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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Installing AP320i
Install the Access Point
The AP320i ships with a detachable ceiling mounting bracket, making the unit ready for ceiling
mounting. You can also use the included wall-mount bracket by attaching it to the default ceiling-
mount one that comes already attached. Installation directions are provided below.
Mount AP320i in any of the following ways:
Mount AP320i Below a Suspended Ceiling
Mount AP320i Above a Suspended Ceiling
Mount AP320i Vertically on a Wall
Set AP320i on a Shelf
Mount AP320i Below a Suspended Ceiling
AP320i ships ready to mount on a suspended ceiling; the attached bracket clips to a ceiling rail.
To mount an AP320i below a suspended ceiling, follow these steps:
1. Determine the location on the ceiling rail where the AP will be mounted and remove the ceiling
tiles.
2. Align the mounting bracket with the slots indicated in Figure 15 below.
Figure 15: Install AP320i Below a Suspended Ceiling
3. Press down on the tab indicated in Figure 15 and rotate the AP320i into place. Note that depending
on the date on which the AP was shipped, there may be two tabs on the underside (as shown above).
T-bar
(in ceiling)
Mounting bracket Press this tab down
with T-bar.
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