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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Contents
About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xi
Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Other Sources of Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Meru Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Website Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
External References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Typographic Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Contacting Meru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Customer Services and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Chapter 1
Access Points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
AP300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
AP300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
AP320i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
AP332e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
AP332i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chapter 2
Installing AP300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Best Practices for an AP300/AP1000 Network . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Unpack the AP300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Determine Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
802.af PoE Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
802.3at PoE Usage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Installation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Additional Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Install the AP300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Select a Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Attach the Provided Antennas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Install the Remote Antenna Mount (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Install External ACC-ANT-MIMO-MNT Antenna with Three Connectors (optional)18
Install Remote ACC-ANT-6ABGN-24 Antenna with Six Connectors (optional). 20
Install Antennas With One Connector (optional) . . . . . . . . . . 21
Install the Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Check AP300 LED Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Where to Go From Here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Chapter 3
Installing AP320i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33