Safety Guide

Step3:SelecttheLocationfortheOutsideUnit
1. Thisisthemostcriticalstepandwilldeterminetheoverallperformanceofthe
boostersystem.
2. UsingthesamemethoddescribedinStep1,walkaroundtheoutsideofyourhome
andtestthesignalstrength.Determinewhereyouhavethestrongestsignal(the
dBm
reading is closest to zero).
dBm
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closest
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zero).
3. Generally,thestrongestsignalwillbelocatedonthesideofyourhomefacingthe
nearestcelltower.Keepinmind,thesignalstrengthatgroundlev elmaybedifferent
fromthesignalstrengthatorabovetherooflineduetoobstructions(trees,other
buildings,etc.)thatblocktheincomingsignal.Inmos
tsituations,thestrongestsignal
isfoundabout15feetabovethegroundonthesideofyourhomefacingthenearest
celltower.
Caution
• Theheightoftheoutsideantennashouldneverexceedthehighestpointofyour
home.Thisisaprecautionagainstdamageandsafetyconcernscausedbylightning
strikestotheoutsideunit.
• Inordertoachievethebestperformance,trytomaximizethedistancebetweenthe
insideandoutsideantenna.
• Ensurethattheoutsideantennaispointedawayfromwhereyouplantoinstallthe
insideantenna.Self‐oscillationmayoccuriftheoutsideantennaispointedoverthe
locationoftheinsideantenna.
Test
Record
Test
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No Location Record(dBm)
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