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Hub Antenna Assembly and Installation
The antenna assembles into it’s mounting bracket and may then mount the antenna assembly via straps to a pole,
or via screws to a flat surface.
Take care to avoid mounting the antenna directly to a large flat metallic surface (such as corrugated tin walls) as the
RF reflections from such surfaces can sometimes be problematic.
The installer will generally need to provide a mast, or appropriate surface to mount the hub antenna. The installer
also needs to provide the means of attaching the antenna to the desired mounting surface (screws, stainless steel
hose clamps, etc.).
The hub antenna has a field of view of approximately 90° and should be such that all of the remote cameras are
within the field of view. If one camera is particularly farther away than the others, sometimes it is helpful to drift
the antenna a bit toward the farther target vs. precisely centering between all the cameras.
Regardless of how the antenna is mounted, the following must be observed:
• Antennas should always be mounted with the drain holes facing down and the front of the antenna facing
your target. If the drain holes are facing up, upon the first rainfall the antenna will fill with water and be
damaged.
• All the antennas that are communicating with each other must be mounted in the same orientation (both
hub and cameras). If the antennas are not
mounted identically, they will be polarized
off-axis, and thus be prevented from
effectively communicating with each other.
Off-axis antennas, very poor communication.
Antennas oriented (polarized) the same, good
communication