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CAP MX Medium Power Carrier Access Point Installation Guide
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Installing CAP MXs
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The following sections guide you through the installation of a CAP MX. Pay attention to all cautions and follow
the steps in the order presented.
CAP MX Installation and Cascade Rules
When cascading a Secondary CAP MX or an external Ethernet device such as WiFi or an IP camera, you must
observe the following rules.
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In a cascade, the CAP MX connected directly to the Classic CAN or TEN is the Primary CAP MX, and the
CAP MX that connects to the Primary CAP MX is the Secondary CAP MX.
•
You connect CAP MXs to an OPT Card in the Classic CAN or TEN.
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Each OPT Card has four 10 Gbps ports (labeled 1 - 4) for fiber connections.
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You can connect up to 4 CAP MXs per OPT Card for a total of 16 Primary CAP MXs, per Classic CAN or
TEN.
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You can connect one Secondary CAP MX to each Primary CAP MX for a total of eight CAP MXs per OPT
Card, which 32 total CAP MXs per Classic CAN or TEN.
•
The total 480 MHz RF bandwidth is shared between the two cascaded units, but can be shared unevenly;
that is, with more bandwidth going to either the Primary or Secondary CAP MX—either CAP MX can
transmit all the 480 MHz RF bandwidth or any subset of it.
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The Primary and Secondary CAP MXs power up as soon as power is applied to them. In a cascade, the GUI
discovers and readies the Primary CAP MX for RF first, and then the Secondary CAP MX will be discovered
and readied for RF. For information on the Power LED behavior, see
.
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SMF or MMF connects the CAP MX via its Optical Port 1 to the OPT Card.
•
When cascading a Secondary CAP MX or an external Ethernet device such as WiFi or an IP camera, you
must observe the following rules.
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To cascade two CAP MXs, use a fiber-optic cable.
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SMF or MMF connects the Secondary CAP MX via its Optical Port 1 to the Primary CAP MX via its
Optical Port 2.
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You can connect the following to the Primary CAP MX
a Secondary CAP MX
an Ethernet device
both a Secondary CAP MX and an Ethernet device.
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To add a Secondary AP, you must add an Optical OCTIS kit to the Primary CAP MX, see
.
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To add an Ethernet device, you must add an RJ45 OCTIS kit to the Primary CAP MX, see
.
CAP MX APs require the use of RFD Card PN 7633229-01 or 7633229-02 or higher.
