Install the Access Point on a USA Model Junction Box Using the Stainless-Steel Bracket

Install the access point on a junction box using the wall plate stainless-steel bracket and the extension accessory on USA model and EU model junction box.

Before you begin

Hardware required for junction box installation:
  • One AP302W access point
  • One flat head T8 security torx M2.5×6.5 mm long locking screw
  • One 100 mm RJ45 cable (not including connectors), CAT.5E flat LAN cable
Note

Note

Provide your own flat head screwdriver and a torx screwdriver.

About this task

You can install the access point on a junction box. For USA model junction boxes, you can use the stainless-steel bracket that comes with the access point for installation.

Procedure

  1. Remove the screws and the faceplate from the junction box.
  2. Line up the bracket holes with the large hole on the junction box.
    Note

    Note

    When you line up the holes, the bracket locking tab must be pointing up and the junction box must be fully covered by the bracket.
  3. Using the aligned holes, attach the bracket to the junction box using the screws removed from the junction box earlier.
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    Wall plate bracket components
    Stainless-steel wall plate bracket highlighting the various installation components.
    Table 1. Wall plate mounting bracket components for wall and junction box installation
    Callout Description
    1 Security locking tab
    2 Access point holding tabs
    3 Junction box installation hole
    4 Large hole to place on the junction box and to run the RJ45 cable through
  4. Run the Ethernet cable or the RJ45 cable from the junction box and through the wall plate bracket's large center hole.
  5. Connect the Ethernet cable or the RJ45 flat cable to the access point.
  6. Align the access point back slots with the stainless-steel bracket access point holding tabs, and then slide the access point onto the bracket until it is fully seated in place.
  7. Using a security torx T-8 or a VT-8 screw, secure the bracket locking tab for physical security.

Install the Access Point on a EU Model Junction Box Using the ACC-BKT-AX-WP-EXT Accessory

Before you begin

Hardware required for installation with extension accessory:
  • One AP302W access point
  • One stainless-steel wall plate bracket
  • One ACC-BKT-AX-WP-EXT accessory
  • Four Phillips washer pan head M2.5×7 mm long screws to attach the extension to the wall plate bracket
  • Two Phillips pan head M3.5×38 mm long screws for wall plate bracket mounting
  • Two Phillips flat head 6–32×35 mm long screws for junction box attachment
  • One flat head T8 security torx M2.5×6.5 mm long locking screw
  • One 100 mm RJ45 cable (not including connectors), CAT.5E flat LAN cable

About this task

If the RJ45 connector protrudes from the junction box face plate, you need a 20 mm extension between the junction box and the access point during installation to place the RJ45 cable. Use the ACC-BKT-AX-WP-EXT accessory with the stainless-steel mounting bracket for providing extension.
Note

Note

You must purchase the -EXT extension accessory separately.

Procedure

  1. Using the stainless-steel mounting bracket as a template, mark and drill two mounting holes around the junction box faceplate.
    The mounting holes must be located above and below the junction box face plate.
  2. Attach the wall plate bracket to the extension accessory using four Phillips washer pan head M2.5×7 mm long screws.
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    Wall plate bracket attachment to extension accessory
    Stainless-steel bracket being attached to a box extension accessory using four Phillips washer pan head M2.5×7 mm long screws.
  3. Attach one end of the Ethernet cable or the RJ45 cable in to the junction box.
  4. Line up the wall plate bracket large hole against the junction box face plate and run the other end of the RJ45 cable through the wall plate bracket hole.
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    Feed the RJ45 cable through the large center hole on the stainless-steel bracket face
    Image of a EU model junction box with one end of the RJ45 cable attached to the junction box port and the other end of the RJ45 cable being fed through the large center hole on the stainless-steel bracket.
  5. Using the aligned holes, attach the bracket with the extension accessory around the junction box using the 6-32×35 mm long screws included with the -EXT bracket.
  6. Connect the Ethernet cable or the RJ45 flat cable to the access point.
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    Attach the Ethernet cable or RJ45 cable to the access point rear pass through port
    Image of one of the Ethernet cable being attached to the rear pass through port.
  7. Align the access point back slots with the stainless-steel bracket access point holding tabs, and then slide the access point onto the bracket until it is fully seated in place.
  8. Using a security torx T-8 or a VT-8 screw, secure the bracket locking tab for physical security.
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    Security torx screw installation to the access point
    Security torx screw being attached to the security locking tab of the access point to secure the access point in place with the bracket and the extension accessory.
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