Lucent WavAccess Outdoor Antenna Installation Guide

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012706/A November 1999

Copyright © 1999 Lucent Technologies Inc. All Rights Reserved

Outdoor Antenna

Installation Guide

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents i
WaveLAN Technical Support v
Regulatory Information vi

1 Welcome 1-1

Introducing WaveACCESS Office Router 1-1

■ About This Guide 1-1

■ Who Should Use This Guide 1-2

■ Overview of this Guide 1-3

■ Finding Additional Information 1-4

Kit Contents 1-7

■ About WaveACCESS Office Router 1-8

■ About the WaveACCESS PC Card 1-10

2 Preparing for Installation 2-1

Site Prerequisites 2-1
Overview of the Indoor Installation 2-3

■ Selecting the Right WaveACCESS Card 2-4

■ Placement of the WavePOINT-II Hardware 2-6

■ Placement of the Surge Arrester 2-8

■ Antenna Cable Route 2-8

Outdoor Antenna Installation Guide i

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Overview of the Outdoor Installation 2-10

■ Antenna Placement 2-11

■ Antenna Mast/Wall Bracket 2-14

■ Grounding System 2-15

■ Lucent Technologies Antenna 2-16

■ Antenna Cable Routing 2-19

Before Climbing the Roof... 2-20

3 Determine Range & Clearance 3-1

Introduction 3-1
Determine the Outdoor Range 3-2

■ Determine the Maximum Range 3-3

■ Determine the Cable Factor 3-8

■ Determine the Clearance Factor 3-9

Examples 3-13

■ Point-to-Point Links 3-13

■ Point-to-MultiPoint Links 3-16

4 Installing the Antenna 4-1

Planning Antenna Installation 4-1

■ Safety Precautions 4-2

■ Installation Overview 4-5

Mounting the Antenna 4-6

■ Mounting the Directional Antenna 4-6

■ Mounting the Omni-directional Antenna 4-9

Connecting the Antenna Cable 4-11

■ Sealing the Cable Connectors 4-12

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Table of Contents

A The Antenna Cabling System A-1

The Outdoor Cabling Components A-1

■ Selecting the Correct Connector-Type A-2

WaveACCESS Cable Assembly A-5
WaveACCESS Surge Arrester A-6
Low-Loss Antenna Cable A-8

B 14 dBi Directional Antenna B-1

General Description B-1

■ Contents of the Antenna Box B-1

C 7 dBi Omni-Directional Antenna C-1

Hardware Specifications C-1

Index IX-1
List of Figures LOF-1
List of Tables LOT-1
Warranty Repair Card War-1

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WaveLAN Technical Support

You can find the most recent software and user documentation for all
WaveLAN products on our internet site.

Software and Documentation

World Wide Web http://www.wavelan.com
FTP Server ftp://ftp.wavelan.com/pub

If you encounter problems when installing or using this product, or
would like information about our other WaveLAN products, please
contact your local Authorized WaveLAN Reseller or regional Lucent
Technologies Sales Office. Addresses of Resellers and Sales Offices
can be found on the WaveLAN website.

In case no local or regional support is available, you can reach us at
the addresses or telephone numbers listed below.

WaveLAN Regional Support

U.S.A/ Canada [e-mail]
Caribbean/ Latin America [e-mail]
Europe/ Middle-East/ Africa [e-mail]
Asia/ Pacific [e-mail]

WaveLAN Global Support

U.S.A/ Canada Voice: +1 800 WAVELAN - 3
Caribbean/ Latin America

When contacting WaveLAN Support, please complete the WaveLAN
Problem Report form and include it with your email or fax. The form
(report.txt) is available on the WaveLAN Software CD-ROM, or you can
go to the Feedback section of the WaveLAN website and fill out the
Problem Report form on-line.

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Regulatory Information

To comply with the regulations listed above, you may only use the Lucent Technologies WaveLAN
products, Surge Arrester, Cables and Antennas as described in this document. Each of these
WaveACCESS Office Router Kit components must be installed and used in strict accordance with the
manufacturer’s instructions.

Canada:

The products included with the WaveACCESS Office Router kit for outdoor antenna installations
comply with RSS 139 of Industry and Science Canada.

Europe - EU Declaration of Conformity

Lucent Technologies declares that the WaveLAN products included with the WaveACCESS Office
Router kit conform to the specifications listed below, following the provisions of the EMC Directive 89/
336/EEC:

■ EMC ETS 300-826 General EMC requirements for Radio equipment.

■ Radio ETS 300-328 Technical requirements for Radio equipment.

USA - Federal Communications Commission (FC C)

The devices included with this WaveACCESS Office Router kit comply with Part 15 of FCC Rules.
Operation of the devices in a WaveACCESS Office Router system is subject to the following two
conditions:

■ This device may not cause harmful interference.

■ This device must accept any interference that

Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found out to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can
radiate radio frequency energy. If not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, it may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

■ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

■ Increase the distance between the equipment and the receiver.

■ Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is

connected.

■ Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

may cause undesired operation.

Exposure to Radio Frequency radiation.

Antennas shall be mounted in such a manner to minimize the potential for human contact during
normal operation. In order to avoid the possibillity of exceeding the FCC radio frequency exposure
limits, human proximity to the antenna shall not be less than 20cm (8 inches) during normal operation.

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Regulatory Information

Information to the user

When connecting WaveLAN devices to other equipment than the Lucent Technologies W aveACCESS
Office Router equipment described in this document, the antenna installation may no longer comply
with the regulations as defined above. In that case it will be the responsibility of the user to ensure that
the entire antenna installation complies with local radio regulations.

■ Consult the user documentation that came with the other equipment to determine whether
additional instructions or regulations apply.

■ Verify that the antenna installer is aware of these regulations.

In case the device does cause harmful interference with an authorized radio service, the user/
operator shall promptly stop operating the device until harmful interference has been eliminated.

Disclaimer

Lucent Technologies is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by unauthorized
modification of the devices included with the WaveACCESS Office Router kit, or the substitution or
attachment of connecting cables and equipment other than specified by Lucent Technologies.
The correction of interference caused by such unauthorized modification, substitution or attachment
will be the responsibility of the user.

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Welcome

1

Contents

Introducing WaveACCESS Office Router 1-1

About This Guide 1-1
Who Should Use This Guide 1-2
Overview of this Guide 1-3
Finding Additional Information 1-4

■ Installing WavePOINT-II Hardware 1-4

■ Configuration and Management 1-4

■ Context-Sensitive Help 1-5

■ Hardware Specifications 1-5

■ Additional files on your Software CD-ROM 1-6

■ Other Sources of Information 1-6

Kit Contents 1-7

About WaveACCESS Office Router 1-8

■ WaveACCESS Remote Office Router 1-8

■ WaveACCESS Central Office Router 1-9

■ Upgrading WaveACCESS Office Router 1-10

About the WaveACCESS PC Card 1-10

Welcome

1

Introducing WaveACCESS Office Router 1

Welcome to WaveACCESS Office Router, the easy way to wireless
computing. Building your own wireless campus has never been
easier.

The WaveACCESS Office Router family consists of various
dedicated WaveACCESS Office Router kits, that enable you to
setup the wireless outdoor antenna link of your choice to connect
multiple buildings or LANs.

About This Guide 1

This Outdoor Antenna Installation Guide explains how to install
and set-up an outdoor antenna installation based on
WaveACCESS/IEEE Turbo 11 Mb PC Cards that will be used in
combination with:

■ WaveACCESS Office Router products

■ WaveACCESS Internet Client products

There is also a chapter about verifying the wireless link quality and
correcting problems that might arise during installation or
operation.

1

1 Formerly also referred to as WavePOINT-II PTP Bridge, WaveACCESS Link WP-II.

Outdoor Antenna Installation Guide 1-1

Introducing WaveACCESS Office Router

This document does not describe the special antennas for
WaveACCESS LINK BR132, SM1042 or WaveACCESS NET CU,
MDU and SDU products.

Although you can use this document as a general reference guide
for outdoor antenna placement, you are advised to consult the
documentation that came with the dedicated antennas for these
products for specific antenna characteristics, regulatory information
and installation instructions.

Neither does this guide explain how to erect antenna masts, or
how to install a safety grounding system. These are pre-requisites
that must be in place before the directional antenna is installed.

Who Should Use This Guide 1

The installation of Outdoor Antenna Links requires technical
expertise. At the very least, you should be able to:

■ Install and configure the network components, such as the

WavePOINT-II access point and the WaveACCESS
administrator (WaveMANAGER) station.

■ Understand or have a working knowledge of the installation

procedures for network operating systems under Microsoft
Windows 95/98 and/or Microsoft Windows NT.

■ Mount the outdoor antenna and surge arrester. Lucent

T echnologies recommends that the installation is performed by
a qualified antenna installation service.

!

DANGER:

The WaveACCESS Office Router outdoor antennas are
intended for mounting on a roof, or the side of a building.
Installation shall not be attempted by someone who is not
trained or experienced in this type of work.
The antenna has to be installed by a suitably trained
professional installation technician or a qualified antenna

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Introducing WaveACCESS Office Router

installation service. The site pre-requisites have to be
checked by a person familiar with the national electrical
code, and other regulations governing this type of
installation.

Overview of this Guide 1

This User’s Guide describes how to extend a Local Area Network
(LAN) system with an outdoor antenna link. In this manual you will
find information that you will need to prepare or verify the antenna
installation.

Chapter 1 “Welcome” (This Chapter) 1

Introduces the Outdoor Kit and describes where you can find the
information you need to set up a wireless system.

Chapter 2 “Preparing for Installation” 1

Describes the requirements that a site must meet before you start
installing the equipment.

Chapter 3 “Determine Range & Clearance” 1

Describes the how to calculate the typical and/or maximum
distance that you can achieve using WaveACCESS Office Router
products.

Chapter 4 “Installing the Antenna” 1

Describes how to mount the Lucent Technologies antennas to a
mast or wall, and how to connect the antenna to the cable and
Surge Arrester.

Outdoor Antenna Installation Guide 1-3

Introducing WaveACCESS Office Router

Appendix A “The Antenna Cabling System” 1

Describes the hardware specifications of the certified
WaveACCESS Cable Assembly, Surge Arrester and Low-loss
Antenna Cable that you will need to connect the WavePOINT-II
hardware or other computing device to an outdoor antenna
installation.

Appendix B “14 dBi Directional Antenna” 1

Describes the hardware specifications of this antenna that you can
use to set up long-distance point-to-point antenna links.

Appendix C “7 dBi Omni-Directional Antenna” 1

Describes the hardware specifications of this antenna that you can
use to set up wide-range antenna links.

Finding Additional Information 1

Installing WavePOINT-II Hardware 1

WaveACCESS outdoor antenna installations are typically
connected to WavePOINT-II devices. The hardware installation of
these devices is described in the WavePOINT-II Quick Installation
Guide that is included with each WavePOINT-II unit.

Configuration and Management 1

The configuration and management of outdoor antenna links is
controlled via the WaveMANAGER/OR (Office Router) program; an
MS-Windows based application that can be installed on almost any
computer running Windows 95, 98 or Windows NT (v4.0).

How to install this program is described in the WavePOINT-II Quick
Installation Guide that is included with each WavePOINT-II unit.

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Introducing WaveACCESS Office Router

How to use this program is described in:

■ The Context-Sensitive Help described on page 1-5.

■ The WaveMANAGER/OR User’s Guide provided on the

software CD-ROM that came with the WavePOINT-II device
(inserted inside the back-side cover of the WavePOINT-II Quick
Installation Guide ).

