Specifications

Installation /

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.