Cisco Systems 1200 Installing a 2.4-GHz Radio, Antenna Connector Labels and Mini-PCI Connector

Chapter 4 Upgrading the 2.4-GHz Radio

Installing a 2.4-GHz Radio

Installing a 2.4-GHz Radio

To install a new 2.4-GHz radio card into the access point, follow these steps:

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

Step 1 Carefully remove the Cisco Aironet 2.4-GHz radio card from its anti-static bag.

Step 2 Grasp the radio card only on the edges, being careful not to touch components on the board or the gold connector pins.

Step 3 Connect the black antenna wire connector to the radio card antenna connector marked by the black label (see Figure 4-4).

Caution To avoid damaging the antenna wire assemblies, handle them by their connectors.

Figure 4-4 Antenna Connector Labels and Mini-PCI Connector

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MAIN AUX

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74251

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Antenna connector (black wire) 3 Mini-PCI connector

Antenna connector (white wire)

Step 4 Connect the white antenna wire connector to the radio card antenna connector marked by the white label (see Figure 4-4).

Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide

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