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Nokia RoofTop™ Wireless Routing Installation Guide 13
Outdoor Installation Procedures
2.6 Outdoor Installation Procedures
WARNING:
Use extreme caution when installing antennas in areas
with overhead power lines. Outdoor antennas and their supporting
masts, guy wires, and cables are electrical conductors. Contact with
high-voltage electrical wires can cause serious injury or death.
2.6.1 Safety Guidelines
• Plan the entire procedure before starting
• If necessary, obtain appropriate assistance
• Wear a hard hat and gloves
• Wear heavy toe boots to protect your feet from falling objects
• Do not install antennas on windy or rainy days
• Assemble the antenna components at or near the final site
• Ground the antenna support structure prior to erecting the antenna
• Firmly anchor the base of the support structure
• Keep the antenna at least twice the mast height from power lines
• If you start to drop an antenna, let it fall and back away from it
• Installations must be performed by a professional
• Maintain the required distance from the antenna
while the wireless router is on (for more information on the MPE
distance, please refer to Appendix D).
• Install antennas at least six feet (two meters) above ground
2.6.2 Required Installation Components
• RF cabling
• Lightning protector
• Antenna