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MultiPoint 10200 Series - Antenna Installation Guide
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Antenna Installation
1.1 Safety Precautions
Listed below are the safety precautions to be satisfied, prior to the outdoor antennas installation:
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Outdoor antennas and antenna cables (good conductors of electricity) should be installed properly to avoid the
transients or electrostatic discharges (that occur due to lightning during thunderstorm) from damaging your
equipment and causing personal injury or death to the persons touching the exposed metal connectors of the
equipment.
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When installing, disconnecting, or replacing one of the cable components, ensure that each of the exposed metal
connectors of the antenna cabling system are grounded locally.
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Do not install the antenna, where there is a possibility of contact with the high-voltage arc-over from the power
cables or service drops to the buildings. Ensure that the antenna-mast or antenna-tower are not close by any power
line, during the installation or removal of antennas.
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Apply a
Danger
label on a plainly visible area of the antenna support structure.
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Do not climb the rooftops during a thunderstorm, in wet or windy conditions, or on the equipment installation area
which is covered with ice or snow.
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Do not touch the antennas, surge arrestors, or antenna cables during a thunderstorm.
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Install the antennas at a safe distance (at least twice the height of the antenna-mast plus the antenna) from power
lines or telephone lines.
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Mount the antennas at a safe distance, avoiding any human contact during the normal equipment operation.
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Humans should ensure 50 cm separation from the antenna (8 inches), avoid the possibility of exceeding the FCC radio
frequency exposure limits, during the normal operation of the equipment.
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Verify that the low-loss antenna cable used to connect the antenna with the surge arrestor, or the ethernet cable
used to connect the surge arrestor, are at least 1 m (3 ft.) away from any high voltage current cable.
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Check whether the antenna mast and its guy wires or wall bracket are positioned correctly and secured properly to
the roof or walls. Also, ensure that the base area, where the antenna-mast is mounted is weatherproofed.
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Ensure, that the grounding system for the antenna mast and the surge arrestor have been installed. The grounding
system must comply with the local electrical code and other requirements. See
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Always consult an experienced electrician to assure that the antenna mast, surge arrestor, and the equipment
hardware are grounded properly.
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The antenna cable between the antenna and the surge arrestor should be grounded. Ensure that the exposed metal
connector of the cable is grounded locally, if the cable is disconnected at one end (disconnected to replace the surge
arrestor).
1.2 Installation Process
Follow the following step-by-step procedure to install outdoor antennas:
1. Ensure that all the materials, essential to install the outdoor antennas are acquired. See
2. Once you have acquired all the required materials, refer
Quick Installation Guide
(that comes along with your product)
to mount the outdoor equipment and begin the outdoor antenna installation.
3. Verify the optimal antenna placement, maintaining a clear line-of-sight. See
Determining the Optimal Antenna
4. Mount the antenna to the support structure, following the guidelines as described in
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5. Verify that the device, support structure for antenna (antenna-mast) and entire cable set-up for the antenna are
connected properly. See
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6. Connect the antenna cable to the antenna. See
