Installing the Base Station
Figure 4‐28: Basic use of lightning protectors
To install a LPU on a pole adjacent to an ODU (HBS or HSU):
1. Mount one LPU on the
ODU pole, as close as
possible to the ODU.
2. Ground the LPU to the
pole using the grounding
lug.
3. Connect the 0.5 meter
CAT‐5e cable to the IDU
port of the ODU.
4. Connect the other end of
the cable to the top of
the LPU.
5. Tighten the top cable LPU
gland cap.
6. Connect the main ODU‐
IDU cable from the IDU to the bottom end of the LPU.
7. Tighten the bottom cable LPU gland cap.
8. Run the main ODU‐IDU cable towards the IDU location.
9. Insulate both LPU connections. See the next section, Additional Considerations for
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