The WaveMANAGER/OR User’s Guide also describes how to
monitor the performance of your wireless network, and
provides hints and scenarios for troubleshooting performance
degradation.

To view and/or print this document, you will need to install the
Adobe Acrobat Reader provided on the software CD-ROM.

Context-S ensitive Help 1

Context-sensitive help for the WaveMANAGER/OR program is
available by clicking the “Help” button on the screen or pressing the

F1

function key.

Hardware Specifications 1

■ WavePOINT-II hardware specifications are described in the

“WavePOINT-II Quick Installation Guide” that is shipped with
each WavePOINT-II device.

■ Radio Frequency specifications of the WavePOINT-II are

described in the Quick Installation Guide of the WaveACCESS/
IEEE Turbo 11 Mb PC Card.

■ Hardware specifications for the outdoor antennas, the cabling

system and the WaveACCESS Surge Arrester are listed in the
Appendix of this “Outdoor Antenna Installation Guide”.

Outdoor Antenna Installation Guide 1-5

Introducing WaveACCESS Office Router

Additional files on your Software CD-ROM 1

All software CD-ROM (or diskettes) that come with your

WaveACCESS products, include a file called “readme.txt”. This file
contains information about the software version and/or drivers on
the diskette.

You are advised to print and read the “readme.txt” file prior to
installing your WaveACCESS products, as it may contain additional
information that was not available when this document was printed.

Other Sources of Information 1

All documentation listed above can be downloaded from the
WaveLAN/WaveACCESS website at:

Y ou are advised to visit the website at regular intervals for the latest
available information, documentation and software updates and
other WaveACCESS news.

HTTP://WWW.WAVELAN.COM.

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Kit Contents

Kit Contents 1

The WaveACCESS Office Router Starter Kit contains the following
items:

■ One WavePOINT-II device, loaded with the dedicated

WaveACCESS Office Router router software (see page 1-8).

■ One WaveACCESS/IEEE Turbo 11 Mb PC Card (see page

1-10).

■ One Cable Assembly (descr i bed in App end ix A).

■ One WaveACCESS Surge Arrester (described in Appendix A).

■ One External Antenna for Outdoor use.

The External Antenna may either be:

■ 14 dBi directional Yagi antenna (described in Appendix B).

■ 7 dBi omni-directional antenna (described in Appendix C).

Each of the items is shipped in dedicated boxes to avoid damage
during shipment.

Together with this kit you should have received a Lucent Low-loss
antenna cable (a separately ordered item) which can either be a:

■ 6 m (20 ft.) cable

■ 15 m (50 ft.) cable

■ 22 m (75 ft.) cable

If any of these items is missing, please contact your authorized
WaveLAN/WaveACCESS Reseller or Distributor. You can find the
addresses on the WaveLAN/WaveACCESS website at

http://www.wavelan.com.

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Kit Contents

About WaveACCESS Office Router 1

The WaveACCESS Office Router is based on a standard
WavePOINT-II device that has been loaded with dedicated
software to enable you to setup a wireless system that supports:

■ WaveACCESS Remote Office Router functionality, or

■ WaveACCESS Central Office Router functionality.

WaveACCESS Remote Office Router 1

With two WaveACCESS Remote Office Router kits, it’s easy to
setup a wireless Point-to-Point link as pictured in Figure 1-1 below.

Figure 1-1 Wireless Point-to-Point Link

The Point-to-Point (PTP) Link functionality enables you to setup a
connection between two locations as an alternative to:

■ Leased lines in building-to-building connections, or

■ Wired Ethernet backbones between WavePOINT-II access

points in ‘hard-to-wire’ environments.

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Kit Contents

WaveACCESS Central Office Router 1

If you wish to connect more than two buildings, you can choose to:

■ Setup multiple Point-to-Point links, using multiple pairs of

WaveACCESS Remote Office Router systems, or

■ Setup a single Point-to-Multipoint system using the Central

Office Router as pictured in Figure 1-2 below.

