Edimax EW-7608O manual

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    2.4GHz High Gain Outdoor/Indoor Antenna 14dBi Directional Panel Antenna 8dBi Omni-directional Antenna User’s Manual[...]

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    COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright in 2002/2003 by manufacturer . All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, translated into any language or computer language without the prior written consent of the manufacturer . All brand and product names are trademarks and/or registered tradem ar[...]

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    Contents 1 Introduction ............................................................................... 1 1.1 T echnical Sp ecification ............................................................................. 1 1.2 Package Content ....................................................................................... 3 2 Installation .........[...]

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    1 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing this 2.4GHz High Ga in Antenna Kit. This product is an outdoor/indoor antenna kit which extends th e transmitting and receiving power of a IEEE 802.1 1b com pliant W ireless Access Poin t. W ith this kit, your wireless network will have extraordinary transm ission distances and wider coverage range. This ki[...]

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    2 Radiation Pattern 14dBi Directional Panel Antenna 8dBi Omni-dir ectional Antenna Accessories Extension Cable N-male to RP-SMA-male / 6.5 ft. (2 m) / 1.72dB T ransm ission Loss Interconnecting Cable N-male to N-female / 1.64 ft. (50 cm) / 0.43dB T ransmission Loss Lightning Sur ge Arrestor Lightning surge and static electr icity protector / N-fema[...]

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    3 1.2 Package Content  One Antenna  One Extension Cable  One Interconnecting Cable (only for 8dBi Omni-directional antenna)  One Surge Arrestor  One Mounting Kit Set  One Connector Converter  One User ’ s Manual[...]

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    4 2 Installation This chapter describes the installation procedure for the anten na kit. 2.1 Installation Guidelines Please observe the following guidelines when you are installing the antenna kit:  A void placing behind obstacles Obstructions such as concrete walls, trees , power lines and thick metals lim it radio signal penetration and reduce[...]

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    5 Pole Mount Configuration Using a Ring Clamp 1. Fix one of the M-shaped metal fixing to the back of the antenna. 2. Perforate the ring clamp in to th e other M-shaped m eta l fixing as shown in the diagram. 3. Fix the clamp on a secure ironed pole in the desired position, the diameter of the pole is preferably less than 2 inches. 4. Connect the tw[...]

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    6 3. Fix the screw clamps on a secure ironed pole in the desired position. 4. Connect the two M-shaped metal fixings together with the M8 x 110 bolt. The antenna can be vertically a ligned with this connection. 2.2.2 8dBi Omni-direction al Antenna W all Mount configuration 1. Connect the interconnecting cable to the antenna. 2. Put the interconnect[...]

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    7 2.3 Installing the Surge Arrestor W ith the surge arrestor attached to the lig htning protector of the building, all devices downstream are protected by the ground fr om lightning strikes. Please follow the steps below to install the sur ge arrestor: 1. Connect one end of the surge arrestor Y to the antenna. 2. Connect the other end of the surge [...]

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    8 2.4 Connecting to the Wireless Access Point The W ireless Access Point is conn ected to the antenna through an extension cable. A connector converter attached to the kit is used to conve rt the SMB connector to the RP-SMA connector . It is applied to W i reless Access Point with SMB connector . Please connect the W ireless Access Point together a[...]