Details about access point
installation on a standard ceiling
Before you begin
Hardware requirements for installation:
One AP4000 access point
One AH-ACC-BKT-AX-TB bracket
About this task
The access point ships with the AH-ACC-BKT-AX-TB mounting bracket for standard 15/16
in. dropped ceiling grid or for 9/16 in. wide and flat T-bar, and for walls or solid
surfaces with the appropriate mounting hardware. For wall or solid surface
installation using the AH-ACC-BKT-AX-TB bracket, see Install the Access Point on a Wall or a Solid Surface Using the AH-ACC-BKT-AX-TB Bracket.
The bracket and the access point have a red dot on the back that acts as a guide
during installation.
To install the access point:
Procedure
Remove the ceiling tiles.
Align the bracket on the ceiling
rail in such a way that the bracket metal angled cuts are parallel to the sides
of the ceiling rail.
Callout
Description
1
Metal angled cuts
2
Wall mount holes
3
White tab
Rotate the bracket clockwise
until the metal angled cuts on the back of the bracket hook over the edge of the
ceiling rail and the white tabs click in place.
Note
There are two white tabs in
the back of the bracket that holds on to the ceiling rail in place. Use your
finger to push and unhook one side of the white tab if you want to remove
the accessory from the ceiling rail.
Attach the Ethernet port cap to the access point Ethernet port.
Align the red dot on the back of the access point against the red dot on the
bracket.
Note
The bracket has a center circular tip that fits into the circular dip on
the back of the access point.
Press and rotate the access
point 1/8th turn clockwise until it clicks into place on the bracket.
Attach the Cat6 RJ45 cable to
the Eth0 or Eth1 port.