Mounting The Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Lightweight Access Points; Ceiling Mount Base - Cisco AIR-AP1020 - 1000 Series Lightweight Access Point Quick Start Manual

Mounting the Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Lightweight Access Points

Mounting the Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Lightweight Access
Points
Using the supplied or optional orderable Cisco Aironet 1000 Series lightweight access point mounting
kits, mount each Cisco Aironet 1000 Series lightweight access point in its indicated location, oriented
as shown on the map. Note that you can mount the Cisco Aironet 1000 Series 802.11a/b/g lightweight
access points in the ceiling plenum or below the ceiling, but that they perform best when mounted below
the ceiling.
The Cisco Aironet 1000 Series lightweight access point supports Antenna Sectorization, which can be
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used to increase the number of clients and client throughput in a given air space. Installers can mount
two Cisco Aironet 1000 Series 802.11a/b/g lightweight access points back-to-back and the Network
operator can disable the second antenna in both Cisco Aironet 1000 Series 802.11a/b/g lightweight
access points to create a 360-degree coverage area with two sectors.
The Cisco Aironet 1000 Series 802.11a/b/g lightweight access points can be mounted in one of the
following configurations:
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Ceiling Mount Base

When you are mounting the Cisco Aironet 1000 Series lightweight access point in the middle of a ceiling
(flat sides toward the room or hallway), use the ceiling-mount base to mount the Cisco Aironet 1000
Series lightweight access point as shown in the following figure and as described below:
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Ceiling-Mount Base -- Refer to
Ceiling-Mount Clips -- Refer to
Projection Wall Mount -- Refer to
Flush Wall Mount -- Refer to
Ceiling-Mount Bezel -- Refer to the Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Lightweight Access Point
Ceiling-Mount Bezel Kit Installation and Configuration Guide.
Ceiling Mount Base.
Ceiling-Mount Clips.
Projection Wall Mount.
Flush Wall Mount.
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