Attaching The Access Point To The Mounting Bracket; Securing The Access Point To The Mounting Bracket - Cisco 1232AG - Aironet - Wireless Access Point Hardware Installation Manual

Chapter 6 Mounting Instructions
Follow these steps to mount your access point on a suspended ceiling:
Decide where you want to mount the access point.
Step 1
Attach two caddy fasteners to the suspended ceiling T-rail.
Step 2
Step 3 Use the mounting bracket to adjust the distance between the caddy fasteners so that they align with the
holes in the mounting bracket.
Use a standard screwdriver to tighten the caddy fastener studs in place on the suspended ceiling T-rail.
Step 4
Do not overtighten.
Install a plastic spacer on each caddy fastener stud. The spacer's legs should contact the suspended
Step 5
ceiling T-rail.
Attach the mounting bracket to the caddy fastener studs and start a Keps nut on each stud.
Step 6
Step 7 Use a wrench or pliers to tighten the Keps nuts. Do not overtighten.
Step 8 Attach the access point to the mounting bracket.

Attaching the Access Point to the Mounting Bracket

Follow these steps to attach the access point to the mounting bracket:
Step 1 Line up the three mounting pins on the access point with the large ends of the keyhole-shaped holes on
the mounting bracket.
Step 2 Insert the access point into the keyhole shaped holes and maintain a slight pressure to hold it in place.
Step 3 Slide the access point's mounting pins into the small ends of the keyhole-shaped holes on the mounting
bracket and push the connector end of the access point. You will hear a click when the locking detent
contacts the access point and locks it into place.
Step 4 Attach and adjust the antenna(s) or antenna cables.
Step 5 Connect the Ethernet cable to the access point's Ethernet port.
Insert the 1200 series power module cable connector into the access point's 48-VDC power port (if you
Step 6
are using a local power source).

Securing the Access Point to the Mounting Bracket

The security hasp on the mounting bracket allows you to lock the access point to the bracket to make it
more secure. When the access point is properly installed on the mounting bracket, the holes in the
security hasps line up so you can install a padlock.
Known compatible padlocks are Master Lock models 120T or 121T.
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Attaching the Access Point to the Mounting Bracket

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