CTR 8540
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CTR 8540 GETTING STARTED
HARDWARE INSTALLATION
Rev. 003
December 2014
260-668255-001
Copyright & Terms of Use
December 2014
Copyright © 2014 by Aviat Networks, Inc.
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Warranty
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hereof without obligation of Aviat Networks to notify any person of such revision or changes.
Safety Recommendations
The following safety recommendations must be considered to avoid injuries to persons and/or damage to the
equipment:
1. Installation and Service Personnel: Installation and service must be carried out by authorized personnel who
have the technical training and experience necessary to be aware of any hazardous operations during installation and service, and of measures to avoid any danger to themselves, to any other personnel, and to the equipment.
2. Access to the Equipment: Access to the equipment in use must be restricted to service personnel only.
3. Safety Norms: Recommended safety norms are detailed in the Health and Safety sections of this guide.
Local safety regulations must be used if mandatory. Safety instructions in this guide should be used in addition to the local safety regulations. In the case of conflict between safety instructions stated in this guide and
those indicated in local regulations, mandatory local norms will prevail. Should local regulations not be mandatory, then the safety norms in this guide will prevail.
4. Service Personnel Skill: Service personnel must have received adequate technical training on tele-
communications and in particular on the equipment this guide refers to.
Trademarks
All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
End User License Agreement and Open Source
By using this product you agree to the terms of the product End User License Agreement; to view this, log into
a CTR 8500, using the CLI command window and enter the CLI command “show EULA”.
This product uses free and open source software components, which can be viewed by using the CTR 8500,
CLI command “show system acknowledgments”. This command also details the licenses associated with
each component and describes the methods available to acquire the open source software.
Table of Contents
Copyright & Terms of Use 1
Table of Contents 2
CTR 8540 Getting Started: Installation 1
Purpose 1
Introduction 1
Unpacking 2
Installation 2
Installation Requirements 3
Installation Procedure 5
Adding Modules to CTR 6
Module Installation Requirements 7
Module Installation Procedure 9
Power Supply 9
Next Steps 11
Health & Safety 12
CTR INSTALLATION GUIDE
CTR 8540 Getting Started: Installation
This guide provides basic getting-started instruction on how to install your CTR
8540 into a 19" rack.
Where appropriate the guide refers you to the more comprehensive instruction
provided in the following support documentation.
l CTR 8500/8300 Installation Guide
l CTR 8500/8300 Getting Started Guide: Configuration
l CTR 8500/8300 CLI Reference Manual
l CTR 8500/8300 Configuration Guides (protocol-specific)
l CTR Portal (CTR 8500/8300 Web GUI)
For product compliance data refer to the CTR 8500/8300 Installation Guide.
Purpose
This Getting Started Guide is intended for use at new installations. It overviews
installation of the CTR 8540 chassis and optional plug-in modules, and addresses
associated health and safety requirements.
Beyond this point a user is expected to make use of the CTR Installation Guide,
which includes guidance on associated RF units (ODUs, IRU 600), antennas,
antenna alignment, and much more.
Introduction
CTR 8540 provides in one compact carrier-class platform fully integrated microwave
link, L2 switch, and L3 router functions.
l The fully converged operation ensures interworking between microwave and IP
network links is optimized.
l Operation is uplink agnostic with options for IF or Ethernet connected
microwave, copper, or fiber media.
Microwave applications support scalable multi-Gbit/s radio transport for conventional microwave (5-42 GHz) and millimeter wave (70-80 GHz) outdoor radios.
l For split-mount installations IF connectivity is provided to Aviat’s ODU 600
and ODU 300hp.
l For all-indoor installations IF connectivity is provided to Aviat's IRU 600.
l For all-outdoor installations PoE connectivity is provided to Aviat's family of
WTM 3000 radios, or to any other external packet radio.
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l When connected to an Aviat radio the features include modulations to 1024
QAM, adaptive coding and modulation (ACM), and extensive protection and
co-path configurations.
Unpacking
Carefully unpack the CTR 8540 from its transport box and check that items supplied
are in agreement with the shipping documentation, are as-ordered, and are undamaged.
Base items:
l CTR 8540 chassis with Fan module
l SD card
l DC power cord (3 meters)
l Rack-mounting installation kit
Optioned (as-ordered) items may include:
l Plug-in modules
l SFP(s) for optical or electrical media
l Port/trib cables
l ODUs or IRU 600
l Antennas
l ODU cable kits
l Serial cable or serial cable + serial USB adapter to provide connection from
your PC to the CTR Maintenance V.24 port.
If contents are found to be incorrect or damaged, contact Aviat Networks or your supplier.
Installation
Instruction is provided to rack-mount the CTR 8540, install option modules and
SFPs, and connect power, management, and signal cables.
The figure below shows a CTR 8540 front panel with option modules (4) installed.
All option modules are hot-pluggable.
To insta ll associated IF-c on n ected ODUs or IRU 600, refe r t h e CTR
8540 I n st al lati on Guide.
To insta ll associated all-outdoor PoE-co nne ct ed A viat W TM-series
ra dios, r efer t he relevant W TM u ser man ual.
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