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Cisco Aironet 4.5-dBi Low Profile Omnidirectional Antenna (AIR-ANT5145V-R)
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Installing the Antenna
Tools and Equipment Required
To install the antenna, you will need the following tools and equipment.
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The mounting kit supplied with your antenna consisting of:
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Mounting bracket
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Two T-rail clips with studs
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Two plastic spacers
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Two 1/4-20 T-rail nuts with built-in washers
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A 9 mm open end wrench or suitable pliers
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Standard screwdriver
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A 3/4 in. (20 mm) drill bit
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A Drill
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A pencil or suitable marker
Installing the Antenna Using T-Rail Clips
Follow these steps to install the antenna using the T-rail clips. It may be helpful to refer to before you
begin.
Step 1
Choose a location in which to install the antenna.
Step 2
Remove the adjacent ceiling panels on each side of the T-rail on which the antenna is to be installed.
Note
The panels must be removed so you can attach the antenna’s cables to the cables coming from
the device using the antenna. Removing the pane lets you support to the ceiling T-rail when you
snap the antenna in place on the mounting bracket.
Step 3
Attach the T-rail clips to the ceiling T-rail.
Step 4
Verify that the distance between the t-rail studs is 3.125-in (80 mm).
Step 5
Use a screwdriver to tighten the T-rail clip stud to the T-rail.
Step 6
Slip a plastic spacer onto the stud of each T-rail clip. Make sure the spacer legs are positioned against
the T-rail. See
Figure 1
for details.
Step 7
Position the mounting bracket into the T-rail clip studs.
Step 8
Start a T-rail nut on each stud.
Step 9
Tighten each T-rail nut wrench tight.
Step 10
Use the mounting bracket to determine and mark where to drill the antenna cable access hole in the
ceiling panel.
Step 11
Drill a 3/4 in. (20 mm) hole at each mark.
Step 12
Position the antenna over the mounting bracket and feed each cable through its respective access hole.
Step 13
Grasp the ceiling T-rail as closely as possible to the mounting bracket while aligning the antenna with
the retaining tabs.
Step 14
Snap the antenna over the retaining tabs.
