Best Practice For Shielded Cat5/6 Connectors - Cisco Fluidmesh 1200 VOLO Installation And Configuration Manual

Fluidmesh 1200 VOLO

5.1.2. Best practice for shielded CAT5/6 connectors

Figure 6. Shielded CAT5/6 connector
Use only professional-quality, outdoor-rated, RF-shielded cables in
conjunction with Fluidmesh radio transceivers.
Assemble all shielded CAT5/6 connectors to the following standards:
• Only use shielded RJ45 Ethernet connectors.
• When inserting each connector into a shielded Ethernet port, the
connector's inner jacket must form a positive contact with the
Ethernet port.
• When each RJ45 connector is plugged into the correct Ethernet
port of the Fluidmesh 1200 VOLO, lock the bottom of the RJ45
connector using the side retaining screws. See the Fluidmesh 1200
VOLO installation guide for details.
• When all RJ45 connectors are connected to the unit, make sure
that the bottom cover of the unit is correctly secured to the unit
enclosure.
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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.
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 be assembled according to the
standards and directives in this section.
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