Nortel Networks MICS-XC manual Positioning a Base Station

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Before installing or relocating wireless equipment in the United States, verify that you have approval from UTAM Inc. by calling the Northern Telecom 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 68 before calling.

Positioning a Base Station

Avoid installing Base Stations on large concrete or marble columns since this affects radio coverage. If possible, place the Base Station at least 1 m (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 a minimum of 1.35 m (54 in.) apart from the center of one Base Station to the center of another.

Never mount Base Stations in rows.

Position Base Stations away from an office area or where a portable is used by at least the amounts shown in the following table. Installing the Base Station on the ceiling or high on walls helps to maintain these minimum distances.

MICS-XC Norstar-Companion Installer Guide P0881594 Issue 01