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3.4.1 MOUNTING LOCATION CONSIDERATIONS
Select the mounting location with care. Certain mounting configurations can
hinder or even completely block wireless signal transmission, or can introduce
electrical noise to the signal.
Common mounting mistakes include the following:
Nodes
FIGURE 16: Installing Near a Large Object
Transmission
blocked in
multiple
directions
Node not
mounted
vertically
FIGURE 17: Installing Close to Buildings or Fences/Walls, and/or Horizontally
16:
Shipping container
blocks signal
17: