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Install the AP300
© 2010 Meru Networks, Inc. Installing AP300
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Install the Access Point
AP300 ships with a detachable mounting bracket. The AP300 is designed to be compatible with brackets
supplied by Meru and by other vendors as follows. The AP300 mounts directly on the AP150 mounting
bracket. If you are replacing AP200s/AP300s, the AP300 bracket can be mounted on the old
AP200s/AP300s bracket with included shoulder screws; you don’t need to remove the old brackets.
AP300 can also be directly mounted on third-party brackets such as Proxim AP4000 and Cisco standard
brackets.
You can mount an AP300 in the following ways:
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Mount AP300 Horizontally on a Shelf
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Mount AP300 Vertically on a Wall
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Mount AP300 Below a Suspended Ceiling
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Mount AP300 Above a Suspended Ceiling (Plenum)
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Mount AP300 in a Hoffman Enclosure
Mount AP300 Horizontally on a Shelf
When mounting an AP300 horizontally, remove the mounting bracket. Be sure to position the antennas
vertically when an AP300 sits on a surface.
Mount AP300 Vertically on a Wall
Note:
If you are replacing AP150s, you can use the existing brackets: the AP150 and AP300 use the
same bracket. If you are replacing AP300s, the AP300 bracket can be attached to the old bracket with
included shoulder screws; you don’t have to remove the old brackets. This bracket will also mount
seamlessly into the Proxim AP4000 bracket and standard Cisco brackets.
To mount an AP300 on a wall:
1.
Using the bracket holes as a guide, mark the location on the wall for the two AP bracket mounting
screws. If possible, center the mounting screws on a wall stud. If you do not center the mounting
screws on a wall stud, use plastic wall anchors. Orient the AP300 horizontally so that you can read
the Meru logo without tilting your head at 90 degrees - this orientation provides optimum MIMO
performance.
2.
Drill holes at the locations you marked:
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3/16-inch holes if you are using plastic anchors
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1/8-inch holes if you are using only the screws
3.
If you are using plastic anchors, install them in the holes.
4.
Screw in the screws most of the way.
5.
Mount the bracket on the screws, placing the circular portion of the keyhole mounts over the screw
heads and sliding the bracket down.
6.
Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to the switch and the other end to the AP300 Ethernet port.