Mount the Access Point Using the WS-MBI-DCFLUSH Bracket to a Flat T-bar

About this task

The optional WS-MBI-DCFLUSH (#37211) bracket can also be used for T-bar installations without the mounting bracket.

Before you begin

  • T-bar width must be 9/16 in. (15 mm), 15/16 in. (24 mm), 1.5 in. (38 mm)
  • T-bar bottom must be flat all the way across
  • T-bar minimum base thickness: N/A; must be structurally sound
  • T-bar maximum base thickness is 0.080 in. (2 mm)
  • Ceiling tile must be flat all the way across
  • Maximum ceiling tile protrusion allowed is 0.015 in. (0.38 mm)

Procedure

  1. Remove the ceiling panels around the drop ceiling T-bar rail.
  2. Open the movable sliding part of the bracket to give the stationary and slider T-bar more space.
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    Install the WS-MBI-DCFLUSH bracket
    Plastic DCFLUSH bracket installation on a T-bar
    Callout Description
    1 T-bar
    2 Movable sliding part of the DC-FLUSH bracket
  3. Hook the stationary end of the T-bar bracket onto the T-bar.
  4. Tilt the T-bar up slightly in such a way that you are holding the stationary and movable sides of the bracket.
  5. Squeeze the bracket parts together until you hear the T-bar locking tab click into place.
  6. Slide the T-bar ceiling mount bracket base into the back of the access point. The locking tab fits into a groove in the outside of the AP.
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    Attach the AP unit onto the WS-MBI-DCFLUSH bracket
    Access point installation on to the DC-FLUSH that is mounted on the T-bar
  7. Hold the AP and rock it back and forth to ensure that it is securely mounted.
  8. Attach the Ethernet cable‘s RJ45 connector to the LAN1 port.
  9. Place the ceiling tile back in place.
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