User's Manual

Bridges NIC 42 User Guide 1 About Bridges
Bridges NIC 42 User Guide 18 March 2013 Silver Spring Networks 7
Note: For Distribution Automation deployments, a high gain antenna is recommended for use with
all Bridges. We recommend using the 6dBi omnidirectional antenna (catalog number 201-000002).
4. ConnectthegroundingwiretothegroundinglugonthebackoftheBridgeandconnect
thewiretoground.
5. ConnectthepowertoasuitableACorDCoutlet.
6. DCpolarityontheBridgesisimportant.Toensuretheproperpolarity,theDCpower
cordplugsintotheBridgeonlyonewa
y.Theredcablemustthenbeconnectedtothe
positive,andtheblackcablemustthenbeconnectedtothenegativeofthepowersource.
7. ConfiguretheBridgewithBridgeConfiguratorv2.2orhigherandaFieldServiceUnit
(FSU)(recommended).
European Union Compliance
ThissectiondescribesSilverSpringNetworks’compliancewiththeEUR&TTEDirective.
TheAccessPoint1.5iusesaoneWattFHSSradio.Licenseshavebeenissuedasfollows:
• Luxembourg
Alicensehasbeenobtainedfrom ILR(InstitutLuxembourgeoisdeRegulation)tooperate
inLuxembourginthe870‐876MHzband.
• UnitedKingdom
Ali
censehasbeenobtainedfromOfcomtooperateinUKinthe870‐876MHzband.
• Portugal
AlicensehasbeenobtainedfromANACOMtooperateinPortugalinthe870‐873MHz
band.
Thisdevicehasbeendesignedtooperatewithandcertifiedforantennasthathavea
maximumgainof6.
0dBion900MHzand3.6dBion2.4GHz.Antennasthathaveagain
greaterthanspecifiedarestrictlyprohibitedforusewiththisdevice.Therequiredantenna
impedanceis50ohms.
Installationofallantennaradiatingelementsshallhaveaminimumseparationdistanceof20
cmfromallpersonsandmu
stnotbeco‐locatedoroperatinginconjunctionwithanyother
transmitter.
Declaration of Conformity with regard to the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC
Thisdeclarationisonlyvalidforconfigurations(combinationsofsoftware,firmware,and
hardware)providedandsupportedbySilverSpringNetworksInc.Theuse ofsoftwareor
firmwarenotprovidedandsupportedbySilverSpringNetworksInc.mayresultinthe
equipmentnolongerbeingcompliantwiththeregulatoryrequirements.
Note: The equipment is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant
provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC.