Chapter 1
Tropos 7320 Router Installation Guide
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Installation Hardware and Tools
Tropos Networks provides the following accessories to install the Tropos 7320 router:
One pole bracket
One sun shield
Two 4-inch diameter hose clamps
Four 6-inch diameter hose clamps
Five 5/16-inch #10-32 stainless steel hex head machine screws
You must supply the following tools:
5/16-inch nut driver
1/4-inch flat blade screwdriver
Tower mounting only: supply stainless or galvanized steel channel stock and 1/2-inch or
5/8-inch nuts, bolts, and washers to connect to the tower arm.
Wood pole mounting only: two 1/4-inch diameter, 3 1/2-inch long lag bolts
Site Planning
To ensure safe and durable wiring, installation of the Tropos 7320 router must follow
appropriate electrical and building codes. Follow the National Electrical Code (NEC)
requirements, unless local codes in your area take precedence over the NEC code.
The following distance limits apply to installations that have 10/100 Base-T Category 5 network
cables attached to the Tropos 7320 router:
300 feet maximum between devices for 100BaseT operation
500 feet maximum for 10BaseT operation.
The Ethernet duplex and speed setting is configurable.
Note
National Electrical Codes (NEC) Article 800 requires the use of Agency Listed (UL/CSA/TUV) Building
Entrance Protector for all power and data communications cables entering a building. The NEC intends by
Article 800 to protect the building and occupants from fires caused by transient voltage and current surges.
Note
Ethernet data cable installations having lengths greater than 140 feet in the outdoor environment must use
a UL497 approved (UL/CSA/TUV Listed) primary protection device at the building entrance. Ethernet data
cable installations having lengths less than 140 feet in the outdoor environment may use a UL497A (UL/
CSA/TUV Listed) secondary protection device at the building entrance. Tropos Data Protection Device and
Network Protection Units are UL497A secondary protection devices.