repeater can be installed in a variety of ways. This chapter provides several
different collector or repeater installation profiles for both mains powered and solar powered
collectors or repeaters.
Warning! Before installing a collector or repeater, ensure that the selected location can support the
weight of the collector or repeater and mounting hardware. A thorough structural analysis should be
performed by a registered professional engineer at your desired location prior to installation. Itron is
not responsible for improper installations or for installations at a site that cannot adequately support
the collector or repeater.
Do not install an 8.15 dBi antenna directly on the CCU or Repeater. Antenna installation directly on
the CCU will compromise mechanical integrity and will not meet the compliance requirement for a
loss of 2.2 dB between the CCU or Repeater and the 8.15 dBi antenna.
Installation Overview
The following Itron-recommended collector or repeater installation profile describes the
procedure for mounting the collector or repeater to a 2-inch diameter vertical pipe. A 110V
source supplies mains power to the collector or repeater.
There are several tasks in this installation profile. Each task is described in more detail in the
following sections.
Caution: Prior to installing a collector in the field, be sure to configure it as described
in the the CCU 100 Collector Configuration Guide. A collector cannot be configured
after it has been installed in the field. Repeaters do not require pre-installation
configuration.
1. Attach the external GPS/WAN antennas (if necessary).
2. Direct Mount Standard (5.15 dBi or 5.5 dBi) 915 MHz Antenna on page 33 (if
necessary).
3. Attach the CCU/repeater to the mounting surface.
4. Cables on page 44.
5. Battery on page 49.
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