AMX MET-ECOM-D manual Typical Installation Without Expansion Clips, Mounting and Installation

Mounting and Installation

Typical Installation (Without Expansion Clips)

FIG. 16 provides specifications for mounting the wall box without the use of expansion clips.

FIG. 16 Typical Installation (Without Expansion Clips)

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.

1.Remove the tabs for the expansion clip installation from the wall box by bending back and forth with pliers.

2.Use screws through the rough-in tabs to the stud. The wall box is 1.81" (4.597 cm) deep. The front of the wall box should be flush with the front surface of the sheetrock. While the wall box can be recessed it should never stand proud to the surface.

3.Run the Ethernet cable and an Earth ground wire into the wall box. Only use the keyholes indicated in FIG. 17.

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.

18 Metreau Entry Communicators