Cabletron Systems Cable Support Installation, Cable Strain Relief for Surface Mounted FOT-F3

CABLE SUPPORT INSTALLATION

3.4CABLE SUPPORT INSTALLATION

Relieve the strain from the cables attached to the FOT-F3, whether or not the transceiver is mounted to a surface such as a wall.

Note: Be sure each cable is securely attached to its port and that the slide latch on the AUI connector is secured to the lock posts on the AUI port. See Figure 3-2.

To provide strain relief to cables connected to a surface mounted FOT-F3, proceed to Section 3.4.1. For a FOT-F3 that is not surface mounted, proceed to Section 3.4.2.

3.4.1Cable Strain Relief for Surface Mounted FOT-F3

Refer to Figure 3-4 and proceed as follows to relieve the strain on cables connected to a surface-mounted FOT-F3:

1.Remove the protective paper from one of the cable mounts and attach the mount to the wall three inches from the FOT-F3 fiber optic ports.

2.Repeat step 1, placing the other cable mount four inches from the AUI port.

3.Use the tie wraps to secure each cable to its respective cable mount.

FOT-F3 USER’S MANUAL 3-9