Figure 1-2 WaveCAMPUS Point-to-Multipoint Link

Looking at Figure 1-2 the system is designed as follows:

■ The central building c is equipped with a WaveACCESS

Central Office Router, connected to an omni-directional
antenna.

■ The two remote buildings a and b have both been equipped

with WaveACCESS Remote Office Router that is connected to
a directional yagi antenna.

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Kit Contents

Upgrading WaveACCESS Office Router 1

If you wish to extend the features of previously purchased
hardware you can purchase dedicated Software License Kits to
upgrade:

■ WavePOINT-II Access Points into one of the WaveACCESS

Office Router Routers described on the previous pages.

■ Extend the features of a previously purchased WaveACCESS

Office Router Routers.

For more information about the software license upgrade program,
please consult:

■ Your authorized WaveLAN/WaveACCESS Reseller or local

Lucent Technologies Sales office for more information.

■ The WaveLAN/WaveACCESS website at:

HTTP://WWW.WAVELAN.COM

About the WaveACCESS PC Card 1

The WaveACCESS PC Card shipped with the WaveACCESS
Office Router Starter kit can be used in any computing device that
supports a PC Card Type II slot including the WavePOINT-II bridge.

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■ In FCC regulated countries

2

, all WaveACCESS Office Router
kits will include the standard black-colored WaveACCESS/
IEEE Turbo 11 Mb PC Card.

■ In ETSI regulated countries

3

, France & Japan, the type of
WaveACCESS/IEEE Turbo 11 Mb PC Card will be related to
the type of antenna:

■ WaveACCESS Office Router kits that include a 7 dBi omni-

directional antenna, will be shipped with the standard
black-colored WaveACCESS/I EEE Turbo 11 Mb PC Ca rd.

■ WaveACCESS Office Router kits that include the 14 dBi

directional antenna, will be shipped with the red-colored

‘Fixed Wireless System Card’.

!

CAUTION:

When installing an outdoor antenna installation in Europe

and/or Japan you must always use the red-colored ‘Fixed
Wireless PC Card’ to connect the Lucent Technologies 14
dBi directional antenna to a host device.
Failing to comply with these guidelines may be in violation
of the local radio regulations and be subject to fines and/or
prosecuti on.

It is the responsibility of the end-user to ensure that the
antenna installer is aware of these regulations, and that
the correct type of card is used to connect a host device to
the outdoor antenna installation.

Lucent Technologies and its resellers or distributors are
not liable for violation o f government regulations that may
arise from failing to comply with these guidelines.

2 Radio regulations as defined by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

apply in the USA, Canada and most countries in Latin America.

3 Radio regulations as defined by the European Telecommunications Standards

Institute (ETSI). WaveACCESS PC Cards sold in these countries are identified by
the channel-set ETS, FR or JP (printed on the back-side label of the WaveACCESS
PC Card).

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Preparing for Installation

2

Contents

Site Prerequisites 2-1

Overview of the Indoor Installation 2-3

Selecting the Right WaveACCESS Card 2-4
Placement of the WavePOINT-II Hardware 2-6
Placement of the Surge Arrester 2-8
Antenna Cable Route 2-8

Overview of the Outdoor Installation 2-10

Antenna Placement 2-11
Antenna Mast/Wall Bracket 2-14

■ Tripod Mount 2-14

■ Wall (Side) Mount 2-14

■ Antenna Mast Requirements 2-15

Grounding System 2-15
Lucent Technologies Antenna 2-16

■ Antenna Alignment 2-17

■ Antenna Polarization 2-18

Antenna Cable Routing 2-19

Before Climbing the Roof... 2-20

Preparing for Installation

2

Site Prerequisites 2

Please review all requirements outlined within the sections listed
below before starting the installation procedure:

■ Overview of the Indoor Installation

■ Overview of the Outdoor Installation

■ Verify Before Climbing the Roof...

