User's Manual

6 Wireless Access Point User Guide
Outdoor Unit - Unpacking and Installation
Unpacking and setup are straightforward. Included with your HotPoint
4600 are:
Mounting bracket and hardware
2.4 GHz omnidirectional antennas (2)
Weatherproof Ethernet cable, 10-pin to 10-pin, PoE-compatible. This ca-
ble will power your HotPoint when connected to port 2 of a Firetide 3200
Series or 3600 Series outdoor node.
You may wish to configure your HotPoint 4600 before installation. Refer to
the software section of this manual for details on initial setup.
Note: a Firetide outdoormesh node can support up to two access points,
but it can only power 1 unit via PoE. In addition, there are constraints on
overall bandwidth and on VLAN support. In most cases, you will want to use
only one HotPoint per HotPort.
Pole Installation
Installation on any pole up to 2 inches is easy. Begin by mounting the sup-
plied U-bolts, and ‘claw’ pieces to the pole, using two nuts, as shown in
Figure 5. Make the nuts just finger-tight.
Depending on the pole diameter, you may need additional nuts, as shown
on the lower clamp of Figure 5. The purpose of the extra spacer nuts is to
prevent the U-bolt legs from protruding too far out beyond the mounting
plate. This will interfere with the AP. If required, place two more spacer nuts
on the U-bolts.
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Figure 5. Pole Clamps