Above The Ceiling (Plenum) Installation - Motorola AP-6521 Series Installation Manual

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Above the Ceiling (Plenum) Installation

An above the ceiling installation requires placing the access point above a suspended ceiling and
installing the provided light pipe under the ceiling tile for viewing the status LED of the unit. An above
the ceiling deployment enables installations compliant with drop ceilings, suspended ceilings and
industry standard tiles from .625 to .75 inches thick.
NOTE
CAUTION
The mounting hardware required to install the access point above a ceiling consists of:
• Light pipe
• Badge for light pipe
• Decal for badge
To install the access point above a ceiling:
1. If possible, remove the adjacent ceiling tile from its frame and place it aside.
2. If required, install and attach a security cable to the access point's lock port.
3. Mark a point on the finished side of the tile where the light pipe is to be located.
4. Create a light pipe path hole in the target position on the ceiling tile.
5. Use a drill to make a hole in the tile the approximate size of the access point LED light pipe.
CAUTION
The access point is Plenum rated to UL2043 and NEC1999 to support
above the ceiling installations. To ensure UL compliance and proper
access point operation within the Air Handling Plenum, the access point
must be installed with the bottom surface of the unit in contact with the
un-finished surface of the ceiling tile. Placing the product on the ceiling
tile will facilitate the positioning of the light pipe. Placement of the
product in the Air Handling Plenum off of, or away from, the unfinished
surface of the ceiling tile is not UL approved and certification of UL2043
compliance would be void in that case.
Motorola Solutions does not recommend mounting the access point
directly to suspended ceiling tile with a thickness less than 12.7mm
(0.5in.) or a suspended ceiling tile with an unsupported span greater
than 660mm (26in.).
Motorola Solutions recommends care be taken not to damage the
finished surface of the ceiling tile when creating the light pipe hole
and installing the light pipe.
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