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R616       *Power radio as specified – Part 1. The wireless bridge (radio) power must be supplied by either:

A.     the 12V 2A output of a CTR Electronics Voltage Regulator Module (VRM) (P/N am-2857, 217-4245), as shown in Figure 9‑13, and must be the only load connected to those terminals or

Figure 9‑13 Radio power source from a VRM

B.     using an Ethernet cable between a REV Radio Power Module (RPM) (P/N REV-11-1856) and the “18-24v POE” Ethernet port on the wireless bridge.

Note that this prohibits using any other active POE injector device to power the radio but does not prohibit using any Passive Conductors to inject the VRM power into an Ethernet cable plugged into the radio port labeled “18-24v POE.”

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