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FieldSmart Fiber Distribution Point (FDP) ® 24 & 48 Port Outdoor Wall Box Installation Manual ____________________________________________________ Manual 020012 REV A - Aug 2018...
MDUs and business-class environments. Configurable for either patch only, patch and splice (Clearfield’s in-cassette splicing solution) or MPO plug-and-play, Outdoor Wall Boxes support all cable scenarios for the outside plant. The OSP platform is designed for the...
FieldSmart Fiber Distribution Point (FDP) ® 24 & 48 Port Outdoor Wall Box Installation Manual ________________________________________________________ Wall Box Installation The wall box is installed via the 4 holes located on the tabs on each corner of the rear of the enclosure. Hold the wall box up to the mounting surface and mark the hole locations with a marker.
FieldSmart Fiber Distribution Point (FDP) ® 24 & 48 Port Outdoor Wall Box Installation Manual ______________________________________________________ Wall Box Access The interior of the wall box can be accessed by loosening the security screws on each of the two doors using a 7/16” thin wall socket or a telecommunications industry “can wrench”.
FieldSmart Fiber Distribution Point (FDP) ® 24 & 48 Port Outdoor Wall Box Installation Manual ________________________________________________________ Cable Preparation and Installation The slack storage compartment of the wall box is large enough to accommodate more buffer tube than would typically be used in this application. It is recommended, however, that you only prep as much cable as you will need to perform your work.
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FieldSmart Fiber Distribution Point (FDP) ® 24 & 48 Port Outdoor Wall Box Installation Manual ______________________________________________________ Ensure the O-ring on the underside of the sealcon is present before installation. O-Ring The sealcon can then be installed by inserting the thread through the bottom of the wall box and securing with the included lock nut.
________________________________________________________ Tighten the dome nut on the sealcon to secure the cable. Note: Clearfield recommends the use of a set of sealcon wrenches (P/N’s 013190 - 40mm, and 013191 - 42mm) to properly tighten the sealcon lock nut and dome nut. These feature an open channel, which allows the wrench to slide over cables and onto the sealcon.
Consult the Clearview Blue Cassette Installation Manual for splicing instructions, located under the Resources tab of the Clearfield website, www.seeclearfield.com. Viewable here: https://www.seeclearfield.com/assets/documents/installation-manuals/clearview-blue-cassette-install-manual.pdf Direct: 763.476.6866 • National: 800.422.2537 • www.SeeClearfield.com • techsupport@clfd.net...
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FieldSmart Fiber Distribution Point (FDP) ® 24 & 48 Port Outdoor Wall Box Installation Manual ________________________________________________________ After splicing is complete, return the cassettes to the wall box and store the buffer tubes, securing them with the provided Velcro and bridge lances. Note: Secure the sweep of the buffer tubes up to the cassette by utilizing the bridge lances on the bulkhead as well as the floor of the wall box.
FieldSmart Fiber Distribution Point (FDP) ® 24 & 48 Port Outdoor Wall Box Installation Manual ______________________________________________________ Jumper Installation Access to the jumper side of the wall box is done via the security screw on the outside door. Individual jumpers can be inserted through either the upper or lower hole in the enclosure. You will want to wrap the group of jumpers with some of the provided grommet tape to protect them from the edge of the sheet metal at the opening and provide an environmental seal.
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FieldSmart Fiber Distribution Point (FDP) ® 24 & 48 Port Outdoor Wall Box Installation Manual ________________________________________________________ Store the slack from the jumpers on the slack management spools provided. (Figure 1) It is recommended that the jumpers leave the radius spools toward the back wall opposite the cable entrance, and then transition forward to the adapters.
Inspect Then Connect These are Clearfield recommended products/applications. Use the product you feel will complete your cleaning procedures. Create a “best practice” for your company and follow those procedures.
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FieldSmart Fiber Distribution Point (FDP) ® 24 & 48 Port Outdoor Wall Box Installation Manual ________________________________________________________ Cleaning the Ferrule • Lightly moisten the fiber optic swab (2.5mm/38542F or 1.25mm/38040) by spotting a small amount (about 1”) of Electro-Wash PX or Electro-Wash MX pen onto the QbE.
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FieldSmart Fiber Distribution Point (FDP) ® 24 & 48 Port Outdoor Wall Box Installation Manual ______________________________________________________ Cleaning an MPO/MTP Connector Female Connector • Place one wiping paper on QbE-2 FiberSafe™ Cleaning Platen and apply small amount of precision cleaner (about 1” in diameter) with Electro-Wash MX pen on to one end of the wipe.
Clearfield shall repair or replace the defective Product at its sole option and discretion, and return the repaired or replacement Product to Cus- tomer’s site, freight prepaid Note: If the Product is not found to be defective by Clearfield, the product will be returned to the Customer and the customer billed for freight in both directions.
Proprietary Notice About FieldShield Product Line Application Information contained in this document is copyrighted by Clearfield, Inc. and may not be duplicated in full or part by any person without prior written approval of Clearfield, Inc. Its purpose is to provide the user with adequately detailed documentation to efficiently install the equipment supplied. Every effort has been made to keep the information contained in this document current and accurate as of the date of publication or revision.
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