
26 Chapter 1 Installing the Companion system
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comply with UTAM Inc., the system uses keys and credits to control user capacity and to ensure
system location verification. You require these software keys and credits to activate Companion
services. You purchase these credits at the time you place the order.
Positioning a Companion base station
Avoid installing base stations on large concrete or marble columns because these columns affect
radio coverage. If possible, place the base station a minimum of 1 m (40 in.) from these types of
columns. Do not install a base station with the antenna housings near metal objects. 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. When you need more than one base station in a cell to meet traffic requirements, position
the base stations at the same cell center.
To place all base stations in the same cell center:
• for the USA, a minimum of 54 in. and a maximum of 9 ft. 9 in. distance between the center of
one base station to the center of another
• for Canada, a minimum of 9 cm and a maximum of 1.5 m distance from edge to edge
Position base stations away from office areas or areas with high portable telephone traffic. The
table below shows the minimum distance between office areas and base stations. Install the base
station on the ceiling or high on walls to maintain these minimum distances.
Warning: Never install base stations in rows.
Table 6 Minimum distance between office areas and base stations
Number of base stations in the cell Minimum distance between office areas and base stations
1 1 m (40 in.)
2 1.4 m (56 in.)
3 1.8 m (72 in.)
42 m (80 in.)
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