Nortel Networks P0992639 01 manual Installing base stations, Positioning a base station

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Installing base stations

Before installing wireless equipment, ensure that a site planner has determined base station locations and recorded them.

Before installing or relocating wireless equipment in the United States, verify that you have approval from UTAM Inc. by calling the Nortel Customer Response Center at 1-800-321- 2649. You will be given codes and credits that are necessary to activate the system. Please see Software keys (U.S. only) on page 67 before calling.

Positioning a base station

Avoid installing base stations on large concrete or marble columns. This affects radio coverage. If possible, place the base station at least 1m (40 in.) from such columns. Do not mount a base station where metalwork is near the antenna housings. Be careful not to damage existing wiring or panels.

Do not position base stations in ducts, plenums, or hollow spaces used to transport environmental air except where the duct, plenum or hollow space is created by a suspended ceiling having lay-in panels or tiles. If more than one Companion base station is required in one cell to meet traffic demands, position all the base stations at the same cell center, as follows:

•USA: a minimum of 54 in. and a maximim of 9 ft. 9 in. apart from the center of one base station to the center of the next

•Canada: a minimum of 9 cm and a maximim of 1.5 m apart from edge to edge

Never mount base stations in rows.

Modular ICS Companion Installer Guide P0992639 01