Fiber Distribution Box, Outdoor Wall Mount, 16 Adapters, 16 Splices, IP66 (WMFP-005)

An outdoor fiber distribution point at an apartment building, a strip mall, or a pole has to keep the rain out, keep the subscribers out, and let the installer in without disturbing the splices every time a unit is turned up. This outdoor wall-mount fiber distribution box does all three: a black PC+ABS enclosure rated IP66 against dust and hose-directed water, with a flip-up cover and a cam lock with key, and a multi-layer interior that puts the adapter field on one layer and the fixed splice tray on another, so turning up a subscriber means opening the adapter layer and nothing more. It holds 16 SC simplex adapters, or 16 LC duplex adapters in the same footprint, and splices 16 fibers on the integrated tray with integrated fiber management for the slack, which makes it the demarcation and distribution box between the central office feeder and the units of an FTTx build. Wall-mount hardware is included, and the WMFP-008 pole mount straps, sold separately, put it on a pole. Rated from −5 to 70 °C; adapters and pigtails are sold separately.

Features

• IP66 outdoor, waterproof design. Dust-tight and protected against powerful water jets, for the outside of a building or a pole.
• 16 adapter positions. Holds 16 simplex SC adapters or 16 duplex LC adapters, sold separately.
• 16 splices. Integrated fixed splice tray with integrated fiber management.
• Multi-layer design. Access only the layer the job needs, for initial installation or subscriber turn-up.
• Cam lock with key. Keeps subscribers and weather out; flip-up cover for the technician.
• Wall mountable, hardware included. Pole mountable with the WMFP-008 pole mount straps, sold separately.
• PC+ABS plastic, black. 11.62 × 8.67 × 3.35 in; −5 to 70 °C.

Where It Fits

It suits FTTH and FTTB operators placing a distribution point on the outside wall of a multi-dwelling unit where up to 16 subscriber drops meet the feeder, FTTC and campus builds putting a locked fiber box on a pole or a pedestal, CATV operators terminating a fiber node feed outdoors, MDU and commercial installers who want the splices sealed away from the technician doing turn-ups, anyone who has had a subscriber open an unlocked box or had rain find an indoor one, and a job that already has the SC or LC adapters, the pigtails, and the outdoor drop cable from the fiber and bulk collections to fill it. For a 2-fiber indoor drop box, the WMFP-003; for 12 fibers indoors, the WMFP-014 and the steel WMFP-006; for a rack, the RMFP-015 and RMFP-019 slide-out panels.

Good to Know

Adapters and pigtails are not included, so order the 16 SC simplex or LC duplex adapters and the pigtails for the connector type at the same time; 16 LC duplex is 32 fiber positions against 16 splices, so plan the adapter count around the splices, and if the plant is PON the adapters and pigtails should be APC. The IP66 rating is for the closed, locked box with the cable entries sealed; an entry left open or a gland left loose is where the water gets in, so seal every entry, mount the box with the entries down and a drip loop in each cable, and close the cam lock every time. Route the feeder in with strain relief at the entry so the splices never carry tension, keep every buffer tube and pigtail within its bend radius, and use the integrated management for the slack. Work the layers as designed: splice on the tray layer at installation, then turn up subscribers from the adapter layer without reopening the tray. The −5 °C lower limit is the one to check against the climate, since a box on a north wall in a cold winter will sit below it; it's a plastic enclosure, and the cover and lock get brittle in the cold. The WMFP-008 pole mount straps are a separate part; the included hardware is for a wall. Keep caps on unused adapters, and keep the key where the next technician can find it.

Specifications

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