3Com 3CRWEASYA73 quick start Connecting External Antennas

2Position the bracket in the intended location and mark the position of the four mounting screw holes.

3Drill four holes in the wall that match the screws and wall plugs included in the bracket kit, then secure the bracket to the wall.

4Use the included nuts to tightly secure the wireless bridge to the bracket.

4 Connecting External Antennas

The bridge's primary antenna is it's built-in internal antenna. For some applications when deploying an WL-575 unit for a bridge link or access point operation, you may need to mount external antennas and connect them to the bridge. Typically, a bridge link requires a 5.0 GHz antenna, and access point operation a 2.4 GHz antenna. WL-575 units acting as managed APs also require an external antenna for

2.4GHz operation. Perform these steps:

1Mount the external antenna to the same supporting structure as the bridge, within 3 m (10 ft) distance, using the bracket supplied in the antenna package.

2Connect the antenna to the bridge’s N-type connector using the RF coaxial cable provided in the antenna package.

3Apply weatherproofing tape to the antenna connectors to help prevent water entering the connectors.

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