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Figure 28 and Figure 29 show typical connection examples. In Fig-
ure 28 the sunshield has been removed for clarity.
Figure 28. Connected Outdoor Node
Figure 29 shows a similar arrangement, viewed from the bottom.
Figure 29. Outdoor Node Connections
Figure 29 also shows the location of the radio MAC address labels
and the unit serial number labels. Each HotPort has a primary label
on its back which has all relevent unit-specific information on it.
However, when the unit is installed this can be difficult to read.
Firetide has placed three additional labels on the underside of the
unit. All are visible in Figure 29, a close-up of a MAC address label is
shown in Figure 30.
Typical Connections
Figure 30. MAC Address Label
Once you have completed the installation and verified that the sys-
tem works correctly, you must weatherproof the connections. Direc-
tions for this are shown in a later section.
WARNING
The staging antennas shown in these photographs are for tempo-
rary use only. They MUST be replaced with outdoor-rated antennas
as soon as the mesh is staged and operational.
The staging antennas are NOT waterproof and NOT moisture resis-
tant. If used outdoors or in humid environments, the antennas may
fail.
Your CD has a copy of Firetide’s Antenna Guide. Contact your Firetide
Reseller for assistance in selecting and ordering outdoor antennas
suitable for your application(s).
Radio 2 MAC
address label
Radio 1 MAC
address label
Serial number
label
January 2009
