Mount Ap433E Above A Suspended Ceiling (Plenum) - Fortinet AP400 Series Installation Manual

Verify that the AP is unlocked using the locking key on the unlock mechanism (on the
2.
same side as the Ethernet ports).
Press the AP433e against the T-bar at a slight angle and then rotate into place, as indi-
3.
cated in
For each antenna, loosen the knurled ring at the base of the antenna, orient the antenna
4.
and then retighten the ring.
Connect one end of the PoE Ethernet cable to the AP's Ethernet port (see
5.
page
Be sure to connect the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port; the cable can mistakenly be plugged into the
Console port. If you do this. the AP won't power up.
Figure 11:

Mount AP433e Above a Suspended Ceiling (Plenum)

Use the optional T-bar box hanger mounting kit to mount the AP433e above suspended ceiling
T-rails (see
ing rails and then the AP433e attaches to the T-bar box hanger. Note that an AP433e mounted
above the ceiling has about 2-3 dBm less RF coverage than an AP433e mounted under the
ceiling.
The AP433e with the metal enclosure exposed meets the requirements for fire resistance and
low smoke-generating characteristics required by Section 300-22(C) of the National Electrical
Code (NEC) for installation in a building's environmental air space.
You may need to modify thicker tiles to support this installation.
When installed in air-handling spaces, such as above a suspended ceiling, power the AP433e only with
a PoE, not a power supply.
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Figure 10 on page 29. You should hear it snap in place.
30).
Ports and Unlock Mechanism for the AP433e
USB
port
RESET
Figure 13 on page 32). The installation attaches the T-bar box hanger to the ceil-
Console Ethernet
port port
USB
G1
CONSOLE
Figure 11 on
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