Chapter 2
Tropos Routers Installation Guide, Models 6410 and 6420
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Grounding the Router
Caution
You must install an external grounding wire if the router is installed on a non-metal pole or if the
metal installation structure is not properly grounded. You must also ground the outdoor data
protection device to a bonded pipe or ground rod. Make sure that grounding is complete before
you connect power to the router.
The grounding arrangement for the router is shown in
.
FIGURE 12
Grounding Arrangement
Ground the router
1.
Insert the grounding screw into the grounding screw hole on the bottom of the router.
2.
Connect a length of #10 AWG bare copper wire to the grounding screw and tighten.
3.
Connect the other end of the grounding wire to a grounding strap that is attached to a
grounded surface or other earth ground, such as a grounding rod.
10 AWG wire
to ground
Grounding strap
on pipe or grounding rod
Grounding
screw
