Types Of Cables - Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess 8550 Installation Manual

2 — Site Preparation
2.1 Before you begin
When planning your site to install the 8550 WSG equipment, you must
comply with the environmental and safety requirements described in
this section, and in the mandatory requirements chapter.
2.2 Cable requirements
Connections to the 8550 WSG must be made with shielded cables with
metallic RFI/EMI connector hoods to maintain compliance with FCC
Rules and Regulations.
In North America, the cables must comply with the following class A
and class B equipment requirements:
•
This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the
Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.
•
This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the
Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.
In Europe, the cables comply with the following EU Directives:
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Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC
•
EMC Directive 89/336/EEC

Types of cables

The 8550 WSG uses the following types of cables:
•
power cord—two power cords are supplied
•
crossover Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connectors—one 15-ft cable
for use on the management port at commissioning time and for the
High Availability link when redundant 8550 WSGs are configured
This cable is supplied if you ordered the High Availability bundle.
•
straight through Ethernet cables with RJ-45 connectors (not
supplied)—for connection from the Ethernet network ports to the
network
Ethernet cable specification
The 8550 WSG uses Category 5e and Category 6 Ethernet cables with
RJ-45 connectors.
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