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6 Preparing the AP for Installation
Before you mount and deploy your access point, we recommend that you perform a site survey (or use
the site planning tool) to determine the best location to install your access point.
You should have the following information about your wireless network available:
• Access point locations.
• Access point mounting options: on a wall or a ceiling only.
Note You can mount the access point above a suspended ceiling but you must purchase
additional mounting hardware: See “Mounting and Grounding the Access Point” section
on page 18 for additional information.
• Powered by 802.3af, through PoE from a network device or a PoE power injector or hub (usually
located in a wiring closet).
Note Access points mounted in a building’s environmental airspace must be powered using PoE
to comply with safety regulations.
Cisco recommends that you make a site map showing access point locations so that you can record the
device MAC addresses from each location and return them to the person who is planning or managing
your wireless network.
7 Installation Overview
Installing the access point involves these operations:
Step 1 Performing a Pre-Installation Configuration, page 15 (optional)
Step 2 Mounting and Grounding the Access Point, page 18
Step 3 Powering the Access Point, page 18
Step 4 Configuring and Deploying the Access Point, page 19
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