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grounding of the electronics inside the enclosure to prevent damage
from electrical storms. We use only the more expensive shielded
CAT5e cable to prevent electrical surges being generated within the
cable. Make sure that the POE Power Supply is plugged into a surge
protected outlet such as a surge protected power strip or UPS inside
the house.
GROUNDING: Local building and electrical codes require that the
antenna be properly grounded. Improper installation may seri-
ously damage the equipment or building, as well as cause injury
or death to you. In order to comply with codes, the mounting bracket
or pole needs to be grounded. These can be grounded by attaching a
wire to the metal and running the wire to a good earth ground (cold wa-
ter pipe, copper stake driven in the ground). If there are metal rain gut-
ters on the house, the wire can be run from the wall mount bracket to
the metal gutter and then another wire can be run from one of the
downspouts to an earth ground. Because of the random nature of light-
ning, we cannot warrant the EZ-Bridge™ against damage from light-
ning.
5.INTERNET ACCESS SHARING – The EZ-Bridge™ is the perfect
equipment to share your internet access with a friend or family member
up to 4 miles away. Using the EZ-Bridge™ provides a seamless con-
nection between networks and you can share the internet access avail-
able on the main network with the remote network. Please take note
that certain internet service providers may not approve of this and in
some cases, they may consider this to be illegal. It’s best before shar-
ing your internet connection that you check with your internet service
provider to make sure you aren’t in violation of your service contract.
6.PAINTING – The EZ-Bridge™ unit can be painted to match a particu-
lar house color. Only non metallic enamel or latex paints should be
used. If a paint with metal content is used, it will block the microwaves
and cause reduced performance.
7.COMMON MICROWAVE BARRIERS – Tinted windows are made by
applying a metallized film to the window. If a window has tinting, it will
usually block the microwaves and cause reduced performance of the
EZ-Bridge™ . Concrete walls are also a significant barrier to microwave
signals. Aluminum siding on houses is also a barrier to microwave sig-
nals. Wood frame houses covered with brick or stucco are pretty trans-
parent to microwave signals and they will reduce the signal strength but
the signal will still pass thru the structure. We are bringing this up to you
so you can better understand possible causes of performance issues
8.VOICE OVER IP (VOIP) – The EZ-Bridge™ supports all VOIP stan-
