CPE Installation Note
1
DCP0000072(D)
This installation note is applicable for SkyEdge II-c Gemini/Capricorn and Gemini S2X CPE
with an external power adapter.
To install the SkyEdge II-c CPE, the installer must:
•
Complete Gilat VSAT Installer course
•
Be familiar with the SkyEdge II-c CPE Installation Manual (DC-103322-X)
•
Have the CPE configuration parameters available
VSAT AC and DC power supplies are provided by Gilat. If the power to the
VSAT is not through an AC or DC adaptor (e.g., batteries, solar panels,
rectifier ETC), the power solution must be approved by the Gilat Technical
Support.
C
AUTION
T
HE
CPE
MUST BE GROUNDED PRIOR TO INSTALLATION BY ATTACHING ONE END
OF THE GROUNDING CABLE TO THE GROUNDING STUD ON THE REAR OF THE
CPE,
AND THE OTHER END TO THE SITE MAIN GROUND CONNECTION
.
18AWG
GROUNDING CABLE SHOULD BE USED
.
T
HE
CPE
MUST BE CONFIGURED PRIOR TO ATTACHING THE
RF
CABLES
.
T
HE POWER CABLE MUST BE DISCONNECTED FROM THE
CPE
PRIOR TO
CONNECTING THE
RF
CABLES
.
C
AUTION
I
N ORDER TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE
RF
C
ONNECTORS
,
SECURE THE CABLES TO
A PERMANENT
,
STATIC OBJECT SUCH AS A TABLE OR PIPE
,
AT A DISTANCE OF
25-60
CM
(10-25
IN
.)
FROM THE
CPE,
PRIOR TO CONNECTION
.
General Precautions
•
Do not block the ventilation openings of the CPE.
•
Do not place the CPE in a location that would deviate from typical ambient
environmental conditions of temperature, humidity and moisture.
•
Do not place any object on top of the CPE.
Warning
B
EFORE INSTALLING THE UNIT
,
VERIFY THAT THE ANTENNA AND
AC
POWER CORD ARE
GROUNDED SO AS TO PROVIDE PROTECTION AGAINST VOLTAGE SURGES AND STATIC
CHARGES
.
S
ECTION
810
OF THE
US
N
ATIONAL
E
LECTRICAL
C
ODE
,
ANSI/NFPA
70,
AND
S
ECTION
54
OF THE
C
ANADIAN
E
LECTRICAL
C
ODE PROVIDE INFORMATION WITH
REGARD TO PROPER GROUNDING OF THE MAST AND SUPPORTING STRUCTURE
,
GROUNDING OF THE LEAD
-
IN WIRE TO AN ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT
,
SIZE OF
GROUNDING CONDUCTORS
,
LOCATION OF ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT
,
CONNECTION TO
GROUNDING ELECTRODES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR THE GROUNDING ELECTRODE
.
