Installation Guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1 About this Installation Guide
- 2 Planning the SC8800-S AP Installation
- 3 Preparing the SC8800-S AP at the Depot and Shipping to the Field
- 4 Installing the SC8800-S AP in the Field
- Installation Components and Constraints
- Deploying the Access Point
- Mounting the Access Point
- Mounting the U-Joint Bracket to the Main Mounting Bracket
- Attaching the Main Mounting Bracket to a Flat Surface
- Attaching the Main Mounting Bracket to a Wooden Pole
- Attaching the Main Mounting Bracket to a Metal Pole
- Mounting the Hook Bracket to the U-Joint Bracket
- Assembling the AP Attachment Bracket and the Access Point
- Attaching the AP Attachment Bracket and AP to the Hook Bracket
- Safety-Cabling the AP
- Mounting External Antennas (Optional)
- Verifying Access Point Operation
- 5 What to Do Next
- Appendix A: Ruckus Wireless-Supplied and Customer-Ordered Parts
- Appendix B: Resetting the Access Point to Factory Default Settings
- Appendix C: Installer Mounting Dimensions
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Installing the SC8800-S AP in the Field
Verifying Access Point Operation
Connecting the AP to the Network
The AP can connect to the network using data cables, or can connect to the network using
wireless backhaul if it is part of a mesh network.
NOTE: If the ZoneDirector is set to Enable Mesh, ZoneDirector automatically assigned
the AP as a Root AP while “Configuring the AP for Management by ZoneDirector”
on
page 15
.
1. If the AP is part of a mesh network, continue with Step 2. If the AP is using AC power,
then continue with Step 4
. If the AP is using PoE, then continue with Step 6.
2. When the AP has been configured as Root AP, and is powered up and does not find a
wired connection back to its ZoneDirector, it automatically looks for another Root AP.
When it finds another AP in the mesh network, it automatically provisions itself as a
Mesh AP in the mesh network.
3. Continue with “Configuring the External Antenna Gain”
on page 54 or “Associating a
Wireless Client with the AP” on page 59.
4. Connect the Ethernet cable from your network’s router or switch to the PoE IN port on
the AP.
5. Continue with “Configuring the External Antenna Gain”
on page 54 or “Associating a
Wireless Client with the AP” on page 59.
6. Connect the Ethernet cable from the Data In port on the PoE injector to your network’s
router or switch.
7. Continue with “Configuring the External Antenna Gain”
on page 54 or “Associating a
Wireless Client with the AP” on page 59.