User Guide

Rev 3.0B Feb.08 21
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4: Hardware Installation of the
PinPoint X
• Connecting to Power
• Connecting to a
Computer or other
Device
• Indicator Lights
• Mounting
YourPinPointXshouldbemountedinapositionthatallows
easyaccessforthecablessotheyarenotbent,constricted,in
closeproximitytohighamperage,orexposedtoextreme
temperatures.TheLEDsonthefrontpanelshouldbevisible
foreaseofoperationalverification.Youshouldensurethat

thereisadequateairflowaroundthemodembutthatitiskept
freefromdirectexposuretotheelements,suchassun,rain,
dust,etc.
Inamobilelocation,suchasacarortruck,ensurethelocation
issecurebothagainstabruptmovementsofthevehicleand
fromotheritemscomingintocontactwiththemodem.
Caution: The PinPoint X is in a hardened case and designed for use
in industrial and extreme environments. However, unless you are
using cables expressly designed for such environments, they can fail
if exposed to the same conditions the PinPoint X can withstand.
Figure 4-1: PinPoint X Connectors
Antennasselectedshouldnotexceedamaximumgainof5dBi
understandardinstallationconfiguration.Inmorecomplex
installations(suchasthoserequiringlonglengthsofcableand/
ormultipleconnections),it’simperativethattheinstaller
followmaximumdBigainguidelinesinaccordancewiththe
PrimaryCellular
Power
GPS
Ethernet
Serial
USB