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Installing Your zBoost YX500

zBoost cell phone signal extenders are not difficult to install, but they do require mounting an antenna (attic, roof or near a window location) and running coaxial cable.
Please see below for instructions on installing a Wi-Ex™ unit.
Choosing the best location for installation of the Signal Antenna provides the best performance and the largest area of improved signal. Determine the location that provides the strongest signal using the signal strength indicator on your cell phone. For the best reception, find the location that provides the most bars of signal strength and locate the Signal Antenna at that location.

Three ways to install:

• EASIEST Installation
• BETTER Reception
• BEST Reception

Locate a window where you get signal.

1. Mount the Signal Antenna above the window.
2. Place the Base Unit across the room (15 feet away) where you want to create a Cell Zone™.
3. Attach the coaxial cable to the signal antenna.
4. Attach the coaxial cable, which should already be attached to the Signal Antenna, to the Base Unit.
5. Attach the Antenna to the Base Unit and position it so that it is at a 90 degree angle to the Base Unit.
6. Set the Base Unit on a furniture piece.
7. Attach the Power Supply to the Base Unit and plug the power supply into an outlet. See the Troubleshooting section if a red LED lights up.

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Locate a window where you get signal.

1. Mount the Signal Antenna outside of the window.
2. Place the Base Unit across the room (15 feet away) where you want to create a Cell Zone™.
3. Attach the coaxial cable to the Signal Antenna.
4. Run the coaxial cable from the Signal Antenna through the window to the Base Unit using a window entry kit (optional).
5. Attach the Antenna to the Base Unit and position it so that it is at a 90 degree angle to the Base Unit.
6. Set the Base Unit on a furniture piece.
7. Attach the Power Supply to the Base Unit and plug the power supply into an outlet. See the Troubleshooting section if a red LED lights up.

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The following instructions are recommended for the best reception. Once you have confirmed that you have a cell phone signal either outside your home or inside your attic, you are ready to install the Signal Antenna using the supplied mounting brackets, Signal Antenna and coaxial cable.

1. Identify the best location around your home with the strongest signal (best signal is typically found on the roof) for attachment of the antenna mounting bracket. For good the signal reception, install the Signal Antenna at the highest possible point in your area. Avoid placing the antenna within 3 feet (1 meter) of metal objects (pipes, metal siding, A/C unit, etc.).
2. Attach the mounting bracket so that when the Signal Antenna is attached, it will be positioned vertically.
3. Mount the Signal Antenna to the mounting bracket, making sure that the antenna is positioned vertically.
4. Unroll the RG6 coaxial cable supplied with your zBoost Series kit removing any loops or kinks and attach to the base of the Signal Antenna.
5. Run the coaxial cable from the Signal Antenna through the window to the Base Unit using a window entry kit (optional).
6. Attach the Antenna to the Base Unit and position it so that it is at a 90 degree angle to the Base Unit.
7. Set the Base Unit on a furniture piece.
8. Attach the Power Supply to the Base Unit and plug the power supply into an outlet. If a red LED lights up, try further separating the antennas and then see the Troubleshooting section of the manual.

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