Introduction

You have now designed your wireless installation, found the perfect spot for your bridge, evaluated antenna solutions, and are ready to do begin the installation. But wait, what are you going to use to attach the antenna to the roof? How are you going to connect the antenna to the bridge? Do you have the right connectors? Is there an appropriate power source nearby? Are you going to just set the bridge on the ground or mount it on a wall? What are you going to do about lightning protection?

All of these questions and more are addressed in this chapter. Specifically, we also examine the mounting options for Yagi and dipole style antenna. We also look at the functioning of the Cisco lightning arrestor with grounding ring and how to properly incorporate this piece of safety equipment into your wireless solution.

At this point, we shift the focus from the antenna accessories and look at some of the available options for the access points (APs) and bridges themselves. Though the APs and bridges have been covered in detail in previous chapters, this chapter looks specifically at the appropriate locations to mount these devices. We also look at the options available for mounting both out of the box as well as add-on mounting kits. In addition to the mounting options, we also examine the spare power supplies that are available, including the inline power injector that is now available for the 350 series bridges and APs. We then continue...