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Chapter 4 2.4-GHz Radio Upgrade for Autonomous Access Points
Installing a 2.4-GHz Radio
Step 5 Place the radio card and antenna card on the ESD-protected work surface.
Step 6 Use your fingernail to carefully remove the antenna wire connectors from the 2.4-GHz radio card. Do
not remove the antenna wire connectors from the antenna board.
Caution The antenna connectors can be damaged if you use long-nose pliers during the removal
process.
Caution To avoid damaging the antenna wire assemblies, handle them by their connectors.
Figure 4-3 Antenna Wires
Step 7 Place the removed 2.4-GHz radio card into an anti-static bag. The antenna card connects to your new
radio card.
Go to the “Installing a 2.4-GHz Radio” section.

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 new 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.
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