Installation; Connecting The External Antenna - Contec FXE3000 Series User Manual

2. Setup

Installation

Read and understand the following precautions before installation :
- Leaving a metal object in the vicinity of 30mm from the antenna board affects the antenna
characteristics.
Do not place metal objects near the antenna as possible.
- This product has a protrusion of up to 14mm on the front surface and a protrusion of up to 3mm on the
rear surface. Allow clearance around this product and use it within the range of ambient temperatures
satisfying the environment conditions for installation.
- Figure 8.1 in Chapter 8 " Appendix " shows the locations the mounting holes for installing this product
and external dimensions.
- Use M3 screws for the mounting holes ( φ3.5 mm).
- The lower right mounting hole is the FGND (grounding) hole. Connect it to FGND (ground).
This product's antennas are positioned as shown in the following figure.
Antenna 2

Connecting the external antenna

This product uses a MIMO antenna system, which allows two
antennas to be used simultaneously. When connecting the
external antennas, connect two antennas.
Remove the white harnesses from connectors 1 and 6 and from
connectors 2 and 5.
Connect an FX-ANT-CEX2 or FX-ANT-CEX3 conversion cable
to connectors 5 and 6, and connect an optional CONTEC antenna
to the end of each conversion cable.
Recommended removal tool: U.FL-LP-N-2 (HRS)
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Antenna 1
FXE3000 Series