Installation Guide
Table Of Contents
- About This Guide
- Access Points
- Installing AP300
- Safety Precautions
- Best Practices for an AP300/AP1000 Network
- Unpack the AP300
- Determine Power Requirements
- Installation Requirements
- Install the AP300
- Select a Location
- Attach the Provided Antennas
- Install the Remote Antenna Mount (optional)
- Install External ACC-ANT-MIMO-MNT Antenna with Three Connectors (optional)
- Install Remote ACC-ANT-6ABGN-24 Antenna with Six Connectors (optional)
- Install Antennas With One Connector (optional)
- Install the Access Point
- Check AP300 LED Activity
- Where to Go From Here
- Installing AP320i
- Installing AP332e
- Installing AP332i
- Cautions and Warnings
- Regulatory Information
- Supported PoEs
- Optional External Antennas
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Install the AP300
Install Remote ACC-ANT-6ABGN-24 Antenna with Six Connectors
(optional)
You can optionally use an external antenna setup with your AP300 if the controller and APs are running
System Director 3.6.1MR4 and later. Meru supports this antenna for use on AP300s with two radios, for
example AP320. This antenna has six connectors to connect to both radios to a dual-radio AP300 and
it supports 802.11n MIMO operation.
The six cables on the ACC-ANT-6ABGN-24 antenna are already tagged with the numbers 1 - 6. Connect
the antenna cables to the AP antenna ports as shown here:
Calculate the antenna gain for the ACC-ANT-6ABGN-24 antenna by referring to the next three charts:
Meru AP300 Antenna
Connector
Antenna Cable Numbered
A1 6
A2 5
A3 4
A4 3
A5 2
A6 1
Band of Operation Gain Vertical Beamwidth Horizontal Beamwidth
2.40-2.483 GHz 2.5dB 55 degrees 360 degrees
5.15-5.85 GHz 4dB 60 degrees 360 degrees
1
2
3
4
6
5
antenna
AP300
A5
A3A4
A2 A1
A6