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Mount AP1000e Above a Suspended Ceiling
Use the optional T-bar box hanger mounting kit to mount AP1000e above suspended ceiling T-rails. The
installation attaches the T-bar box hanger to the ceiling rails and then the AP1000e attaches to the T-
bar box hanger. Note that AP1000e mounted above the ceiling has about 2-3 dBm less RF coverage than
AP1000e mounted under the ceiling.
You may need to modify thicker tiles to support this installation.
Warning! When installed in air-handling spaces, such as above a suspended ceiling,
power the AP1000e only with a PoE, not a power supply. See
numbers.
To mount an AP1000e above the ceiling with the optional T-bar kit, follow these steps:
1. Determine the location on the ceiling rails where the AP will be mounted and remove the ceiling
tile.
2. Unpack the T-bar hanger kit.
3. Attach the mounting bar (depicted in
handle) with the crossbar of the mounting kit sandwiched between them. See
Figure 36: Mounting Bar
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Figure 36) to the mounting brace (which looks like a small
Installing AP1000e
Power Supplies for part
Figure 37.
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