Cisco Systems 1200 Removing a Blank Spacer Card, Location of Retaining Clips on Blank Spacer Card

Chapter 4 Upgrading the 2.4-GHz Radio

Removing a Blank Spacer Card

Removing a Blank Spacer Card

When your access point is not factory-configured with a 2.4-GHz radio, it contains a blank spacer card in the internal mini-PCI connector. You must remove the blank spacer card prior to installing a new 2.4-GHz radio card.

Caution Handle all components carefully and observe all ESD precautions. The internal access point components and the 2.4-GHz radio can be damaged by ESD from improper handling.

To remove the blank spacer card from the mini-PCI connector, following these steps:

Step 1 Push the card-retaining clips (on each side of card) away from the card (see Figure 4-2). When released, the board springs up.

Figure 4-2 Location of Retaining Clips on Blank Spacer Card

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Card-retaining clips	3	Antenna connector (black wire)
Antenna connector (white wire)

Step 2 Carefully bend the card near the slots in opposite directions to provide enough clearance to remove the antenna wires.

Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide

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