Effective lightning protection diverts lightning current safely to ground, Protective Earth (PE) . It neither attracts nor prevents lightning strikes.
Grounding Infrastructure Equipment
To protect both your staff and your infrastructure equipment, implement lightning protection as follows:
Observe all local and national codes that apply to grounding for lightning protection.
Before you install your modules, perform the following steps:
- Engage a grounding professional if you have any questions on grounding.
- Install lightning arrestors to transport lightning strikes away from equipment. For example, install a lightning rod on a tower leg other than the leg to which you mount your module.
- Connect your lightning rod to ground.
- Plan to use an appropriate surge suppressor on any Ethernet cable at the point where it enters any building or structure.
Install your modules at least 2 feet (0.6 meters) below the tallest point on the tower, pole, or roof.