User's Manual

1027145–0001 Revision D 6–6 Installing indoor hub equipment Hub installation
Ground the rack as shown in figure 6-4:
1. Run a ground wire from the rack location to the master
ground bar in the equipment room. This wire must be No. 2
AWG, green, stranded, and shielded.
2. Ground the rack by connecting a No. 6 AWG wire from the
rack to the No. 2 AWG ground wire.
Use a 2–hole lug to connect the No. 6 AWG wire to the
rack. Remove paint and apply anti–oxidant as shown in the
illustration.
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Top of rack
from rear
Lug connection
close up view
Frame
lug
Remove paint to
bare metal, and
apply anti-oxidant.
Metal rack
HTAP connector
with cover
No. 2 AWG wire (green)
to master ground bar
No. 6 AWG wire
Frame
lug
To a subsequent
rack (if present)
Figure 6-4 Grounding the hub rack
This completes mounting and grounding of the hub rack. The rack
is now ready for loading with IDU chassis, power distribution,
LAN hub, and hub LAN router. Configurations vary, according to
the requirements of the customer’s network.
Grounding the rack