Chapter 1
Tropos 7320 Router Installation Guide
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Ground the router
1.
Insert the grounding screw into the grounding screw hole on the bottom of the router.
2.
Connect a length of #10 AWG bare copper wire to the grounding screw and tighten.
3.
Connect the other end of the grounding wire to a grounding strap that is attached to a
grounded surface or other earth ground, such as a grounding rod.
Grounding the Data Protection Device
The grounding arrangement for an indoor data protection device is shown in
Ground an indoor data protection device
1.
Place the protection device as close to the building entrance as possible.
2.
Connect a length of #10 AWG bare copper wire to the ground post on the data protection
device.
3.
Connect the other end of the grounding wire to the ground connection of an electrical outlet
or a grounded water pipe.
FIGURE 13
Grounding the Indoor Network Protection Unit
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10 AWG wire
to ground
Grounding wire
to elecrtical outlet ground
or water pipe
Indoor network
protection unit
To network
Data cable enters
building wall
through conduit
Shielded RJ45 ports
