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Installation and Configuration ATTENTION! While Cisco Aironet 1000 Series IEEE 802.11a/b/g lightweight access points have been engineered for easy installation, there are some very important guidelines for installation: • PLACE Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Lightweight Access Points NO MORE THAN 140 FEET APART FROM EACH OTHER. Placing Cisco Aironet 1000 Series 802.11a/b/g lightweight access points farther apart almost always results in poor coverage. • DO NOT MOUNT Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Lightweight Access Points OUTSIDE BUILDINGS. • DO NOT MOUNT Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Lightweight Access Points ON BUILDING PERIMETER WALLS UNLESS THE OPERATOR WANTS TO PROVIDE COVERAGE OUTSIDE THE BUILDING. • BE SURE that plenum-mounted Cisco Aironet 1000 Series 802.11a/b/g lightweight access points are powered using Power over Ethernet (PoE) and use only the metal brackets (not the Ceiling-Mount Base or the Hanging-Ceiling Clips) to comply with safety regulations. • BE SURE THAT Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Lightweight Access Points ARE INSTALLED VERTICALLY as shown in Figure 1. Installing Cisco Aironet 1000 Series 802.11a/b/g lightweight access points vertically either standing up in a plenum or hanging from a ceiling, creates the largest coverage area per Cisco Aironet 1000 Series lightweight access point. Hanging Cisco Aironet 1000 Series 802.11a/b/g lightweight access points from the ceiling provides the best RF coverage. Figure 1 Access Point Installed Vertically 135662 • DO NOT MOUNT Cisco Aironet 1000 Series lightweight access point ANTENNAS WITHIN ONE METER (3 FT.) OF ANY METAL OBSTRUCTIONS. THE RF WAVES FROM Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Lightweight Access Points ARE BLOCKED AND/OR REFLECTED BY METAL OBJECTS AP1020/1030 Cisco Aironet 1000 Series IEEE 802.11a/b/g Lightweight Access Points with External Antennas - Quick Start Guide 78-17147-01 2