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Understanding outdoor installation
IP-RN 8000 Installation & Commissioning Guide 51
Understanding outdoor installation
This chapter provides a detailed process for outdoor cabinet installation. Additional detailed site planning
and construction requirements are provided in the Airvana Cell Site Planning Guide. Also adhere to the
following when planning the site.
Mounting pad
The procedures in this chapter refer to constructing a concrete pad onto which the cabinet is installed.
Concrete is recommended, but you can also install the cabinet onto other suitable pads or frameworks. For
example, you can install onto steel rails. You must ensure the mounting pad/structure meets all loading and
seismic requirements.
Airvana supplies a rubber insulation pad in the cabinet shipping crate that must be installed between the
mounting surface and the cabinet.
Loading
The mounting pad/structure must be able to support the load of the cabinet when fully populated with all
optional equipment. Loading is a function of the weight and the footprint dimensions.
• A fully populated cabinet weighs 630 pounds.
• The footprint dimensions are: width: 30.5 inches; depth 39 inches.
Lifting - overhead space
There must be sufficient space above the cabinet to lift it into place. The cabinet is 59.5 inches in height.
Once the cabinet is disconnected from its shipping palette, it can only be moved by attaching a sling to the
lifting hooks on the top and using a crane (or other lifting device capable of handling the cabinet’s unloaded
weight of 500 pounds). There must be sufficient headroom above the cabinet to attach a sling and a crane
and then to lift the cabinet into place. The sling must allow five feet between the crane hook and the cabinet
top. See Placing the cabinet on the concrete pad
on page 58.
Earthquakes
The mounting surface onto which the cabinet is installed must able to withstand local earthquakes. The
surface must be constructed according to local earthquake codes to withstand seismic events of the local
seismic zone (seismic zone 1, 2, 3, or 4).
Mounting hardware
You must supply the mounting hardware:
• Four anchor bolts — 1/2 inch bolts that comply with the ASTM specification with a minimum
protrusion above the floor of 1 1/8 inches
• Four flat washers, lock washers, and nuts
Airvana supplies a cardboard template that indicates the position of the anchor bolts. This template is
included in the cabinet’s shipping crate.