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Chapter 2 Preparing for Installation
Tools for Installation
• Cable management bracket (optional)
Figure 2-4 Optional Cable Management Bracket for the Cisco uBR10012 Chassis
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Tape measure (optional)
• Level (optional)
• 14 American Wire Gauge (2.5 mm
2
) cable with a minimum of three conductors rated for at least
140°F (60°C) (for DC-input power supply installations only)
• Standard wire stripper (for grounding wire and DC-input power supply installations)
• Tape (for securing the handle of a DC circuit breaker in the OFF position when a DC-input power
supply is powered down)
The rack-mount kit includes the following parts:
• Two rack-mount brackets for mounting the chassis in the rack
• Four M5 x 8-mm Phillips countersunk screws to secure the rack-mount brackets to the chassis
To verify your plant’s RF setup, you need the following:
• Cisco uBR 3x10 RF Switch cabling bundles supplied by Cisco Systems, Inc. or WhiteSands
Engineering, complete with header blocks and MCX connectors. For more detailed information,
refer to the “RF Cable Assemblies” section on page 4-4 and “Specifications and Component Part
Numbers” section on page A-1.
• Vecima HD4040 series IF-to-RF upconverter (when needed)
• RF spectrum analyzer
• For coaxial cabling:
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Diplex filters and splitters
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Coaxial cable crimping tool
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New coaxial cable
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Coaxial jumpers that are at least two to three feet long (maximum of five feet)
• For fiber networks, fiber-optic laser receivers for each upstream channel
• Assorted RF attenuators (with at least two 20-dB attenuators)
