Badger Meter ORION AMR/AMI Hardware Solutions for Gas Utilities - Manual (Page 27)

Installation Manual
RJ45 Plug Tssembly for LTN Connectivity
Use this procedure to connect an Ethernet cable to the gateway for a LAN backhaul or any PoE connection .
Required Supplies:
• RJ45 Plug Assembly (66527-001) as shown in Figure 29
• Cat5e Ethernet cable (limited to 300 feet of outdoor-rated cable) and available LAN connection (customer-supplied)
• Wrenches – 1-1/16 inch (customer-supplied)
Figure 29: RJ45 plug components
1 . Separate the RJ45 plug pieces:
• Unscrew the cable gland from the metal
housing and put the metal housing
aside for use in step 4 .
• For ease of installation, remove the gray
seal from inside the cable gland body as
shown in Figure 30 .
Figure 30: Remove gray seal
2 . In the following order, thread the dome nut,
gray seal and cable gland body onto the
Ethernet cable as shown in Figure 31 .
Figure 31: Thread nut, seal and cable gland
3 . Reassemble the parts on the Ethernet cable
by reinserting the gray seal into the cable
gland body and loosely screwing the dome
nut onto the cable gland body .
NOTE: N Do not screw together tightly at
this time .
Cable Gland
Nut
Dome Nut
Metal Housing Insulator Halves Cable Gland
Page 27 March 2014