Base Station Location; Base Station Installation Guidelines - Nortel Meridian Companion Reference Manual

Base Station location

Base Station installation guidelines

• Ensure that the installation complies with your local electrical code.
• Do not plan to install Base Stations in ducts, plenums or hollow spaces
that transport air, except where a suspended ceiling creates the duct,
plenum or hollow space with lay-in panels or tiles.
• Install Base Stations indoors where there is no condensation and the
temperature remains between 32 and 120 F (0 and 50 C). The ideal
temperature is between 60 and 95 F (15 and 35 C).
• Install all Base Stations within 4,000 ft (1 200 m) (wiring length for 24
AWG) of the Controller.
• Do not position Base Stations on large concrete or marble columns. Base
Stations must be at least 40 in. (1 m) from columns and located at a cell
center on the same side of the columns.
• Position Base Stations on ceilings or upright against walls at a height
where there is the least number of obstructions between the Base Stations
and the cell edge (usually close to the ceiling).
Installing Base Stations on the ceiling has the following advantages over
installing Base Stations on a wall:
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