Cisco AIR-AP1010 Quick Start Guide - Page 28

Appendix A Planning Notes External Antennas The APs are designed to be used exclusively with the internal high-gain antennas and have no provisions for external antennas. Note As described in the AP1020 and AP1030 Cisco Aironet 1000 Series 802.11a/b/g Lightweight Access Points with External Antennas - Quick Start Guide, the AP1020 and AP1030 APs have jacks for external antennas. Mounting Options This section contains the mounting information. Note Because the AP internal antennas have been designed to reduce inter-floor interference, it is strongly recommended that you mount the AP standing or hanging straight up or down. Note You can mount the AP in the ceiling plenum or below the ceiling using the ceiling mount base or wall mount brackets, but the APs perform best when mounted below the ceiling. Caution Plenum-mounted APs MUST BE powered using PoE to comply with safety regulations. • When you are mounting the AP in the middle of a ceiling, ceiling plenum, or hallway, you will typically use the color-coordinated ceiling-mount base to stabilize the AP after it is mounted. Use the mounting base to mark the sheet metal, drywall, or other screw locations. • The mounting base attaches to the bottom of the AP with two supplied screws, and then the assembly slides and locks onto two sheet metal, drywall, or other screws. • When you are mounting the AP out from a wall (flat sides along the room or hallway), use the projection-mount L-bracket supplied with the AP. Use the L-bracket to mark the sheet metal, drywall, or other screw locations. • When you are mounting the AP against a wall (flat Side A toward the inside of the building), use the flush-mount bracket supplied with the AP. The flush-mount L-bracket is the one with one long and one short leg. Use the L-bracket to mark the sheet metal, drywall, or other screw locations. AP1010 Cisco Aironet 1000 Series IEEE 802.11a/b/g Lightweight Access Points with Internal Antennas - Quick Start Guide A-2 78-17146-01