User's Manual

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Step 4: Mounting the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Points
Ceiling Mount BaseCe iling Mount Base
When you are mounting the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point in the middle of a ceiling (flat sides
toward the room or hallway), use the ceiling-mount base to mount the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access
Point as shown in the following figure and as described below:
Figure - Assembling the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point and Ceiling-Mount Base
• Copy the MAC address(es) from the label(s) on the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point onto
the corresponding location on the map. MAC addresses have the format 000B85xxxxxx.
• Attach the ceiling-mount base to the bottom of the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point using
the factory-supplied machine screws and washers.
• Position the ceiling-mount base so its keyhole slots are partly on the drywall, sheet metal, or
other screw heads installed in Step 3: Preparing Mounting Locations
.
Note: If the screws do not securely hold the ceiling-mount base, remove the Nortel Networks
WLAN - Access Point and adjust the screws until they hold the ceiling-mount base securely.
• Attach the cables to the sides of the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point.