Cisco Aironet 1200 Series - Removing a Blank Spacer Card

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Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 4 Upgrading the 2.4-GHz Radio
Removing a Blank Spacer Card
Removing a Blank Spacer Card
When your access point is not factory-configured with a 2.4-GHz radio, it contains a blank spacer card
in the internal mini-PCI connector. You must remove the blank spacer card prior to installing a new
2.4-GHz radio card.
Caution Handle all components carefully and observe all ESD precautions. The internal access point components
and the 2.4-GHz radio can be damaged by ESD from improper handling.
To remove the blank spacer card from the mini-PCI connector, following these steps:
Step 1 Push the card-retaining clips (on each side of card) away from the card (see Figure 4-2). When released,
the board springs up.
Figure 4-2 Location of Retaining Clips on Blank Spacer Card
Step 2 Carefully bend the card near the slots in opposite directions to provide enough clearance to remove the
antenna wires.
1 Card-retaining clips 3 Antenna connector (black wire)
2 Antenna connector (white wire)
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