User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- About This Guide
- Meru Access Points and Radio Switch
- Installing the AP300
- Installing the AP200
- Installing the OAP180
- Installing the AP150
- Installing the RS4000
- Specifications
- AP Accessories
- Mounting Bracket Stencils
- Cautions and Warnings
- Regulatory Information
Installing the Access Points
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8. Align the AP200 mounting posts over the circular portion of the keyhole mounts,
push the AP in and slide the AP down until it engages with the locking detents
(see Figure 19). You should hear it snap in place.
9. For each antenna, loosen the knurled ring at the base of the antenna (see
Figure 15), point the antenna straight down, then retighten the ring.
10. Connect one end of the PoE 100BaseT Ethernet cable to the 100/1000 Ethernet
connector, shown in (see Figure 16).
Mounting Above a Suspended Ceiling
The optional T-bar box hanger mounting kit allows the AP200 to be mounted above
suspended ceiling T-rails (see Figure 21). The installation attaches the T-bar box
hanger to the ceiling rails using clips. The AP200 attaches to the mounting bracket
that is attached to the T-bar box hanger.
The AP200 antennas should point straight down for this type of installation. You may
need to modify thicker tiles to support this installation.
Note:
For the AP201 and AP208 access points, a shielded Cat 5e (or greater)
Ethernet cable must be used in order to comply with international electro-
magnetic emissions limits.
If it is not practical to use shielded cables, contact Meru Support for a line
filter, available at no charge, that may also be used to ensure compliance.
Caution!
Be sure to connect the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port; the cable can
mistakenly be plugged into the Console port.
Warning!
When installed in air-handling spaces, such as above a suspended ceiling,
the AP200 is to be powered via PoE only (PoE is required).
Warning!
The AP200 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 must remove the plastic enclosure to reveal the
plenum-rated AP200 metal case for installations above a suspended ceiling.
Additionally, you must 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).