Nortel Meridian Companion, Installation And Maintenance Manual

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Page 40 of 206 Installing the hardware
553-3601-220 Standard 4.00 November 1998
Figure 9: Installing the outdoor omnidirectional external antenna
1. Screw the antenna mounting plate vertically to the exterior wall of the
building with lag bolts or other appropriate hardware as shown in
Figure 9.
2. Feed one end of the coaxial cable up through the bottom of the antenna
shroud and attach the BNC connector to the base of the mast.
3. Slide the mast down into the shroud until it fits.
4. Rotate the mast until the threaded hole in the base of the mast is aligned
with the set screw hole in the shroud, and then tighten the set screw.
5. Route the coaxial cable along the bottom edge of the plate between the
shroud and the wall plate and tie the cable up.
Note: The total length of the coaxial cables from the outdoor external
antenna to the Base Station must not exceed 10 m.
plastic plug
connector
at the base of
the mast
shroud
mast
coaxial cable to
surge protector on
interior wall
set screw
cable ties
exterior wall
mounting plate
lag bolts or other
appropriate mounting
hardware