User's Manual

Tsunami
®
800 and 8000 Series - Hardware Installation Guide 150
Appendix - Additional Weatherproofing Steps
This chapter explains the method to add an additional layer of protection to the connectors (Ethernet) against the
environment.
A.1 Material for Weatherproofing
The material required for weatherproofing connectors are,
1. Any standard Butyl Mastic Tape
2. Any standard Vinyl Tape
We have used the following Butyl Mastic Tape and Vinyl Tape as an example to demonstrate the weatherproofing steps:
A.2 Weatherproofing Steps
1. Wrap a vinyl tape in a half-lapped fashion, from the weatherproofed connector end and continue wrapping till 3
inches onto the cable.
Figure A-1 Step1
: We have taken MP-8100-BSU as an example to explain the weatherproofing steps. The same method
should be followed to weatherproof the Ethernet connectors of the Tsunami
®
800 and 8000 series
products.
(a) (b) (c)