
Tropos Routers Installation Guide, Models 6410 and 6420
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Installing Battery and Power Backup
Accessories
This chapter describes how to install battery and power backup accessories:
“Installing the Battery Backup Unit”
Introduction
The Tropos 6410 and 6420 routers are designed to operate from DC power sources. If DC
power is not available, Tropos offers power solutions for the 6410 and 6420 for photocell and
non-photocell applications and a battery backup unit that provides backup power for the routers.
The following products are available.
PS079001 - Outdoor PoE Injector, non-photocell
The PS079001 is used for all non-streetlight applications. AC power is provided to the
PS079001 using a PT031006 (6 feet) or PT031030 (30 feet) Tropos power cable. For streetlight
installations where a photocell can be used as the AC power source, Tropos offers the PT021004
(4 feet) and PT021020 (20 feet) power cables. These cables have a photocell tap at one end and
a connector on the other end to plug into the PS079001.
The PS079001 can be mounted on the mounting bracket of the router or can be remotely
mounted.
The PS079001 provides an Ethernet port that connects to the MGT port on the router, allowing
the router to function as a gateway.
BB063001 - External Battery Backup Unit
The BB063001 Battery Backup Unit (BBU) provides backup power for a Tropos 6410 or 6420
fixed router. The BB063001 requires the use of one of the two Tropos power supplies described
above.
The BB063001 can be mounted on the mounting bracket of the router (when a TLP4820 or
PS079001 is used) or can be remotely mounted.
The PS079001 provides an Ethernet port that connects to the MGT port on the router allowing
the router to function as a gateway.