User's Manual

Chapter 4 The HiveAP 340 Platform
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MOUNTING THE HIVEAP 340
Using the mounting plate and track clips, you can mount the HiveAP 340 to the tracks of a dropped ceiling grid.
Using just the mounting plate, you can mount the HiveAP to any surface that can support its weight (3.3 lb., 1.5 kg).
Ceiling Mount
To mount the HiveAP 340 to a track in a dropped ceiling, you need the mounting plate, two track clips, and two Keps
nuts, all of which ship as an option with the HiveAP 340. You also need a drill and—most likely—a ladder.
Nudge the ceiling tiles slightly away from the track to clear some space. Attach the track clips to the ceiling track,
and then fasten the mounting plate to the clips, as shown in Figure 8. When you have the mounting plate in the
correct location, cut or drill a hole in the ceiling through which you can then pass the Ethernet and power cables.
Figure 8 Attaching the Track Clips and Mounting Plate to the Ceiling Track
Attach the HiveAP 340 to the mounting plate and connect the cables, as shown in Figure 9 on page 59.
Note: You can tie the cables to the tie points (small arched strips) on the mounting plate to prevent them from
being pulled out of their connections accidentally.
Mounting Plate
1
2
Press the track clips against the
ceiling track and swivel them until
they snap into place, gripping the
edges of the track.
If necessary, slide one or both of
the clips along the track to position
them at the proper distance (2 1/4”
or 7 cm) to fit through the holes in
the mounting plate.
Insert the mounting track over the
screws attached to the track clips,
and use the Keps nuts to fasten
the plate firmly to the screws on
the clips.
Use a wrench to tighten the nuts
firmly to the bolts and secure the
plate to the track.
3
Through the oblong opening in the
plate, drill a hole in the ceiling tile (not
shown). Then pass one or both
Ethernet cables through the hole, and
if you plan to supply power from an
AC power source rather than through
PoE, pass the power cable through
as well.
Drill a hole in the ceiling tile
and feed cables through here.
Ceiling Track
Track Clip
(worms’s eye view with ceiling
tiles removed for clarity)
2 1/4 “ (7 cm)