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ERA® WCS and e-POI Subracks and Power Supply Unit Installation Guide
© June 2021 CommScope, Inc.
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Install and Connect the Subrack Cards
Connect the AUT Cards
The following rules apply to the AUT Card ports 1 - 8.
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The outside network that supports the Ethernet device connected to the AP must be connected to the
corresponding AUT Card and port of the Subrack containing the CAT/OPT card to which the AP is
connected.
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Because the path from the AP AUX port to an AUT port path is a pass-through connection, no extra
network setup procedures for the Ethernet device are required.
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The AUT path is independent of the signal set assigned to an AP, however, the maximum transport
bandwidth for the AP is reduced from 320 MHz to 285 MHz when an Ethernet device is connected to the
AP.
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An Ethernet device such as a camera can be connected to the AUX port of an AP if AUT Cards are installed
in the TEN or CAN.
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The AUX port of a cascaded (secondary) AP cannot be used to connect an Ethernet device.
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The AUT Card ports do not supply power, however, the AP does supply Remote Power over Cat6A to
connected Ethernet devices.
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1 Gbps and 100 Mbps Ethernet devices are supported, however, the type of device supported is
dependent on the type of device connected to the AUT port.
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If a 100 Mbit/s Ethernet device is connected to the AUT port, then the Ethernet device connected to
the associated AP must also be a 100 Mbit/s device.
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If a 1 Gbit/s Ethernet device is connected to the AUT port, then either a 100 Mbit/s device or a 1 Gbit/s
device may be connected to the associated AP.
AUT Cards are hot swappable; you do not need to power down the CAN or TEN to install an AUT Card.
An AP will experience a Loss of Service that lasts approximately 1.5 minutes when a cascaded AP or an
Ethernet device is connected to its AUX port. APs re-flash and reboot whenever an Ethernet device is
initially added or when the type of device (AP or Ethernet device) connected to the AUX port is changed.
The blue LED on the AP blinks while the AP is re-flashing without interrupting service, but during the
reboot the AP experiences approximately 1.5 minutes of Loss of Service.
An AUT Card cannot be used in a Switching CAN or a WIN.
