Installation manual

Use j-hooks or similar devices designed to support cables.
Staples by hand, or
use staplers with
depth stops.
Use Velcro® to keep
cables from becom-
ing over-cinched.
Use tie wraps
loosely on large
bundles. (See
‘Using Tie-wraps’)
Use Velcro® tie wraps and cable straps to secure large bundles.
Don’t allow cable to form
right angles or sharp bends
Use sweeping bends
NETWORK
INTERFACE DEVICE
DEVICE
DEVICE DEVICE DEVICE DEVICE DEVICE DEVICE
DEVICE
COMMON
CONNECTING POINT
4
TWISTED PAIR
ROOM ROOM
(TELEPHONE WIRING DEVICE)
PVC OUTER JACKET
4 TWISTED PAIRS
TIA/EIA Preferred Wiring Method
The wiring method preferred by the Telecommunication Industry Association (TIA) is a star
wiring method (see Figure below). Each individual workstation in a residential or commercial
building is wired directly to the distribution device with four-pair twisted wire.
STAR TOPOLOGY
SMC 280
Aspects of the Pre Wire Installation
For more information call your Leviton representative or the Leviton Technical Hotline at 800-722-2082
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Installation Manual
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DO NOT SHARE STUD SPACE
WITH ELECTRICAL POWER
STEEL NAILING PLATES
WALL PHONE OUTLET
BOXES ARE 48 INCHES
(122 T)
(0 32 CM)
FROM FLOOR
IF POWER
MUST BE
CROSSED,
CROSS AT
90 DEGREES
USE PLASTIC NM-TYPE
STAPLES AND LEAVE WIRE
LOOSE INSIDE STAPLE
DO NOT SHARE BORE
HOLES WITH POWER
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PRE-WIRE
Installation,
Labeling and
Documentation
Pre-Wire
Installation