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MONGOOSE

Design Manual

SECTION 4: INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION ISSUES

is section discusses general installation issues you may consider prior to handing your design over to

the installer. e actual details of installing the product are covered in the Mongoose Installation Guide.

Key Installation Tasks and Recommended Work Flow

Presented below (in the recommended order) are the six primary tasks involved in installing a

Mongoose system (once the initial system design is complete):

1. Create the Mongoose conﬁguration ﬁle.

As previously discussed, we recommend creating the initial conﬁguration ﬁle during the design

phase and provide this ﬁle to your installer. Although the Mongoose can be manually conﬁgured

during the actual installation, it is preferable to make these conﬁguration decisions ahead of time.

e installer can then simply load the conﬁguration ﬁle into the device during installation.

2. Install and connect the Mongoose.

Physically install the Mongoose into the audio rack (either on- or oﬀ-site) and then connect the

Mongoose – to the Ethernet network, to the CobraNet network, or to another CobraNet device.

3. Load the conﬁguration ﬁle into the Mongoose.

is and the next task (installation of the RADs) are interchangeable. ere are advantages,

however, to loading the conﬁguration ﬁle ﬁrst. If the Mongoose is powered on and conﬁgured prior

to installing the RADs, you can determine immediately upon installing a RAD if it is functioning

properly or if there is a mismatch between the RAD model installed and the RAD model speciﬁed

in the Mongoose conﬁguration ﬁle.

4. Install and connect the individual RADs.

Although not listed as a separate task, the CAT 5 cable should be pulled prior to installing the RADs.

As stated above, we also recommend that you connect, power on, and conﬁgure the Mongoose

before installing the RADs.

Note:

• If you plan to label the RADs (always a good idea), this is the point of the process in which the

installer needs to attach the labels (unless they were attached during an oﬀ-site build of the

audio rack). We recommend that you create these labels during the design process and provide

them to the installer with appropriate instructions. See "Generating RAD Labels" on page 58.

• You may want to point out to your installer various ways to work with the RAD device to

make it ﬂush with the wall and parallel with the ﬂoor. e RAD screws are in a slot, allowing

you to rotate the RAD if necessary when installing it into a switchbox that is crooked. You can

also bend or snap oﬀ the Mickey Mouse-like metal circles above and below each input and

output. Bending these circles can help make the RAD ﬂush with the wall in situations where

the switchbox is not ﬂush. When snapped oﬀ (using needle-nose pliers), these circles can be

used as washers behind the screws.

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