Prior to climbing on the roof or any other area where you intend to
install the outdoor antenna, you are advised to:

■ Verify you have arranged all safety measures for outdoor/

rooftop installation.

■ Verify you have all equipment and tools required to install the

outdoor antennas.

■ Install and verify proper operation of the equipment.

!

WARNING:

Carefully plan the day for your antenna installation. Do not
install the antenna in wet or windy conditions, during a
thunderstorm, or when the area where the equipment will
be installed is covered with ice and/or snow.

Outdoor Antenna Installation Guide 2-1

Site Prerequisites

!

DANGER:

The WaveACCESS Office Router outdoor antennas are
intended for mounting on a roof, or the side of a building.
Installation shall not be attempted by someone who is not
trained or experienced in this type of work.
The antenna has to be installed by a suitably trained
professional installation technician or a qualified antenna
installation service. The site pre-requisites have to be
checked by a person familiar with the national electrical
code, and other regulations governing this type of
installation.

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Overview of the Indoor Installation

Overview of the Indoor Installation 2

To setup a point-to-point wireless connection, you will need:

■ Two W a veACCESS Office Router Kits, and

■ Two Low-loss antenna cables.

Figure 2-1 shows an overview of the hardware setup for the indoor
installation.

Figure 2-1 Overview Indoor Installation

On each end of the wireless link you will need:
A. A WaveACCESS IEEE adapter card (see “Selecting the Right

WaveACCESS Card” on page 2-4).

B. A WavePOINT-II device that has been loaded with

WaveACCESS Office Router Router software.

C. The Cable Assembly to connect the WaveACCESS IEEE

adapter card (A) to the Surge Arrester.

D. A surge arrester to protect your sensitive WaveACCESS

equipment from static discharge and transients that may occur
to your antenna.

E. A low-loss antenna cable to connect the indoor installation to

the outdoor antenna.

Outdoor Antenna Installation Guide 2-3

Overview of the Indoor Installation

!

WARNING:

The WaveACCESS Office Router, the WaveACCESS
Surge Arrester and the antenna mast must be connected
to the same grounding system as described in

“Grounding System” on page 2-15.

Selecting the Right WaveACCESS Card 2

Wireless communications are usually subject to local radio
regulations, where additional regulations may apply to outdoor
antenna communications.
To comply with such regulations, Lucent Technologies offers two
types of WaveACCESS Cards, that can be used to connect a
WavePOINT-II or other computing device to an outdoor antenna
installation:

■ In countries that adhere to the FCC regulations

the standard black-colored WaveACCESS IEEE 802.11 card.

■ In countries that adhere to the ETSI regulations

Japan, you must select the card-type based upon the antenna
that will be used:

■ Y ou can use the black-colored WaveACCESS IEEE 802.11

card when connecting the device to standard Lucent 7 dBi
omni-directional antennas.

■ You

must

use the red-colored IEEE Fixed Wireless PC
Card when connecting the device to the standard Lucent
14 dBi directional antenna for outdoor use.

1

, you can use

2

, France and

When you order a WaveACCESS Office Router kit for outdoor
antenna installations, the kit marketed in your country will include

1 As defined by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
2 As defined by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute

(ETSI)

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Overview of the Indoor Installation

the correct card type that complies with the regulations that apply
in your country.

When you order the WaveACCESS outdoor antenna equipment as
separate components, make sure that you order the correct
product items. In case you are not certain about the regulations
that apply in your country, consult your local Lucent Technologies
Sales Office.

!

WARNING:

At all times, it will be the responsibility of the end-user to
ensure that an outdoor antenna installation complies with
local radio regulations. The end-user must verify that:

■

The antenna installer is aware of these regulations.

■

The correct type of WaveACCESS card is used to
connect the host device to the outdoor antenna
installation.

■

The correct type of cables and surge arrester have
been used, according to the instructions described in
this document.

Lucent Technologies and its resellers or distributors are
not liable for any damage or violation of government
regulations that may arise from failing to comply with these
guidelines .

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