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
Contents
CCU1 00 an dRe pea te r10 0Installa tion Guide 1
Important Safety and Compliance Information 3
Antenna Specifications 4
Con te nts 7
1 Before You Begin 12
Documentation Conventions 12
Related Documents 13
2 CCU/Repeater Basics 14
CCU Configuration 14
CCU/Repeater Components 14
CCU/Repeater Module 15
Local GPS/WAN Antenna System 16
915 MHz Antenna 17
3 Planning a CCU/Repeater Installation 20
Installation Profiles 20
Siting Collectors or Repeaters 21
Propagation Study and Collector or Repeater Site Selection 21
GPS and WAN Coverage 21
AC Service Requirements 22
External Ethernet Connections 22
Remote 915 MHz Antenna Placement 23
Grounding the Antenna System 24
915 MHz Antenna 24
Lightning Arrestor 26
AC Mains Power 27
DC Mains Power 28
Materials Not Provided by Itron 28
Coaxial Cable 28
Antenna Connectors 30
Mounting Hardware 30
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