Use a grounding wire that has a current carrying capacity equal or greater than that of the trunk cable outer conductor. Attach the ground wires to the grounding facilities provided in the building. Do not rely on building structures, conduits, cable trays, messenger cables or other metal objects that may not be grounded. After the cable system has been installed, stations can be connected and the network operation can be started. Before connecting a device to the cable system, power the device on and let it execute its self-test.
Most stations have some form of self-test capability built in.
If there are other devices already operating on the cable system, measure the signal level on the drop cable to which the new device will be attached.