Paradyne GranDSLAM 4200 manual Preparation, Installation Site

1. Installation

Preparation

Consider the following before installing the GranDSLAM 4200:

Installation Site

Your installation site should be well ventilated, clean, and free of environmental extremes.

Installation Options

The GranDSLAM 4200 may be:

—Mounted with the included mounting brackets in a standard 19-inch

(483 mm) or 23-inch (584 mm) rack (including both Bay Networks and Nortel 23-inch racks), or, with separately purchased mounting brackets, in a 21-inch (535 mm) ETSI rack. ETSI brackets are available from Paradyne. See Appendix B, Equipment List.

As many GranDSLAM 4200 units may be mounted in a standard rack as there are 1.75-inch (44.45 mm) spaces in the rack, so long as adequate cooling is provided.

—Mounted vertically against a wall.

The standard mounting brackets provided can be fastened to the base of the unit for wall mounting.

—Set on a shelf or desktop.

Up to five GranDSLAM 4200 units may be stacked on a shelf or desktop. Different models can be mixed in a stack.

Uplink Modules

Various uplink modules are available and one must be installed in each GranDSLAM 4200. Any uplink module can be installed in any GranDSLAM model. Your unit may have arrived from the factory with one of the following uplink modules already installed:

—4201 T1 Uplink Module

—4202 E1 Uplink Module

—4203 8-port T1/E1 IMA Uplink Module

Power

The GranDSLAM 4200 operates from a –48 VDC power supply (–40.5 to –57.0 VDC) to allow for standard power connections available in a CO. For AC voltage environments, an external AC-to-DC power converter is required.

Other Cabling

No cables are provided with the GranDSLAM 4200. See Table 1-2, Cable Descriptions, to determine what cables you need to procure before installation.

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