Installation guide

Determining the Antenna Locations
1-8 Site Preparation
Additional Location Requirements
ThissectiondescribesotherrequirementstomeetbeforeinstallingtheRoamAboutoutdoor
antennas.
• LightningProtection
Alightningrodmustbeplacedclosetotheantennamastorwallbracket.Thisisrequiredto
protecttheantennafromdirectlightningstrikes.
•GroundingSystem
DirectearthgroundingoftheantennaandtheLightningProtector
isnecessarytoprotectthe
installationfromlightningandthebuild‐upofstaticelectricity.Thewirelessdeviceandthe
LightningProtectormustbeconnectedtothesameearthgroundusingseparategrounds.The
antennaandthemountingstructurerequireseparategroundstothesameearthground,using
anequipotentialbonding
conductor.Checkwithacertifiedantennainstaller,orlocal
electrician,tomakesuretheantennaisproperlygrounded.
EnsurethatthecablebetweentheantennaandLightningProtectorisatleast0.9meters
(3feet)awayfromhigh‐voltageorhigh‐currentcable.
• AntennaHeight
Ifyouaremountingtheantennaon
aroof,itmustbeatleast1.5meters(5feet)abovetheroof
line.
Ifyouaremountingthedirectionalantennatoawallofabuilding,itmustbehighenoughto
achieveaclearlineofsight.Mountinganomni‐directionalantennatothesideofabuilding

cancausesignalreflectionandreducedistance.
•APplacement
TheAPshouldbelocatedindoors,andconnectedtotheoutdoorantennausingtheshortest
cablepossibletoreducethelossofthecable.
Note: The installer is responsible for local building codes.