Instruments Required for the Installation

This section describes the instruments and meters for installing the USG.

Table 1 lists the required instruments and meters for USG installation.

**Table 1** Required instruments and meters
Category	Instrument/Meter
Measuring and lineation instruments	Ruler: used to measure length. Marker: used to indicate specific lengths with drawn lines.
Fastening tools	Flat-head screwdriver: used to fasten small screws and bolts. Phillips screwdriver: used to fasten small screws and bolts.
Drilling tools	Hammer drill: used to drill mounting holes during wall-mounting. Vacuum cleaner: used to remove dust and debris produced while drilling holes. Hammer: used to drive the hollow wall anchors into mounting holes.
Pliers	Needle-nose pliers: used to hold small fittings and twist fine wires in a narrow workplace. Diagonal cutting pliers: used to cut insulated sleeves and tie wraps.
Auxiliary tools	Knife: used to peel the insulated sleeve from the cable. Ladder: used to access overhead cabling.
Special tools	Wire stripper: used to peel the insulated sleeve of the communication cable. RJ-45 crimping tool: used to crimp RJ-45 cables for telephony and Ethernet applications. Crimping tool: used to crimp the metal sleeve at the ends of coaxial cables. Floating nut mounting bar: used to install floating nuts to the mounting bars of the cabinet. ESD gloves: used to protect the device from being damaged by static electricity. ESD wrist strip: used to protect the device from being damaged by static electricity. Protective gloves: used to shield hands from being injury by sharp objects.
Meters	Network cable tester: used to test whether a network cable is connected and check the connection sequence in a network cable. Optical power meter: used to test the optical power. Optical attenuator: used to measure optical attenuation. Multimeter: used to test insulation within the cabinet, cable connections, and electric performance specifications of the device, such as the voltage, current, and resistance. Ground resistance tester: used to measure the ground resistance. Configuration terminal (A common PC is also applicable).