Sierra Wireless 20070914 Manual

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Hardware Installation of the PinPoint X

Rev 3.0B Feb.08 22

radiocommunicationsregulationsoftheFederalCommunica‐

tionsCommission(FCC),Industry Canada, oryourcountry’s

regulatorybody(ifusedoutsidetheUS).

YourPinPointXwillworkwithmostDual‐BandPCScellular

antennaswithaconnectorthatworksinthehigh andlow

frequenciesofthecellulartechnologyofyourmodem.Connect

theprimaryantennaorprimaryRFcabledirectlytothe

antennaconnectoronthebackofthePinPointX.

Tip: When using a cable to an antenna placed away from the

modem, minimize the length of your cable. All gain from a more

advantageous antenna placement can be lost with a long cable to the

modem.

GPS

YourPinPointXwillworkwithmoststandardactiveGPS

antennas.ConnecttheGPSantennaorcabledirectlytothe

threadedSMAconnector.

MounttheGPSAntennainthevehicle.Thelessthecableis

wrappedandboundtogether,thebetteritwillperform.Place

itontheroof,oronthedash,orrearpanelwhereithasagood

viewofthesky(greaterthana90angleviewofthesky).

Therearethreeoptionsforantennamounts:

• Magneticroof‐mount

• Throughglass‐mount

• Permanentmount

Figure 4-2: GPS Antenna Placement for a Vehicle