User's Manual

Contents
1 About this Guide ..................................................................................................... 8
1.1 Audience........................................................................................................... 8
1.2 Other Sources of Information ........................................................................... 8
1.2.1 Meru Publications ..................................................................................... 8
1.2.2 Website Resources .................................................................................... 8
1.3 Typographic Conventions ................................................................................ 8
2 Contacting Meru ................................................................................................... 10
2.1 Customer Services and Support ..................................................................... 10
2.2 RMA Procedures ............................................................................................ 10
3 AP433 Series ......................................................................................................... 11
3.1 What is AP433? .............................................................................................. 11
3.2 AP433 Series Configurations ......................................................................... 11
3.3 Features for AP433 Series .............................................................................. 11
4 Installing AP433e.................................................................................................. 14
4.1 Safety Precautions .......................................................................................... 14
4.2 Package Content, AP433e .............................................................................. 14
4.3 Determine Power Requirements..................................................................... 14
4.3.1 IEEE Std 802.3af PoE Usage .................................................................. 14
4.3.2 IEEE Std 802.3at PoE Usage .................................................................. 14
4.4 Installation Requirements ............................................................................... 15
4.5 Additional Equipments ................................................................................... 15
4.6 Install the AP433e .......................................................................................... 15
4.6.1 Select a Location ..................................................................................... 15
4.6.2 Attach the Provided Antennas ................................................................ 16
4.6.3 AP433e Antenna Port-Radio Mapping ................................................... 17
4.7 Install the Access Point AP433e .................................................................... 18
4.7.1 Mount AP433e Horizontally on a Shelf .................................................. 18
4.7.2 Mount AP433e Vertically on a Wall ...................................................... 18
4.7.3 Mount AP433e below a Suspended Ceiling ........................................... 20
4.7.4 Mount AP433e above a Suspended Ceiling (Plenum) ............................ 21
4.7.5 Mount AP433e on a Dropped Ceiling Bevel Tile ................................... 23
4.7.6 Mount AP433e on an Interlude T-Bar .................................................... 24
4.8 Check AP433e LED Activity ......................................................................... 25
4.8.1 AP433e LED Description ....................................................................... 25
4.8.2 Change LED Appearance ....................................................................... 25
4.9 Approved Antennas for AP433e .................................................................... 26
4.10 Where to Go From Here ................................................................................. 26
5 Installing AP433i & 433is .................................................................................... 27