Installation Instructions
Mounting and Aligning an IFU
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4.1 Materials Required
The following items are needed to complete IFU installation:
4.2 Mounting an IFU Bracket
Mount the IFU bracket in the location specified in the site engineering folder using bolts as
indicated (see Figure 4-1 for a typical wall mount and Figure 4-2 for a typical pole mount).
Triton Network Systems recommends using the following items to install an IFU bracket:
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IFU handling strap
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IFU mounting bracket with snap ring kit
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Right-angled snap ring pliers (for external snap ring)
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9/16 in. wrenches or sockets (2)
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Large flat head screwdriver
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Binoculars
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Anti-seize paste (as required)
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Tie-wraps, UV-rated (as required)
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IFU test cable
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10BaseFL to 10BaseT Media Converter (as required)
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BNC-banana interface cable
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Digital voltmeter (measures DC voltage up to 100V, accuracy 0.3% or better)
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Laptop computer, Windows 98/2000 operating system, and an Ethernet card with any
necessary adapters
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IFU link manager software
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Site engineering folder (with link budgets)
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Bracket hole pattern width 4.5 in.s (114.3 mm) (see Figure 4-1)
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4.5 in. (11 cm) O.D. pole (minimum pole size is 3 in. (7 cm) O.D. pole
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1/2 in. (1 cm) diameter U-Bolt, 4.5” (11 cm) wide, 6.5 in. (16 cm) long galvanized
steel for 4.5 in. (11 cm) O.D. poles
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3/8 in. (9 mm) diameter U-bolt, stainless steel SAE GR5 or ASTM 325
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Bracket hole pattern length 10.9 in. (276 mm) (see Figure 4-1)
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Anti-seize paste applied to the mounting bracket bolt threads to prevent seizing