Installation Guide

Table Of Contents

Install the AP332e

Table 3: Antenna Mappings

Install the AP332e

Select a Location

Attach the Provided Antennas

Install the Access Point

Select a Location

All AP332e interconnected equipment, including the associated LAN connection, must be contained

within the same building. In addition, the AP332e location should meet the following conditions:

 Relatively unobstructed access to the stations the AP serves. Select a location with minimal physical

obstructions between the AP and the wireless stations. In an office with cubicles, mounting the APs

below a hanging ceiling (plenum is supported) or the wall near the ceiling provides the least

obstructed communications path. On a wall, orient the AP332e horizontally so that you can read

the Meru logo without tilting your head at 90 degrees - this orientation provides optimum MIMO

performance.

 Access to wall outlet or a to a Power over Ethernet (PoE) connection to the network switch servicing

the controller.

 We recommend planning for about 50 clients per radio (or per interference region) if you plan to

use Virtual Port and plan to have phones as clients. For a data-only installation, plan up to 128

clients per radio, meaning 256 for AP320 and 128 for other AP332e models. Refer to the Meru

Deployment Guides on the support site for more information.

AP332e is designed to provide 360 degree omni-directional coverage as illustrated below. Plan place-

ment with this pattern in mind.

Antenna Radio/Channel

1Radio 1

2Radio 1

3Radio 1

4Radio 2

5Radio 2

6Radio 2