User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 Preface
- 2 AB-MAX Product Overview
- 3 Pre-Installation
- 4 Installing the Mounting Poles
- 5 Radio Installation
- 6 Installing the Interconnect Cables
- 7 Grounding the System
- 8 Installing the NIA/Power Adapter Hookup
- 9.0 Configuring the ABMAX Access Point Base Station
- Appendix A: Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
ABMAX ACCESS POINT INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE VERSION 1.1
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7 Grounding the System
The AB-MAX System must be properly grounded in order to protect it and the structure it is
installed on from lightning damage. This requires:
1) Grounding all the outdoor transceivers as shown in Figure 7-1.
2) Grounding the CAT5 cable to the wallbox as shown in Figure 7-2.
7.1 Grounding the Outdoor Radio
1) Place the grounding rod so as to allow for the shortest possible path from the grounding cable
to the outdoor Access Points.
2) Drive the grounding rod into the ground at least eight inches from the ground surface.
3) Attach a grounding clamp to the grounding rod. You will use this clamp to attach grounding
wires for both the outdoor transceiver and indoor wallbox, reference Figure 7-1.
Figure 7-1 Ground Connections to Access Point Transceiver
Attention! The grounding wire should be long enough to reach from the mounting pole to
the grounding rod with 3 to 6 extra feet allowed for strain relief.
4) Connect a ground lug to one end of the grounding wire.