CommScope Redwood version 2.1 - Manual (Page 13)

SSYSTEM INSTALLATION GUIDE
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IMPORTANT NOTES
• The Engine requires 6 inches or more clearance for the fans to operate properly.
• Ensure that air vents are not blocked and that the conditions support the maximum ambient
operation temperature listed in the Engine Specification Sheet.
4.3 Install Redwood Director
Director is a 1U rack mountable system and can be installed in a standard server rack via supplied rack-
mounting brackets. A Redwood Director is required when you have a cluster of between 8 and 128
Engines. It connects to the network and manages the cluster via Ethernet.
4.4 Connect Redwood Low-Voltage Cabling (Category Cabling Option)
Category 5e or 6/6a cabling can be used to connect Redwood Engines to Redwood Gateways. Use the
Redwood Patch Cord to make the connection from the Engine to the patch panel; category cable is then
run from the patch to the gateway.
Each Redwood Patch Cord should be connected from a bank on the front of the Engine to a patch panel,
which is connected to respective Redwood Gateways and Wall Switches. Each Redwood Patch Cord will
provide connection for up to 8 ports/channels.
An example is depicted below, showing the punch down of Category 5 cable at the back of a patch panel
that connects to the LED Gateway.
Example connecting Redwood Engine to Patch Panel using the Redwood RJ45 Patch Cable