Hardware Installation; Fluidmesh Hardware Installation; Installing The Cisco Fm Ponte Kit; Environmental Rating And Unit Roles - Cisco FM PONTE-50 Installation And Configuration Manual

5. Hardware installation

5.1. Fluidmesh hardware installation

5.1.1. Installing the Cisco FM Ponte kit

Environmental rating and unit roles

The Cisco FM Ponte kit (part number FM PONTE-50) is a wireless radio
transceiver unit.
The hardware is contained in an outdoor-rated metal enclosure that can
be easily mounted on poles or walls.
The Cisco FM Ponte kit can operate in any of the following networking
roles:
• As a point-to-point wireless bridge (see
bridge" (page 12)

Installation hardware

Metal clamps are supplied as part of the installation package, to allow
mounting of the unit on utility poles. Refer to the Cisco FM Ponte kit
installation instructions for details.

Removable bottom housing

The unit features a removable, water-tight bottom housing. The bottom
housing is equipped with an NPT-1 standard-thread cable gland. The
cable gland can house a dual-cable rubber seal that can accept two
shielded Ethernet cables. Three different pre-cut rubber seals are
provided to accept Ethernet cables of different diameter.
CAUTION
To prevent leaks and cable damage, tighten the cable gland by
hand only. Do not use a wrench. No additional tape or sealing
hardware is required.
If you are running only one Ethernet cable through the rubber
seal, block the second cable hole with a one-inch cable stub
only.

5.1.2. Best practice for shielded CAT5/6 connectors

CAUTION
To avoid the possibility of damage to network components due
to electrostatic discharge (ESD), it is extremely important that
all shielded CAT5/6 connectors are assembled according to
the standards and directives in this section.
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