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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Preface
This document describes how to install the External Radio Unit (ERU), ground
it, and connect it to the SOMAport.
Related Documentation
The following table lists the SOMA Networks consumer documents that cover
SOMAport installation
Conventions
This section outlines the conventions used in this guide.
Measurement Conventions
Measurements in this guide are expressed according to the Systeme
International d’Unites standards for metric units and abbreviation. Equivalent
Imperial measurements (used in the United States) are provided in parentheses,
except when Imperial is the international standard.
Bits and bytes are not abbreviated, though their prefixes are; for example,
“kbits” for kilobits, “Gbytes” for gigabytes.
Document Description Audience
SOMAport Setup Guide Installation and maintenance guide
for the SOMAport
Subscribers
SOMAport Quick Setup
Card
Quick installation card Subscribers