Ruckus Wireless Fiber Node Quick Setup Manual Download Page 2

Copyright © 2013 Ruckus Wireless, Inc.

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Published November 2013, Part Number 800-70378-001 Rev C

S

TEP

 1: C

OLLECTING

 AP MAC A

DDRESSES

A. Write down the MAC address (12 alphanumeric digits) 

from the outside of the AP and FN case(s).

S

TEP

 2: I

NSTALLING

 

THE

 M

OUNTING

 B

ASE

 

AND

 

D

UAL

-

SLIDE

 A

DAPTER

 P

LATE

A. Using the 5mm (3/16”) hex driver, loosen the two 

captive screws (A) holding the two device mounting 
brackets (B) to the dual-slide adapter plate (C). 
Remove the device mounting brackets and set aside 
until later in this procedure.

B. Secure the mounting base to the pole with hose 

clamps. Torque the hose clamp adjusting screws to 
3.1 N.m (27 in-lbs).

C. Loosely install the extension arm and dual-slide 

adapter plate to the mounting base using M8 bolts 
and washers. 

D. Adjust the extension arm and dual-slide adapter plate 

to the azimuth and orientation required by the AP. 
Torque the M8 bolts to 13.6 N.m (120 in-lbs).

E. If your AP is equipped with a safety cable, then thread 

the safety cable around the hanger mount (A) and 
thread the eye end through the loop end (B).

S

TEP

 3: A

SSEMBLING

 

THE

 M

OUNTING

 B

RACKET

 

AND

 

THE

 F

IBER

 N

ODE

 

AND

/

OR

 A

CCESS

 P

OINT

A. If you are mounting an AP, and the AP already has an 

AP mounting bracket attached, then remove the 
bracket.

B. Using the supplied flathead screws, attach the FN or 

AP to a device mounting bracket with the cable 
glands pointing down and/or toward the pole. Clean 
oil and grease off the screw threads, apply Loctite to 
the screw threads, and tighten the screws to 4.52 N.m 
(40 in-lbs).

S

TEP

 4: (O

PTIONAL

) I

NSTALLING

 

THE

 

CUSTOMER

-

SUPPLIED

 FOTC (

FIBER

 

OPTIC

 

TRUNK

 

CABLE

)

If you are not using a customer-supplied FOTC, then skip 
this step and continue with 

Step 5: Installing the Fiber 

Node and/or Access Point

If you are using a customer-supplied FOTC:
C. Remove the factory-supplied cable gland from the FN 

(A).

D. Assemble the M25-to-5/8" thread adapter with O-ring 

and the strain relief cable connector (A). Make sure 
the O-ring stays on the thread adapter. 

E. Feed the connectorized fibers through the cable 

gland opening.

F. Screw the thread adapter and strain relief cable 

connector assembly into the cable gland opening (B).

G. Tighten the thread adapter and strain relief cable 

connector assembly until the O-ring is compressed.

A

C

B

2 captive screws

A

B

If present, 

remove this bracket

from the AP!

A

A

B

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