Pole Installation Hardware and Tools 15
Warnings 15
Safety Information 15
FCC Safety Compliance Statement 15
Safety Precautions 16
Avoiding Damage to Radios in a Testing Environment 17
Safety Precautions When Installing Antennas 18
Installation Guidelines 19
Site Surveys 20
Before Beginning the Installation 20
Installing the Access Point 21
CHAPTER 3
Mounting on a Wall or a Pole 21
Installation Option 21
Access Point Mounting Orientation 22
Mounting the Access Point on a Wall 23
Mounting the Access Point on a Pole 26
Assembling the Pole Clamp Bracket and the Mounting Bracket 26
Pole Mounting 28
Working with the Access Cover 33
Opening the Access Cover 33
Closing the Access Cover 34
Installing External Antennas 35
Antenna Selection Examples 36
Non-Cisco Antennas 38
Grounding the Access Point 38
Using the Reset Button 39
Powering the Access Point 40
Connecting a Power Injector 41
Connecting an Ethernet Cable to the Access Point 42
Connecting AC Power to IW-6300H-AC-x-K9 42
Connecting DC Power to IW-6300H-DCW-x-K9 44
Connecting DC Power to IW-6300H-DC-x-K9 45
Performing Maintenance 46
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