Cisco Industrial Routers And Industrial Wireless Access Points Antenna Guide - Cisco 4G-ANTM-OM-CM Manual

Cisco Industrial Routers and Industrial
Wireless Access Points Antenna Guide
This document provides the descriptions and installation instructions for wireless antennas supported on the Cisco Industrial
Series Routers and Industrial Wireless Access Points. This guide is not intended to replace existing hardware installation guides,
software configuration guides, or other sources of information that are product specific. Instead, this guide is intended to
provide a single source of antenna information and supported platforms for the Industrial Routers and Industrial Wireless Access
Points.
This guide does not cover antenna or accessories compatibility with indoor enterprise products, although it does cover a number
of indoor use cases for industrial products.
Antennas might be installed into the host router prior to delivery or ordered separately as a field-replaceable unit. Please consult
your products Hardware Installation Guide for details.
This chapter covers the following topics:
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Overview
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Safety Precautions
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Installation Requirements
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General Installation Instructions for Mounting Antennas
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Obtaining Technical Assistance
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Additional Information
Overview
Deciding which antenna to use involves many factors such as coverage area, maximum distance, indoor location, outdoor
location, and antenna height.
When antennas are used indoors, the building geometry, construction materials, ceiling height, and internal obstructions must
be considered. In outdoor environments, obstructions such as trees, vehicles, buildings, and hills must be considered.
Safety Precautions
WARNING: Do not locate the outdoor antenna near overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits, or where it can
come into contact with such circuits. When installing the antenna, take extreme care not to come into contact with such circuits,
as they may cause serious injury or death. For proper installation and grounding of the antenna, please refer to national and local
codes (for example, U.S.:NFPA 70, National Electrical Code, Article 810, Canada:Canadian Electrical Code, Section 54).
Statement 1052
Each year hundreds of people are killed or injured when attempting to install an antenna. In many of these cases, the victim was
aware of the danger of electrocution, but did not take adequate steps to avoid the hazard.
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