Site Installation

Guidelines
Best Practices to Adopt

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Antenna Installation
Cabling for Antenna
Ethernet Cabling
RF Cabling

Indoor Unit Installation

IDU
POE

Electrical Works
Grounding
Active Equipment
Antenna
Cable

Labelling
Health and Safety

Antenna Installation
Applies to

Ceragon
Cambium
Ubiquity
Solectek
Infinet

Position of antenna on pole at height with best LOS between transmitter and receiver
Pole/bracket dimension to tally with antenna clamp size (e.g. 2)
Guide to be used where required, depending on antenna size/weight (e.g. antenna 4ft for microwave)
Antenna Tilt and Azimuth to be implemented as per link engineering report and RF measurement during
alignment process
Antenna separation between antennas on same pole
Grounding of Antenna (where applicable)
Antenna stability must be checked i.e. no swaying or moving due to wind. This will affect the RF
performance
NOTE: Always refer to specific antenna manual/installation guide as this will vary on the supplier/antenna
make/model

Cabling for Antenna

Ethernet Cabling Applies to PTP/PTMP 5GHz and compact/all outdoor
Microwave ODUs

Typical Length
Outdoor Ethernet Cable (Cat5e/Cat6/Cat7)
Ethernet cable grounding
Cable Laying
Ethernet Cable Test

Coaxial Cabling- applies to microwave with IDU hosted in server room/shelter

Typical Length
Belden RG8-U/50 Ohm coaxial cable
Connectors (Male/Female) as per equipment installation materials and guidelines
Coaxial Cable Grounding
Coaxial Cable Test

Indoor Unit Installation

Mount
Rack Mount

Electrical Connection
PDU
Breaker

Grounding
Ventilation and Cooling
Labelling

Electrical Works
A.C Installation

PDU
Direct on Breaker (A.C MDB)
Cable Size and Color Code
Grounding

D.C Installation

Recitifier
Direct on Breaker (D.C MDB)
Cable Size and Color Code
Grounding

UPS
UPS Module
UPS Battery Bank
UPS Monitoring

Grounding
Grounding System
Grounding Cable
Components to ground
Cable Size and Color Code

Labelling
Equipment
Cable
Rack/Shelter/Cabinet
Naming Convention/Label Format

Health and Safety

Work on height
RF Radiation
Electrical Work
ESD
Safety Gears and Tools