Installing the Avaya S8700 Media Server with an Avaya G650 Media Gateway
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At the AC load center, connect a 10 AWG (#25) (6 mm
2
) wire to the single-point ground block.
This ground wire will later be tie-wrapped to the trunk cables and connected to the Coupled
Bonding Conductor (CBC) ground block at the main distribution frame (MDF).
The coupled bonding conductor (CBC) wires are installed and terminated in
Installing the
coupled bonding conductor
on page 172.
Figure 33: Typical media gateway ground location
Grounding an AC load center more than 50 feet (15.2 meters)
from media gateway
1
Mount the single-point ground block to any surface between the media gateways and the AC load
center single-point ground. The single-point ground block must be mounted to a non-metallic
surface.
2
At the bottom rear of the first media gateway, connect a 6 AWG (#40) (16 mm
2
) media gateway
GROUND wire to the media gateway ground block. See
Figure 17, Typical media gateway
ground location,
on page 97.
3
Route the opposite end of the wire to the single-point ground block and connect.
Figure notes
1
Media Gateway
2
Media Gateway Ground Terminal
Block
3
6 AWG (#40) (16 mm
2
) Media
Gateway GROUND Wire
4
AC Load Center
5
Less than 50 Wire feet (15.2 m)
6
Approved Ground
widmgrn2 KLC 091603
3
5
1
2
4
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