Installing Outdoor Antennas (Optional) - Ruijie RG-AP680-I Hardware Installation And Reference Manual

Hardware Installation and Reference Guide

3.7 Installing Outdoor Antennas (Optional)

External antennas are required in wireless bridge scenarios. To obtain external antennas for special applications, go
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Installing Outdoor Directional Antennas
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To protect your outdoor directional antennas from lightning strikes, install a lightning rod on top of the pole.
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When installing the pole on the roof, install the pole on a wall or concrete block. Make sure the pole is exactly vertical
to ground.
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To ground the antenna pole, connect the pole to a ground grid with a 40mm x 4mm (1.57in. x 0.16in.) stainless steel.
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Install the outdoor directional antenna to the pole with the supplied brackets. See Figure 3-13.
Figure 3-13 Mounting the Outdoor Directional Antenna on the Pole
Installing Outdoor Omnidirectional Antennas
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Omnidirectional antennas must be kept at least one meter away from any metal. Do not weld the lightning rod onto
the pole installed with an omni-directional antenna. Place the lightning rod in the middle of two omni-directional
antennas. See Figure 3-14.
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When installing the antenna on the pole, make sure the top and bottom pole clamps are level to the ground and
parallel to each other.
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Ensure that the height of the antenna can provide desired signal coverage.
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Ensure that the top of the antenna is within the 45° protection angle.
Figure 3-14 Mounting the Outdoor Omni-directional Antennas
Installing the Access Point
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