User Manual

User Reference and Installation Manual 3-22
MDS 5800 II
3.6.4.1 Grounding the ODU
1. Place the grounding rod so as to allow for the shortest possible path from the grounding cable
to the ODU.
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 ODU and indoor junction box, reference Figure 3-11.
Figure 3-11 Ground Connections to ODU
4. Connect a ground lug to one end of the grounding wire.
5. Remove one of the lower mounting screws of the mounting pole. Insert a screw through the
grounding lug terminal and re-install it to the mounting pole.
6. Attach the grounding wire to the clamp on the grounding rod. If necessary, use wire staples to
secure the grounding wire to the outside wall.
Install a grounding wire from the junction box to the grounding rod.