User Manual

3-24 Configuring, Installing, and Using Base Stations
2 If you are installing the base station to a tower, you must use mounting plates.
Attach the plates to the base station, then attach the mounting plates to the
tower according to the directions from the plate manufacturer.
Connecting the antenna to the base station
This section provides tips you can use to connect the antenna to the base station. It
also provides step-by-step instructions for connecting the components to each
other.
Antenna connection tips
Use the following tips when connecting the base station to the antenna:
• You connect the antenna to the base station using a coaxial cable. The size of
the cable depends on the distance between the base station and the antenna.
• The greater the distance, the larger your coaxial cable needs to be, in order to
maintain low signal loss.
• It is recommended that you keep signal loss to a minimum. At a maximum,
the signal loss should be no more than 2 to 3 dB, including all coaxial cable
and connectors.
• Use short coaxial jumpers from the base station to the main coaxial line, and
from the main coaxial line to the antenna. It is recommended you use 1/2 inch
flexible line, of the shortest length possible, while still allowing the flexibility to
make a good connection.
• The base station contains an antenna connector with a 1/4 inch wave stub
lightning protector. You do not need to place an external lightning protector in
the coaxial cable.
Connecting the antenna to the base station
To attach the antenna to the base station:
1 Mount the antenna according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
2 Connect one end of a short coaxial jumper to the antenna. Connect the other
jumper end to the main coaxial cable.
3 On the base station’s antenna connector, connect one end of a short coaxial
jumper. Connect the other jumper end to the main coaxial cable coming from
the antenna.