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266 Chapter 12 Install Companion or DECT Systems
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Install an outdoor antenna (USA)
Use the procedure in this section to install an outdoor antenna. Perform the following before you
install an outdoor antenna:
• Locate the antenna on the external wall of the building.
• Keep the outdoor antenna as close as possible to the base station connected to it. The base
station must always be inside the building. The recommended installation height for the
antenna is 13 to 16 ft. above ground.
• Always install a lightning surge protector between an outdoor antenna and a base station.
Refer to Figure 170.
Figure 170 Installed antenna and lightning surge protectors (USA)
1 Make a hole for the coaxial cable.
2 Install conduit for the antenna cable according to local building and wiring codes.
3 Screw the antenna bracket to the wall so that the antenna is vertical on the exterior wall of the
building.
4 Loosen the nut on the antenna.
5 Slide the antenna into the slot of the bracket and tighten the nut. Refer to Figure 171.
Wall
Back to back
proprietary
BNC connectors
Lightning surge arrestor
with mounting bracket
to Base Station or proprietary extension cable
Mounting bracket
Antenna
Antenna
Mounting
bracket
Wall
Back to back
proprietary BNC
connectors
Lightning surge
arrestor with
mounting
bracket
to base station or proprietary extension cable