Meru Networks ap400, Installation Manual

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12 Meru Access Point Installation Guide © 2010 Meru Networks, Inc.
Install the AP400
Mount AP400 Below a Suspended Ceiling
The brackets on the bottom of the AP400 allow it to be mounted directly to a ceiling T-bar (see Figure
8 ). Note that the AP lock must be disabled by sliding the locking key (provided in the box) into the
unlock hole on the side of the AP shown in Figure 7 in order to clip the AP in place.
Figure 9: Mounting AP400 to a Suspended Ceiling Rail
To mount an AP400 below a suspended ceiling:
1.
Determine the location on the ceiling rail where the AP will be mounted and remove the ceiling
tiles.
2.
Verify that the AP is unlocked using the locking key on the unlock mechanism (on the same side as
the Ethernet ports).
3.
Press the AP400 against the T-bar at a slight angle and then rotate into place, as indicated in Figure
8 . You should hear it snap in place.
4.
For each antenna, loosen the knurled ring at the base of the antenna, orient the antenna and then
retighten the ring.
5.
Connect one end of the PoE Ethernet cable to the AP’s Ethernet port (see Figure 9 ).
Caution!
Be sure to connect the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port; the cable can
mistakenly be plugged into the Console port. If you do this. the AP won’t power up.
T-bar
(in ceiling)
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