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
.
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 two 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 a pair of 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 easily at a hardware store.
Even if you don’t purchase a lightning surge protector, you should still make sure to at least
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).
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