CiscoAironetAccessPointDeploymentGuide
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Figure15:AccessPointBracketChoices
IftheAPneedstobemounteddirectlytoaceilingonthegridwork,AIR‐AP‐BRACKET‐1mountsflushand
hasthelowestprofile.Sincesomeceilingtilesarerecessed,twodifferentstylesofceilingclips,recessed
andflushrails,areavailable
tomountthebrackettotheceilinggridwork.(SeeFigure16).
Figure16:RecessedandFlushedCeilingGridClips
IftheAPneedstobemountedtoanelectricalbox,toanothertypeofwiringfixture,insideaNEMA
enclosureoronawall,theAIR‐AP‐BRACKET‐2
isabetterchoice.Theextraspaceinthebracketallows
forwiring,andtheextraholeslineupwithmanypopularelectricalboxes.
ChannelRailAdapters
WhenmountingAPstoceilingchannelrails,suchasthoseshowninFigure17,usetheoptionalchannel
adapter.TheAIR‐CHNL‐ADAPTERcomesinatwo‐pack,slidesontothechannelrails,andattachestothe
ceilinggridclipsdescribedabove.Figures18and19showthechannelrails,
channeladapter,ceilinggrid
clip,andfinishedinstallation.