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Before drilling holes in your walls, we recommend running cables temporarily through a 
window or door and testing to make sure that everything still works well. 

If you’re happy with your data rates, you can start drilling holes and moving to a permanent 
install with all four antennas

.

If you’re having issues with your temporary setup, or aren’t happy with the performance, don’t 

panic! We can help you figure it out. Call us at (800) 761-3041 or email [email protected]

We’re available from 9am-5pm PT, Monday to Friday.

A Quick Note on Surge Protection & Grounding

We recommend using four Lightning Surge Protector Kits to ground your outdoor antenna. 
These protect your router or hotspot in case of lightning and prevent high-voltage power from 
entering your home. The surge protectors should be installed just before the coaxial cable 
enters the building.

You can pick up four Lightning Surge Protector Kits at 

waveform.com/surge-protector

.

Both the surge protectors 

and

 your mount itself should be grounded

. We recommend using 

at least 10 AWG cable. Keep in mind the numbers increase as the cable gets thinner. So 6 AWG 
and 8 AWG are both okay, but 12 AWG and 14 AWG are too thin.

If you have a satellite or HDTV antenna on your roof already, it’s likely grounded. You can 
simply ground the mast and lightning surge protectors to the satellite dish. Alternatively, you 
can ground your mast and antenna(s) directly to a grounding rod. Most homes should have a 
grounding rod, but if yours doesn’t you can purchase one at a local hardware store.

Even if you don’t purchase a lightning surge protector, make sure to ground your J-Mount.

Weatherproofing Outdoor Connections

N-type connectors are outdoor-rated, but water can still sometimes get in and cause issues. We 
strongly recommend wrapping all outdoor N-type connections with stretch-and-seal self-fusing 
silicone rubber tape (available from most hardware stores).

Test & Install Permanently

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Summary of Contents for 4x4 MIMO

Page 1: ...any issues at all please don t hesitate to reach out 52 Maxwell Irvine CA 92618 1 800 761 3041 www waveform com help waveform com About Waveform 4x4 MIMO External Antennas We know reading manuals isn...

Page 2: ...surrounded by trees buildings or hills Cables and Adapters optional only included with complete kit If you purchased a complete antenna kit the parts listed below will also come included What s in the...

Page 3: ...een around since 2007 and while we ve grown a bunch since then we re still a small team There s just a handful of us answering texts and picking up calls The four of us pictured below lead support and...

Page 4: ...if the signal outside your building isn t usable to begin with MIMO antennas might not help You can certainly still give the MIMO antenna a shot but you may still be unable to connect Compatibility Fi...

Page 5: ...Antenna 1 Read this manual Ideally from start to finish so that you understand the whole process before you begin 2 Assemble your antennas to a mount Start by assembling your mount and attaching your...

Page 6: ...pairs of cross polarized antennas as shown below Keep the antennas between 3 to 6 feet apart and treat all four as a single antenna always keep them aimed in the same direction For the next step in s...

Page 7: ...by connecting them directly to your router Now take your hotspot and antenna outside with you and you ll have everything you need to start testing different locations and directions Moving and aiming...

Page 8: ...waveform com speedtest If you re using a laptop visit speedtest net in a browser Go ahead and run a few speed tests indoors from a device connected to your router or hotspot s WiFi Now go outside Wit...

Page 9: ...Use the table below to make notes of your data rate measurements while you re positioning and aiming the antennas Position and Direction Download Speed Upload Speed Your Data Rate Measurements 04 9...

Page 10: ...outdoors in the location and direction where you found the fastest data rates using the method described in section 3 3 Connect your Quad RS240 coax cables to the MIMO Panel Log Periodic Antennas Or...

Page 11: ...es TS9 or U FL connectors you ll install the relevant adapter here 4x Optional Lightning Surge Protector Kits Included with some kit con gurations only Includes 5 ft jumper cable and 5 ft red groundin...

Page 12: ...p four Lightning Surge Protector Kits at waveform com surge protector Both the surge protectors and your mount itself should be grounded We recommend using at least 10 AWG cable Keep in mind the numbe...

Page 13: ...tion Carrier aggregation allows your devices to connect to two or more bands simultaneously but doesn t always result in an improvement Stick to a single band if that gets you the best results Unfortu...

Page 14: ...ry re aiming your antennas to get the best results Did your installation go great Are you having trouble aiming your antennas Do you think our manual could be improved Are your data rates not quite wh...

Page 15: ...s spreading the word Most people don t know that products like our MIMO antenna exist Help us get the word out everyone you refer gets 5 off their kit and we ll also give you 5 of whatever they spend...

Page 16: ...th it One of the benefits of buying from Waveform is our lifetime technical support on every system we sell We ve installed hundreds of these devices ourselves and can walk you through troubleshooting...

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