Hardware Installation; Mounting The Bt-5X00V2 Series Modem; Mounting The Bt-6000 Series Modem; Cellular Antenna - red lion BT-6821-AT-AC User Manual

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Hardware Installation

11.1

Mounting the BT-5x00v2 series modem

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Horizontally mount the modem using four #6 screws pan or fillister head onto its mounting feet
11.2

Mounting the BT-6000 series modem

There are 3 different ways to mount a BT-6000 series modem:
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Horizontally using two #6 screws pan or fillister head onto its horizontal mounting feet
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Vertically using two #6 screws pan or fillister head onto its vertical mounting feet
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Vertically using a DIN rail clip
11.3

Cellular antenna

The selected cellular antenna(s) must meet the following specifications:
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Maximum rated gain of 3dBi for Cellular band and 4dBi for PCS band
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Frequency bands:
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CDMA: Dual-band 800 & 1900 MHz
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EDGE: 850/1900/900/1800 MHz
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HSPA: 850/1900/2100 MHz
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Nominal 50 ohm impedance
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Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR) less then 2.5:1
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Male SMA connector
The length of the antenna cable may affect the signal strength. Choose the appropriate cable type and length. The table
below provides can help pre-determine the loss to expect.
11.3.1 Installation and verification
When installing the antenna, follow the FCC and Industry Canada guidelines and keep the following in mind:
Table 11 – dB loss per 100 feet of cable type
Cable type
8216 (RG58)
8267 (RG213)
LMR-400
LMR-500
LMR-600
LMR-1200
Loss per 100 feet
31 dB
7.6 dB
3.9 dB
3.15 dB
2.5 dB
1.26 dB