User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Important Safety Instructions
- Overview
- The ERU assembly
- Do you have everything?
- Safety precautions
- Introduction
- Installing the ERU
- Installation overview
- Installation guidelines and requirements
- Estimating cable requirements
- Assembling the mounting bracket and pipe
- Installing the ERU on solid wood or lap siding
- Installing the ERU on brick or poured concrete
- Installing the ERU on a cinder-block or hollow wall
- Installing the ERU under the eaves
- Installing the ERU on a roof
- Attaching the ERU to the mounting assembly
- Routing and grounding the exterior cables
- Routing cable to the SOMAport
- Troubleshooting
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Important Notice
An improperly installed ERU may cause serious damage to you and/or your property
or may even cause fatal injuries. The External Radio Unit Installation Guide has been
developed and is intended for those individuals with experience in performing various
installation tasks involving outdoor telecommunication devices. It is strongly
recommended that the ERU be installed by those individuals who have experience, at
a minimum, with the following tasks:
Familiarity and ability to use a power drill and associated tools and devices to
safely drill holes into the exterior and interior structures of a house
Familiarity and ability to determine with a high degree of accuracy and precision
the location of support studs, water pipes, electrical wiring, or heating, air
conditioning or gas lines or conduits in the structure near where holes are being
drilled in the house
Familiarity and ability to route coaxial cables through walls, under floors and/or
interior walls, and if necessary, to safely cut coaxial cables and incorporate any
necessary weatherproofing techniques
Familiarity with the National Electrical Code (NEC) (published by the National
Fire Protection Association), the Canadian Electrical Code (CEC), or the
electrical code of your country, to have sufficient ability to ground the ERU in
accordance with the national electrical code recommendations at the time of the
publication of the External Radio Unit Installation Guide
By undertaking to install the ERU by yourself, you are assuming full responsibility
that your building and roof are structurally sound to support the load (including
weight, wind, water and ice, in addition to your weight) in the process of installation
of the ERU, that you are capable of sealing the installation against all leaks, that you
have consulted with the latest applicable version of the national electrical codes of your
country (NEC, CEC, or other) and that you have read and understood the contents of
the External Radio Unit Installation Guide, including all safety precautions and alerts
as provided at the beginning of, and throughout, the External Radio Unit Installation
Guide. Any failure on your part to follow the safety precautions and alerts may cause
serious injury, fatal injuries, damage to property and/or void any warranty provided by
your service provider.
Before installing the ERU, you are advised to check the zoning codes, covenants and
community restrictions that may be applicable in your area. Certain areas may
prohibit the installation of devices such as the ERU.