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Cisco Aironet 1100 Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide

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2.4 GHz Radio Upgrade

This chapter provides upgrade instructions for the 2.4-GHz (IEEE 802.11b-compliant or

IEEE 802.11g-compliant) radio card and includes the following sections:

• Upgrade Overview, page 7-2

• Unpacking the Radio, page 7-2

• Removing the Back Cover, page 7-3

• Removing a 2.4-GHz Radio, page 7-4

• Installing a 2.4-GHz Radio, page 7-5

• Replacing the Back Cover, page 7-8

Summary of content (9 pages)

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Fi r st Dr aft - CISCO CON FIDENTIAL C H A P T E R 7 2.4 GHz Radio Upgrade This chapter provides upgrade instructions for the 2.4-GHz (IEEE 802.11b-compliant or IEEE 802.11g-compliant) radio card and includes the following sections: • Upgrade Overview, page 7-2 • Unpacking the Radio, page 7-2 • Removing the Back Cover, page 7-3 • Removing a 2.4-GHz Radio, page 7-4 • Installing a 2.
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Chapter 7 2.4 GHz Radio Upgrade Upgrade Overview Fi r st Dr aft - CISCO CON FIDENTIAL Upgrade Overview This section provides instructions for upgrading the access point 2.4-GHz radio. The following operations summarize the upgrade procedure: Caution Note 1. Remove all cables and power connections from the access point. 2. Follow standard electrostatic discharge (ESD) procedures. 3. Place the access point on an ESD-protected work surface. 4. Remove the access point’s back cover. 5.
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Chapter 7 2.4 GHz Radio Upgrade Removing the Back Cover Fi r st Dr aft - CISCO CON FIDENTIAL Removing the Back Cover To remove the access point’s back cover, follow these steps: Step 1 Remove all cables and power connections from the access point. Step 2 Remove all static-generating items from the work area, such as plastic material, styrofoam cups, and other similar items. Step 3 Place the access point and the new 2.4-GHz radio (in its antistatic bag) on an antistatic work surface.
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Chapter 7 2.4 GHz Radio Upgrade Removing a 2.4-GHz Radio Fi r st Dr aft - CISCO CON FIDENTIAL Removing a 2.4-GHz Radio To remove a 2.4-GHz radio card from your 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 Gently lift the top of the antenna card until it clears the plus shaped (+) support post (see Figure 7-2).
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Chapter 7 2.4 GHz Radio Upgrade Installing a 2.4-GHz Radio Fi r st Dr aft - CISCO CON FIDENTIAL Step 6 Use your fingers 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 by using a pair of long-nose pliers during the removal process. Caution To avoid damaging the antenna wire assemblies, handle them by their connectors.
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Chapter 7 2.4 GHz Radio Upgrade Installing a 2.4-GHz Radio Fi r st Dr aft - CISCO CON FIDENTIAL Step 4 Step 5 Use your fingers to carefully connect the antenna wire connectors to the connectors on the 2.4-GHz radio card (see Figure 7-3). Caution The antenna connectors can be damaged by using a pair of long-nose pliers. Caution To avoid damaging the antenna wire assemblies, handle them by their connectors. Insert the radio card into the access point’s mini-PCI connector by following these steps: a.
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Chapter 7 2.4 GHz Radio Upgrade Installing a 2.4-GHz Radio Fi r st Dr aft - CISCO CON FIDENTIAL Step 7 Insert the antenna card into the notch in the support bracket and gently push until it is seated (see Figure 7-5). Figure 7-5 1 Inserting Antenna Card Antenna card 2 Support bracket notch Step 8 Align the hole on the top of the antenna board with the support post and gently push down until the board is fully seated on the support post.
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Chapter 7 2.4 GHz Radio Upgrade Replacing the Back Cover Fi r st Dr aft - CISCO CON FIDENTIAL Replacing the Back Cover To replace the back cover on the access point, follow these steps: Step 1 While holding the back cover near the connector end, carefully place the antenna end’s latches into the detents on the antenna end of the front cover (refer to Figure 7-6).
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Chapter 7 2.4 GHz Radio Upgrade Replacing the Back Cover Fi r st Dr aft - CISCO CON FIDENTIAL The radio card installation is now complete. To configure the new radio with your new wireless network settings, refer to the Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide for Cisco Aironet Access Points.