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Cisco Aironet 1250 Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point
Mounting Above a Suspended Ceiling
Figure 2-6
Access Point Mounting Plate
Note
The illustration shows the access point mounting plate mounted perpendicular to the T-bar box
hanger. You can also mount the bracket parallel to the T-bar box hanger.
Step 3
Determine the location in the ceiling where you will mount the access point and remove an adjacent
ceiling tile.
Step 4
Orient the access point 2-GHz and 5-GHz antennas so that they are pointing down when mounted on the
T-bar Box hanger.
Step 5
Adjust the height of the T-bar box hanger to provide antenna clearance above the ceiling tile using the
height adjusting screws (refer to
Step 6
Attach the T-rail clips on each end of the T-bar box hanger to the ceiling grid T-rails. Make sure the clips
are securely attached to the T-rails.
Step 7
Connect a drop wire to a building structural element and through the hole provided in the bracket
mounting clip. This additional support is required in order to comply with the U.S. National Electrical
Safety Code.
Step 8
Optionally, you can install a 10 AWG copper ground wire to the mounting plate ground stud (see
). The other end of the ground wire should be attached to a building ground connection point.
Step 9
Route your cables through the mounting plate openings or through the ends of the mounting plate.
Step 10
Optionally, you can secure your cables using the supplied tie-wraps and the mounting plate cable tie
points.
Step 11
Connect your cables to the access point connectors (see
) before attaching the access point to
the mounting plate (see the
“Connecting the Ethernet and Power Cables” section on page 2-15
).