Patent ID: 7899298

Claim:
A method of installing a fiber drop terminal (“FDT”) assembly to a generally vertical surface, the FDT assembly adapted for use in a fiber optic network of a multiple dwelling unit to selectively optically connect at least one connectorized optical fiber of a distribution cable to a connectorized optical fiber of at least one drop cable, the method comprising: providing the FDT assembly comprising a base, a cover, at least one plurality of adapters joined to at least one of the base and the cover, and a mounting plate; mounting the mounting plate to the generally vertical surface, wherein the mounting plate is selectively mountable; and retaining at least one of the base and the cover of the FDT assembly to the mounting plate, wherein the at least one of the base and the cover is selectively retained by the mounting plate, and wherein dismounting of the mounting plate is prevented without prior removal of at least one of the cover and the base from the mounting plate, and wherein the prior removal of the base from the mounting plate is prevented without prior disconnection of the cover from the base.