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Mount the RAUs and Antennas

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INSTALLTHERAUSANDANTENNAS

FollowthestepsintheorderprovidedtoinstalltheRAUsandantennas.

MounttheRAUsandAntennas

GeneralSafetyPrecautions

CAUTION! Wetconditionsincreasethepotentialforreceivinganelectricalshockwheninstallingorusing

electrically powered equipment. To prevent electrical shock, never install or use electrical

equipmentinawetlocationorduringalightningstorm.

CAUTION! ThissystemisaRFTransmitterandcontinuous lyemitsRFenergy.Maintainaminimum8

‐inch

(20 cm) clearance from the antenna while the system is operating. Whenever possible, shut

downtheRANbeforeservicingtheantenna.

NOTE: RAUsaresuitableforuseinenvironmentalairspaceinaccordancewithSection300‐22(c)ofthe

National Electrical Code, and Sections 2‐128, 12‐010(3) and 12‐100

 of the Canadian Electrical

Code,Part1,CSAC22.1.

CAUTION! InstallRAUsinindoorlocationsonly.Donotconnectanantennainstalledinanoutdoorlocation

toaRAU,unlessitisinanapprovedAOCweatherproofNEMA4housing.

CAUTION! AttachallRAUssecurelytoastationaryobject(thatis,awall,pole,

orceilingbrackets).Tomount

aRAUsecurelytoawall,ceilingbracket,orpole,use#6diameterfastenersinthefourslotted

mountingholes.

CAUTION! Dothefollowingtomaintainproperventilation:

• Keepatleast76mm(3‐inch)clearancearoun dthe RAU.

• DonotstackRAUsontopofeachother.

• Always mount the RAU with the solid face (containing the mounting holes)  against the

mountingsurface.

NOTE: YoucanplacetheRAU,withoutitsfasteninghardware,onaflatsurface,suchas ashelf,desk,

cabinet,oranyotherhorizontalsurfacethatallowsstableplacement,withthemountingbase

facingdowntothemountingsurface.

CAUTION! IfinstallingtheRAUonaflatsurface,thesurfacemustbeable

toholdaminimum7‐poundload

securely.

Dothefollowing,intheorderpresented,tomounttheRAUsandantennas:

1 MountallMRAUandSRAUsinthelocationsmarkedonthefloorplans.

2 Installthepassiveantennasaccordingtothemanufacturer’sinstallationinstructions.

NOTE: It is common practice to install passive antennas below the ceiling. If you install a passive

antennaabovetheceiling,whenestimatingtheantennacoveragearea,accountforadditional

lossduetotheceilingmaterial.