Method of installing an integrated data, voice, and video communication network
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1. A method of assembling and installing a communication network, comprising the steps of:
- providing a cabinet having a first set of connectors secured thereto;
mounting a wiring harness within the cabinet at an assembly site;
mounting a main processing system within the cabinet at the assembly site;
mounting a network hub within the cabinet at the assembly site;
coupling the main processing system and the network hub to the first set of connectors with the wiring harness;
loading software onto the main processing system at the assembly site;
assembling a main distribution frame at the assembly site so that the main distribution frame has a second set of connectors;
mounting the main distribution frame to a building structure at an installation site which is remote from the assembly site, wherein (i) the building structure supports a number of data and telecommunication lines, and (ii) the number of data and telecommunication lines includes a number of terminal ends;
creating an electrical connection between the second set of connectors and the number of terminal ends of the number of data and telecommunication lines at the installation site; and
connecting the first set of connectors of the cabinet to the second set of connectors of the main distribution frame at the installation site.
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Abstract
A method of assembling and installing a communication network. The method includes the steps of (1) providing a cabinet having a first set of connectors secured thereto, (2) mounting a plurality of network devices within the cabinet at an assembly site, (3) coupling the plurality of network devices to the first set of connectors with a wiring harness at the assembly site, (4) loading software onto at least one of the plurality of network devices at the assembly site, and (5) connecting the first set of connectors to a main distribution frame at an installation site.
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1. A method of assembling and installing a communication network, comprising the steps of:
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providing a cabinet having a first set of connectors secured thereto; mounting a wiring harness within the cabinet at an assembly site; mounting a main processing system within the cabinet at the assembly site; mounting a network hub within the cabinet at the assembly site; coupling the main processing system and the network hub to the first set of connectors with the wiring harness; loading software onto the main processing system at the assembly site; assembling a main distribution frame at the assembly site so that the main distribution frame has a second set of connectors; mounting the main distribution frame to a building structure at an installation site which is remote from the assembly site, wherein (i) the building structure supports a number of data and telecommunication lines, and (ii) the number of data and telecommunication lines includes a number of terminal ends; creating an electrical connection between the second set of connectors and the number of terminal ends of the number of data and telecommunication lines at the installation site; and connecting the first set of connectors of the cabinet to the second set of connectors of the main distribution frame at the installation site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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