Installation guide

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Meridian Companion Installation and Maintenance Guide
Installing the hardware
This section includes information on installing a Meridian Companion system.
Installation should proceed in the following order:
• install Base Stations and Base Station plug-top power supplies
• install remote power interconnect units
• install external antennas and lightning surge arrestors
• install a Companion Administration Terminal
• install a Remote Access Device
• wire the Time Compression Multiplexing (TCM) lines
• install Meridian Companion cards
Note: If you plan to use Companion Manager instead of or in addition to the
Administration Terminal, refer to Companion Manager Installation and
Operations Guide.