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Grounding the gateway
CAUTION:
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Reliably grounding the gateway is crucial to lightning protection and EMI protection. Ground the
gateway reliably with the grounding cable provided with the gateway.
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Connect the grounding cable to the earthing system in the equipment room. Do not connect it to
a fire main or lightning rod.
To ground the gateway:
1.
Unpack the grounding cable.
2.
Remove the grounding screws from the grounding holes at the rear of the chassis.
3.
Use grounding screws to attach the two-hole grounding lug of the grounding cable to the
chassis.
4.
Connect the ring terminal of the grounding cable to a grounding post of the grounding strip, and
fasten the grounding cable to the grounding strip with the hex nut.
Figure 10 Connecting the grounding cable to a grounding strip (M9000-AI-E16 gateway)
