User's Manual

RLX2 Industrial Hotspot Series
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 February5,2015
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TheRLX2radiosacceptpowerfrom802.3afModeBorpassivePoweroverEthernet
sourcessupplying48VDC,withanaveragepowerdrawoflessthan8watts.ProSoft
offersthefollowingpassivePoEinjectorsforusewiththeRLX2radios:
POE‐48I‐AC PoweroverEthernetInjector,ACinput
POE‐48I‐DC‐DC PoweroverEthernetInjector,9to36VDCinputvoltage
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Theradioshallbeinstalledbytrainedpersonnelonly,asoutlinedintheinstallation
instructionsprovidedwitheachradio.
Theequipmentshallbeinstalledbyaqualifiedinstaller/electri cian.The
installer/electricianisresponsibleforobtainingasecuredgroundconnectionbetween
thelugterminalonthesurgeprotectortoaverifiedcommongroundpointusi
nga
minimum6AWGgaugewire.Thismustbedonewhenattachingpowerlinestothe
radioduringinstallation.
Asolidgroundconnectionshouldbeverifiedusingameterpriortoapplyingpowerto
theradio.Failingtosecureapropergroundcouldresultinseriousinjuryordea
thasa
resultofalightningstrike.
UsingPoweroverEthernet(PoE)topowerremotedeviceshasseveraladvantages
including:
 "CarrierClass"PowerOverEthernetSystem.
 Powercanbesuppliedoverlongdistances,upto300feet.