Mounting and Installation
Installing the Wall Box Without the Use of Tabs
Be sure to install the Cat5 Suppression Ferrite (provided) before mounting the Metreau Entry Communicator unit into the wall box. Refer to the Ferrite Installation (Required) section on page 12 for details.
A brick and mortar installation environment is a great example where no tabs are required.
1.Remove both the tabs for the
2.Thread the Ethernet cable and the Earth ground wire through one of the provided breakaway access points on the wall box.
Leave enough slack in the wiring to accommodate any
Only use the keyholes indicated in FIG. 17.
3.Insert the provided cardboard paint shield into the wall box.
While conducting this installation, confirm nothing gets into the wall box, i.e., mortar.
4.Place the lug of the ground wire on the device and the Earth ground wire around the provided screw and connect them both to the point shown in FIG. 17.
The device and wall box must have an Earth ground.
5.Install the (provided) Ferrite clip onto the Ethernet cable (see FIG. 8 on page 12).
6.Connect the Ethernet cable to the back of the Metreau Entry Communicator.
7.Insert the Metreau Entry Communicator into the wall box, and push until the device is flush to the wall.
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