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P0992639 01 Modular ICS Companion Installer Guide
2. Route and connect the coaxial cable from the outdoor
external antenna to the lightning surge arrestor.
3. Route and connect the coaxial cable from the lightning
surge arrestor to the appropriate base station connector.
Installing external antenna and lightning surge arrestor
procedures for Canada
There are three types of external antennas:
• indoor directional
• indoor omni-directional
• outdoor omni-directional
There are separate installation procedures for each type. You
must also install a lightning surge protector for each outdoor
external antenna installed.
The following are requirements for installing external
antennas:
• If you are installing an external antenna on a metal surface
greater than 1 8cm in diameter, position the antenna
perpendicular to the surface.
• When running the co-axial cable inside or outside, do not
to kink, stretch, or crush the cable. This will seriously
affect its performance. The minimum recommended
bending radius is 20 mm.
• Always ensure that the antenna is clear of any adjacent
obstruction, particularly metal. If more than one external
Tip -
The connector between the antenna and the
lightning surge arrestor and between the lightning surge
arrestor and the base station is a proprietary BNC
connector and requires alignment before a connection
can be made.