Antenna Connections

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External Antenna Connector

The Thor VM2 is equipped with an 802.11 radio and can be ordered with internal antennas, external antennas or external remote mount antennas. When the Thor VM2 is ordered with internal antennas, the external antenna connectors are not used. GPS and WWAN are optional on the Thor VM2 and require external remote mount antennas.

1.WI-FI (MAIN) (Red label) 802.11 Main External Antenna Connector

2.GPS (Green label) GPS Antenna Connector

3.MOBILE NET (Blue label) WWAN Antenna Connector

4.WI-FI (AUX) (Yellow label) 802.11 Auxiliary External Antenna Connector

When the Thor VM2 is ordered with the internal antenna option, the 802.11 antenna connectors on the back are not connected to the 802.11 radio. Instead the internal antenna connector is connected to the 802.11 radio.

Remove the rubber cap, if present, from the antenna connector before connecting an external antenna.

Internal 802.11 Antenna

If the internal 802.11 antenna option is ordered, antennas are mounted inside the Thor VM2. The internal antennas are not user accessible.

External 802.11 Antenna

An external whip antenna can be connected to the Wi-Fi antenna connections on the back of the Thor VM2 for the

802.11radio. Two external antennas are used for radio diversity. See Install External Antenna (page 4-56)for instructions.

Vehicle Remote Antenna

The external antennas can be remotely mounted on the vehicle. See Install Remote Antenna (page 4-57)for instruc- tions. External antenna kits are available for the 802.11 Wi-Fi radio, GPS and WWAN.

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