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To provide effective lightning protection, install antennas in locations that are unlikely to receive direct lightning strikes, or install lightning rods to protect antennas from direct strikes . Make sure that cables and equipment are properly grounded to provide low-impedance paths for lightning currents. Install surge suppressors on telephone lines and power lines.

Cisco recommends lightning protection for both coaxial and control cables leading to the wireless transverter . The lightning protection should be placed at points close to where the cable passes through the bulkhead into the building, as well as near the transverter.