Installation guide

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Install the AP300
Mount AP300 Above a Suspended Ceiling (Plenum)
The optional T-bar box hanger mounting kit allows the AP300 to be mounted above suspended ceiling
T-rails (see Figure 11). The installation attaches the T-bar box hanger to the ceiling rails using clips.
The AP300 attaches to the mounting bracket that is attached to the T-bar box hanger.
The AP300 with the metal enclosure exposed meets the requirements for fire resistance and low
smoke-generating characteristics required by Section 300-22(C) of the National Electrical Code (NEC)
for installation in a building’s environmental air space.
You may need to modify thicker tiles to support this installation.
Figure 11: AP Mounted Above a Suspended Ceiling
1. Determine the location on the ceiling rails where the AP will be mounted and remove the ceiling
tile.
2. Unpack the T-bar hanger kit and unfold the legs of the T-bar hanger.
Warning! When installed in air-handling spaces, such as above a suspended ceiling,
power the AP300 only with a PoE, not a power supply.
Warning! Use Ethernet cable that meets the requirements for operating in plenums
and environmental air space (in accordance with Section 300-22(C) of the NEC).
Warning! Any Fast Ethernet (FE) cables installed in air-handling spaces should be
suitable under NEC Article 800.50 and marked accordingly for use in plenums and air-
handling spaces with regard to smoke propagation, such as CL2-P, CL3-P, MPP (Multi
Purpose Plenum), or CMP (Communications Plenum).
Bracket mounting clip
Mounting bracket
T-bar hanger
Height adjustment scre
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Height adjustment screw
Suspended ceiling T-rail
T-rail clips
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