User's Manual

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Installation overview
To install a base station as a single unit:
1 Attach the straight end of the antenna cable to the antenna connector on the base station
and tighten. Apply weatherproofing tape to the connector.
2 If you want to install the base station and antenna as a single unit, use the antenna bracket
integral base kit (part number 123-0350-1002) to attach the necessary brackets to the base
station and antenna.
a Determine the degree of tilt you need. This determination impacts which holes on the
various brackets you will use.
b Attach the lower antenna mounting brackets to the bottom bolts on the antenna.
c Attach the other antenna mounting brackets to the base station.
d Onto the bottom of the base station, attach the other end of the bracket that was
attached to the antenna in step a.
3 Attach the right-angled end of the antenna cable onto the connector on the antenna. Apply
weatherproofing tape to the connector.
4 Install the base station to the tower, pole, or wall.
a If you are installing the antenna separately from the base station, hang each piece on the
tower.
b If you are using a pole to install the base station, attach the pole mounting bracket to the
back of the BTS.
5 On the bottom of the base station:
• Attach the serial cable
• Attach the GPS cables
• Attach the Ethernet/power cable
6 Connect to the backbone network.
7 Ground the base station.
8 Power the base station.
These steps are explained in greater detail in the sections that follow.