Cisco Systems ChannelRailAdapters

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CiscoAironetAccessPointDeploymentGuide 
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Figure15:AccessPointBracketChoices
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IftheAPneedstobemounteddirectlytoaceilingonthegridwork,AIR‐AP‐BRACKET‐1mountsflushand
hasthelowestprofile.Sincesomeceilingtilesarerecessed,twodifferentstylesofceilingclips,recessed
andflushrails,areavailabletomountthebrackettotheceilinggridwork.(SeeFigure16).
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Figure16:RecessedandFlushedCeilingGridClips
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IftheAPneedstobemountedtoanelectricalbox,toanothertypeofwiringfixture,insideaNEMA
enclosureoronawall,theAIR‐AP‐BRACKET‐2isabetterchoice.Theextraspaceinthebracketallows
forwiring,andtheextraholeslineupwithmanypopularelectricalboxes.
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ChannelRailAdapters
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WhenmountingAPstoceilingchannelrails,suchasthoseshowninFigure17,usetheoptionalchannel
adapter.TheAIR‐CHNL‐ADAPTERcomesinatwo‐pack,slidesontothechannelrails,andattachestothe
ceilinggridclipsdescribedabove.Figures18and19showthechannelrails,channeladapter,ceilinggrid
clip,andfinishedinstallation.
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