Specifications

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Chapter 3: Mounting the Enclosure
Earth
Horizontal
Pole
Pole
Bracket
SmartPath AP
Enclosure
Not good. The face of the pole
bracket tilts downward. When the
assembly is complete, the
antennas will also tilt downward,
providing suboptimal RF coverage.
Not good. In this case, the face of
the pole bracket tilts upward. When
the assembly is complete, the
antennas will also tilt upward, again
providing suboptimal RF coverage.
Good! The face of the pole bracket
is perpendicular to the Earth, so
when the assembly is complete,
the antennas will be oriented
vertically for optimal RF coverage.
Figure 3. Orientation of the pole bracket when mounted to a horizontal pole.
2. Position the end of the mounting plate with the grounding stud at the bottom, and align the center hole with that on the pole
bracket. Then use the three 10-32 machine screws to attach the mounting plate to the pole bracket, as shown in Figure 4.
Grounding Stud
Pole
Bracket
Mounting
Plate
2.1 Fasten the mounting plate
to the pole bracket by
attaching the three screws
by hand.
2.2 Adjust the mounting plate
to a vertical position.
2.3 Tighten the screws firmly
in place with a screwdriver
for
1
⁄4" (6-mm) slotted
screws or a drive socket
for
5
⁄16" (8-mm) nuts.
Figure 4. Attach the mounting plate to the pole bracket.