Meru Networks AP300 Installation Manual page 42

Install the AP300
Caution!
mistakenly be plugged into the Console port. If you do this, the AP won't power up.
7. If you are not using a PoE device, connect an external power supply to the power connector and
plug it into the wall.
Mount AP300 Below a Suspended Ceiling
The optional suspended ceiling mounting kit (ACC-MNT-SCRMKIT) allows the AP300 mounting bracket
to attach to suspended ceiling T-rails (see
To comply with NEC code, attach a groun d ing wire to any of the screws us e d to attach the AP300
Note:
to the mounting bracket.
Figure 9: Mounting any AP to a Suspended Ceiling Rail using ACC-MNT-SCRMKIT
Keps nuts with attached
locking washer
To mount an AP300 below a suspended ceiling:
1. Determine the location on the ceiling rail where the AP will be mounted and remove the ceiling
tiles.
2. Place each of the two caddy fasteners on the ceiling T-rail and twist to attach to the rail.
3. Adjust the distance between the caddy fasteners by using the mounting bracket holes as a guide.
4. Tighten the caddy fasteners in place using a standard screwdriver. Do not overtighten.
5. Place each spacer on the caddy fastener stud. The spacer legs should contact the ceiling T-rail.
6. Align the mounting bracket keyholes with the caddy fastener studs and slide the AP300 to the
narrow end of the hole.
7. Attach a keps nut to each caddy fastener stud and hand tighten. Do not overtighten.
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Be sure to connect the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port; the cable can
Figure 9).
Suspended ceiling T-rail
Caddy fastener(s)
Plastic spacer(s)
Mounting bracket
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