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Mounting the Aruba 80 Outdoor Wireless Access Point
The installation of Outdoor rated Access Points, antennas or ancillary
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equipment should only be performed by trained personnel. Do NOT attempt to
install an Access Point on an elevated building, mast or pole by yourself or without
the use of the appropriate safety equipment
The Aruba 80 Outdoor Wireless Access Point may be deployed outdoors, exposed to the elements (extreme
sunshine, rain, snow - hot and cold climates) and mounted on a wall, pole or mast.
The Aruba 80 Indoor rated Power over Ethernet injector (model AP-AC-80-1) must be deployed indoors, or
within an enclosure protecting it from the elements.
The Aruba 80 Outdoor Wireless Access Point is supplied complete with its own mounting hardware kit for
attaching the unit to a 1.5" to 2" diameter steel pole or tube or as part of a radio mast or tower structure.
Physical installation of the Aruba 80 Outdoor Wireless Access Point involves the following steps:
1.
Mount the unit on a wall, pole, mast, or tower using the mounting bracket.
2.
Mount external antennas on the same supporting structure as the Access Point and connect them to the
Access Point unit.
Caution: NOTE: the use of lightning arrester units, in-line or mast mounted, with the N-Type antenna interface is highly
recommended and if not used may void product warranty.
Caution: Be sure that grounding is available and that it meets local and national electrical codes. For additional lightning
protection, use lightning rods, lightning arrestors, or surge suppressors.
3.
Connect the grounding wire to the unit.
4.
Connect the Ethernet cable to the unit.
5.
Connect the power injector to the Ethernet cable, a local LAN network point and an AC power source.
6.
Orient the antennas.
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