CHAPTER 3
Installation Overview
• Performing a Preinstallation Configuration (Optional), on page 17
• Preinstallation Checks and Installation Guidelines, on page 19
• Mounting the Access Point, on page 20
• Attaching a Power Adapter, on page 30
• Installing a Lightning Arrestor, on page 33
• Grounding the Access Point, on page 34
• Powering the Access Point, on page 36
• Connecting Data Cables, on page 41
Performing a Preinstallation Configuration (Optional)
The following procedures describe the processes to ensure that your AP installation and initial operation go
as expected.
Performing a preinstallation configuration is an optional procedure. If your network controller is properly
configured, you can install your AP in its final location and connect it to the network from there.
Note
The following illustration shows the preinstallation configuration setup:
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