User's Manual

OverviewChapter2:Sitepreparation
Overview
TheSitepreparationsectionprovidestheproceduresandinformationtoverifythatthesiteis
readytohavetheframesandotherequipmentinstalled.
Preparingthesiteforequipmentarrival
Basedonthesitecharacteristics,executethestepsthatapplytothesite.
Preparingtheoutdoorsitefortheequipment
Adetailedlayoutofthesiteisprovidedwiththesite-specicdocumentation.Beforeinstalling
thehardware,comparetheinformationpresentedheretothesite-specicdocumentationlayout
andverifythefollowingwiththesitemanager:
Siteisclean.
Site-specicdocumentationcoveringallsite-dependentinstallationinformationis
available.
Theinstallationareahasrestrictedaccess.Equipmentismeanttobeinstalledand
operatedinarestrictedaccesslocation.
Allbuilding/siteACorDCpowercablinghasbeeninstalled.
Thescreen(outershield)oftheRFantennacoaxialcablemustbeconnectedtoearth
(grounded)attheentrancetothebuilding.Connectinggroundshouldbedonein
accordancewithapplicablenationalelectricalinstallationcodes(Section820.93ofthe
NationalElectricalCode,ANSI/NFPA70.
Thisequipmentshallbeconnecteddirectlytothedcsupplysystemearthingelectrode
conductorortoabondingjumperfromanearthingterminalbarorbustowhichthedc
supplysystemearthingelectrodeconductorisconnected.
Thisequipmentshallbeconnecteddirectlytothedcsupplysystemearthingelectrode
conductorortoabondingjumperfromanearthingterminalbarorbustowhichthe
dcsupplysystemearthingelectrodeconductorisconnected.
Thisequipmentshallbelocatedinthesameimmediatearea(suchasadjacent
cabinets)asanyotherequipmentthathasaconnectionbetweentheearthed
conductorofthesamedcsupplycircuitandtheearthingconductor,andalsothepoint
ofearthingofthedcsystem.Thedcsystemshallnotbeearthedelsewhere.
Thedcsupplysourceshallbelocatedwithinthesamepremisesasthisequipment.
Switchingordisconnectingdevicesshallnotbeintheearthedcircuitconductor
betweenthedcsourceandthepointofconnectionoftheearthingelectrodeconductor.
VerifythattheMasterGroundBarisconnectedtoasolidearthground.Connectingthe
MasterGroundBarisrequiredtoensureprotectionfromhazardousvoltagesbyproviding
ahighintegrityprotectiveearthingcircuitwhentheframeislatergroundedtotheMaster
GroundBar.
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