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
Caution: Do not move or transport the collector without first disconnecting
power. Moving or tilting a collector with the power connected may cause the
collector to reset to the factory image.
6. Power on page 52.
7. Performing an Antenna Sweep Test on page 88.
Local GPS/WAN Antennas
You can attach the external GPS and WAN antennas to pipes, poles, walls, and davit arms. The
3G and 4G pole mount assemblies are shown in the following graphics.
3G GPS/WAN Antenna 4G GPS/WAN Antenna
Attaching the Local GPS/WAN Antennas
1. Assemble the antenna unit as described in the GPS/WAN Remote Antenna Mounting Kit
Assembly Guide included with the GPS/WAN External Antenna Mounting Kit.
2. Attach the GPS/WAN antenna unit coaxial cable, as described in Connecting the Cables
on page 44.
Direct Mount Standard (5.15 dBi or 5.5 dBi) 915 MHz
Antenna
Attach the direct mount 915 MHz antenna before mounting the collector or repeater in its
permanent location.
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CCU 100 and Repeater 100 Installation Guide 4 Installing the Collector or Repeater