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Item
Requirements
Lightning
rod
In a plain area, the protection angel of the lightning
rod should be less than 45 degrees. In a
mountainous area or lightning intensified area, the
protection angle should be less than 30 degrees.
The lightning protection ground (for example, the
ground of the lightning rod) and the protection
ground of the equipment room should be connected
to the same earthing conductor.
Feeder
z
The antenna support is ready and in accordance
with the design requirement.
z
A feeder lightning rod is already installed and
grounded according to the design requirement.
Outdoor
lightning
arresters
In case of outdoor installation, a power supply
lightning arrester, a feeder lightning arrester and a
network port lightning arrester are required. The
power supply lightning arrester and feeder lightning
arrester are located close to the AP while the
network port lightning arrester is installed close to
the peer device where the network cable goes out of
the room.
Network
cable
In case of outdoor installation, make sure to use a
shielded network cable and the interconnected
devices are well grounded.
After you have completed the preparations, you can start installing the
AP. For details, refer to 3 "Installing the AP" on page 3-1.