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ERA® WCS and e-POI Subracks and Power Supply Unit Installation Guide
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© June 2021 CommScope, Inc.
Install and Connect the Subrack Cards
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The following sections tell you how to install a card into a WCS Subrack, add SPF+ transceivers to an OPT
Card, and how to connect the Subrack cards to the ERA system.
Install a Subrack Card
Do the following to install an ERA card into a WCS-2 or WCS-4 Subrack.
1
"Safely Working with ERA Hardware” on page 43
.
2
"WCS Subrack Slot and Card Assignments” on page 17
to identify in which slot(s)
a card to install in a WCS-2 or WCS-4 Subrack to configure the Subrack as a Classic CAN, Switching CAN,
WIN, or TEN.
3
CDD Cards and RFD Cards should be populated in the Subrack from bottom to top starting with the
bottom slot of each section of the Subrack (Slot R1 or Slot R5) to ensure optimal cooling of the cards. For
example, if you have only one CDD Card, it should be installed in Slot R1 and blank panels should be
installed in R2-R4.
4
Remove the blank panel from the slot in which a card is to be installed.
a
Loosen the silver PEM screw on the left that secures the blank panel to the Subrack.
b
Reserve the blank panel for future use.
5
Install the card in the Subrack.
a
Use the black Support knob on the right of the card’s faceplate to slide the card into its slot, and then
push the card into its slot back until the card’s faceplate is flush against the Subrack chassis.
b
Tighten the silver PEM screw on the left of the card’s faceplate to secure the card to the Subrack
chassis.
The following graphic shows the PEM screw and support knob on a CDD Card. Although other cards
will have different connectors and LEDs, the positioning of the PEM screw and Support knob will be
the same.
c
Do not leave any unoccupied slots open; replace blank panels, as necessary
When installing a Card into or removing it from a Subrack, keep the Card level. Tipping the Card up or
down during installation or extraction may cause it to strike another component in the Subrack, which
can damage the Card and/or the component that was struck.
PEM
screw
Support
knob