Installation guide

Index
890 USE 101 00 October 2006 159
environmental considerations
for coaxial cables, 44
F
F adapters
for semirigid cable, 80
F connector
description, 78
for quad shield RG-11 Cable, 78
for quad shield RG-6 cable, 78, 102
for semirigid cable, 79
installation procedures, 102
fiber optic cable
connecting, 123
fiber optic links
recommended connectors, 93
recommended light sources, 93
recommended materials, 93
recommended power meters, 93
recommended termination kits, 93
fiber optic repeater
connecting AC power to, 124
connecting DC power to, 124
troubleshooting, 138
field adapter kits
description, 14
F-to-BNC Adapter
for RG-11 cable, 82
G
ground blocks
description, 86
for RIO network, 127
installing, 127
grounding
description, 50
low impedance earth ground, 50
protection from lightning, 50
use of surge suppressors, 50
H
hardware components
optional equipment, 72
part numbers, 73
head repeater
on a fiber optic link, 35
Hot Standby cable topology
description, 24
Hot Standby systems
self-terminating BNC adapters, 84
I
illegal coaxial cable topologies
examples, 31
illegal drop cable connections, 33
illegal trunk cable
connections, 32
termination illustration, 31
impedance
of network components, 45
Installing BNC connectors
on RG-6 cable, 105
Installing BNC in-line terminator
on a drop cable, 118
installing coaxial cables
overview, 96
Installing self-terminating F connectors
on RG-6 cable, 105
L
linear cable topology
description, 20
M
MA-0185-000 Tap
Revision C, 75
MA-0185-100 Tap
attenuation, 55
description, 74
specifications, 75
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