Dell PowerConnect W-AP175 Dell PowerConnect W-AP175P Installation Guide - Page 20

Second Wrapping of Tape 1. Cut a 4" (100 mm) strip of electrical tape from the roll. 2. Using 3/4" (19mm) electrical tape, begin wrapping at the connector and create four layers. 3. After completing the fourth layer of tape, check your work to ensure there are no places where water can collect. If there are, you must smooth out those areas with additional layers of tape or remove the weatherproofing and begin again. Figure 15 Completed Wrapping Pieces of tape as needed Rubber will be wrapped with 4 layers of tape AP175_20 First and third layers wrap top to bottom 4. Repeat this process for all connectors. Second and final layers wrap bottom to top Installing the W-AP175 The W-AP175 can be installed on a wall or attached to a pole. The following section describes how to attach the necessary hardware to the AP and how to mount the AP in the selected location. Selecting the Installation Site  The site should be located within at least a 60% range of the 1st fresnel zone without obstacles to provide line of sight (LOS) transmission, increase coverage capacity, and minimize the number of necessary sites.  If no LOS is secured, areas in non-line-of-sight (NLOS) areas could be covered as well, but the distance of coverage and area of coverage are decreased; more sites are needed to provide coverage for same area than in the LOS scenario.  Interference must be considered in site selection. The new site should avoid known interference, unless the interference is controllable.  Keep the W-AP175 away from places that are susceptible to high temperature, dust, harmful gas, inflammable, explosive, electromagnetic interference (high power radar, radio station and transformer), unstable voltage, heavy vibration, or loud noise. In engineering design, the site should be selected according to the network planning and technical requirements of communications equipment, as well as the considerations such as climate, hydrology, geology, earthquake, electric power, and transportation. 20 Dell PowerConnect W-AP175 Outdoor Access Point | Installation Guide