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4G LTE Accelerator Kit - Installation Manual
cable length taken up running through walls,
around corners, etc. as this may shorten the avail-
able straight-line distance between the data card
and the antenna. Plan the route for the cable and
make sure you have enough cable.
3.2 - Finding the Strongest Signal
The best way to find the strongest signal is to
slowly walk around the building while monitoring
the mobile broadband signal with your laptop. To
do this:
1. Open the network access application on your
laptop.
2. Connect to the network.
3. Walk slowly around the building while hover-
ing the mouse cursor over the mobile broad-
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band signal bars. You will see a popup
displaying the dB level.
The area with the best reception is the area where
the Access Manager application displays the maxi-
mum number of bars of signal strength and high-
est dB. Hold the laptop upright while walking and
be sure to move slowly to give the data card time
to register the signal.
3.3 - Mounting the Antenna
To mount the CM288-W antenna:
1. Verify that the location you selected has good
reception and that the supplied CM240 20-
foot cable or cables will reach your computer.
2. Mount the CM288-W antenna to the side of
the building using two exterior-grade screws
that are appropriate to the building material.
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