The shield on the STP cables that DragonWave supplies are grounded via the shielded RJ45 on the radio side, the shield is left ungrounded on the PoE side.
Paul C Diem pcd...@foxvalley.net -----Original Message----- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mark Nash Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 10:00 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] Grounding Dragonwave Horizon Compact We're installing a Dragonwave Horizon Compact system and I'm not quite sure how to ground it. First off, this unit has dual copper ethernets (1 for PoE/Data, 1 for Management). The unit is completely outside powered via PoE. We know how to ground the radio above, and the cat5 below at the PoE / Lightning Arrestor. What we don't know is what to do with the ethernet cable above. We're using the Belden 7919A outdoor shielded cable, as recommended by the Dragonwave Quick Reference Guide. Can someone tell me if the ethernet cables need to be grounded near the radio at the top of the tower? This is on a water tower, btw, and we have a ground cable going from the ground rod directly to the radio (#6, about 150'). Other side is on a high school rooftop, grounded directly to a rod (#6, about 200'). Again, not sure what to do with the radio-side cat5 cable. Any help would be appreciated, as we're to have this project completed by Friday and into testing phase. Thanks... Mark Nash UnwiredWest 78 Centennial Loop Suite E Eugene, OR 97401 541-998-5555 541-998-5599 fax http://www.unwiredwest.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
