Sierra Wireless MP595W Manual

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AirLink MP595 / MP595W Modem User Guide

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· 1900MHz(PCS)

· 800MHz(Cellular)

Youcanuseadual‐bandantennathatsupportsbothfre‐

quencies.IfyourMPmodemwillonlybeconnectedtonet‐

worksthatuseoneofthebands,anappropriatesingle‐

bandantennaissufficient.Contactyourserviceprovider

forinformationaboutradio bandsusedinyourarea.

• Accesspointantenna.The2.4GHzAPantennaconnectsto

theAPantennaconnectorontherearoftheMPmodem.

Formoreinformationaboutantennasforyourinstallation

contactyouraccountmanager.

GPS antenna

TheGPSantennaconnectstotheMPmodemusingamale

SMAconnector.Contactyouraccountmanagerformoreinfor

‐

mationaboutcompatibleGPSantennas.

AP antenna (MP 595W only)

TheAPantennamustbeinstalledbyanRFprofessional.The

APantennaconnectstotheMPmodemusingamaleSMA

connector.

Antenna locations

WhenselectinglocationsfortheMainRF,GPS,andAP

antennas:

• Refertothedocumentationprovidedwitheachantennato

determinewhetheritrequiresagroundplane.

• EnsurethattheMainRFantennaismountedatleast20cm

(8

inches)fromvehicleoccupantsandbystanders.

• Ensurethatallradioantennas(MainRF,GPS,CBradio,

carradio)aremountedatleast20

cmormoreapart(30cm

recommended).

• Ifyouareusingreceivediversity,connectanadditionalRF

antennatothediversityantennaconnector(SMA)onthe

backoftheMP

595modem.EnsurethatthetwoRF

antennasare30to60

cm(12to24inches)apart.

• (MP595Wonly)EnsurethattheAPantennaismountedat

least20cmfromtheMainRFantenna.