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Chapter 2: Installing the Access Points
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Installing the AT-WA7501
You can place the AT-WA7501 horizontally or vertically on a desk or
counter. If you want to mount the AT-WA7501 to a wall or beam using an
Allied Telesyn mounting bracket kit, you need one of these mounting kits:
Mounting bracket kit (to be purchased separately)
Rotating mounting bracket kit (to be purchased separately)
To order one of these kits, contact your Allied Telesyn representative.
To maintain the IP54 environmental rating, you must mount the
AT-WA7501 in either the horizontal or vertical position. If you order the
AT-WA7501 with the heater option, you must use one of the mounting
bracket kits to mount the AT-WA7501 with the LEDs facing down.
A variety of external antenna options are available for the AT-WA7501.
Contact your Allied Telesyn representative for information about the
various antenna options, including higher gain and directional antennas.
For more information about antennas and antenna accessories, see
“Antennas and Antenna Accessories” on page 247.
To install the AT-WA7501, do the following procedure:
1. Attach the antenna or antennas. For more information, see “External
Antenna Placement Guidelines” on page 60.
Note
If the AT-WA7501 has an 802.11a full-range radio, you must use the
antennas that are already attached to the antenna connectors.
2. Mount the AT-WA7501. For help see the AT-WA7501 Quick Install
Guide and the instructions that shipped with the bracket kit.
3. Connect the AT-WA7501 to your wired LAN (unless you are using it as
a WAP). For help, see “Connecting the AT-WA7501 to Your Wired
LAN” on page 52.
4. Connect the AT-WA7501 to power. For help, see “Connecting the
AT-WA7501 to Power” on page 53.
When you are done installing the access points, you need to configure
them to communicate with your network.
Connecting the
AT-WA7501 to
Your Wired LAN
Unless you are using the AT-WA7501 as a WAP, you need to connect it to
your Ethernet or fiber optic network. To connect the AT-WA7501 to your
fiber optic network, you must have a AT-WA7501 with the fiber optic