RADWIN2000UserManual Release2.8.30 4‐35
MountingtheEthernetRepeater
MountingtheEthernetRepeater
TheRADWINEthernetrepeaterenablesyoutoextendthePoEtoODUcablebeyondthe
100mlimit(butnomorethan200m).Theunitlooksphysicallylikethelightningprotection
deviceinFigure4‐17.It’suseisverysimpleasshowninthefollowingschematic:
Figure4‐51:singanEthernetrepeaterwithlightningprotectors
ConnectinganODUtoanIDU
TheODU‐IDUcableconductsalltheusertrafficbetweentheIDUandtheODU,andalso
providespowertotheODU.ThemaximumlengthoftheODU‐IDUcableis100m(328ft)in
accordancewith10/100BaseTstandards.
TheODU‐IDUcableissuppliedpre‐assembledwithRJ‐45connectors,atthelengthspecified
whenordering,orasacabledrumwithspareconnectors.IftheODU‐IDUcablewasnot
ordered,useanoutdoorclass,CAT5e24AWGshieldedcable.See
AppendixBforWiring
Specifications.
ToconnecttheODUtotheIDU,routethecablefromtheODUtotheIDU,securethecable
alongitspathandconnectthecabletotheODURJ‐45connectorontheIDU(seeitemBin
Figure4‐38above).
Note
TheEthernetrepeatercannotbeusedwithGbEIDU‐ODUcables.