Yeah, we're East coast, though we've had an earthquake that caused building cracks. Nothing fell that I'm aware of though.
I know that Cisco directs people to the Oberon mounts, I just don't see why they didn't bother to design a mount themselves. Or buy up Oberon, that would be more their m.o. Mind sharing where you got those for under $50? Did you have to buy hundreds? Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 13, 2015, at 2:26 PM, Jeffrey D. Sessler <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I’ll add that with t-bar mounting, we often add a secondary cable strap from > the AP to a solid mount. Should the t-bar come apart during an earthquake the > AP should be captured by the secondary cable. This is similar to what we do > for chandeliers, wall mounted LCD/TV, etc. Then again, we are in So Cal, so > earthquakes are a given. > > For the Oberon, I believe I paid under $50 each for them. Cisco’s deployment > guide for the 3700-series specifically mentions the Oberon (and only the > Oberon) under the wall mounting section. I took that to be about as Official > as can be without Cisco OEM’ing them. :) > > Jeff > > From: "[email protected]" on behalf of Jason Watts > Reply-To: "[email protected]" > Date: Saturday, September 12, 2015 at 9:32 AM > To: "[email protected]" > Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco AP Horizontal Mounting Bracket > > Jeff is right. If the correct mounts can be budgeted and found then go with > them. We always try to mount using the t-bar scissor clamp if a ceiling > exists or direct to solid ceiling structure if possible. > > Barring that it's best to check with risk management if you use something > non-standard. > > I'd only seen the Oberon units prior to Dan's post and am a fair bit more > interested in the Terra-Wave mounts having seen them. > > It's still a pity that Cisco doesn't offer anything official and for a > reasonable price. I don't think these pieces should cost more than $30/AP and > could be paintable by the user to add flexibility and lower cost if people > don't want the added expense of the powder coated white. > > > >> On 9/12/2015 11:25 AM, Jeffrey D. Sessler wrote: >> Here is my PSA about the shelf brackets and other creative mountings. >> >> If this is your home, then your choice of how to mount is up to you. >> >> If this is your university, make sure to consult with risk-management. If >> the brackets aren't engineered for mounting these devices and there is a >> chance that they could fall and hit someone, say during an earthquake, you >> may want to spend the extra money on an item specifically engineered for the >> purpose. If nothing more, it’s inexpensive insurance against a lawsuit. >> >> Jeff >> >> From: "[email protected]" on behalf of Jason Watts >> Reply-To: "[email protected]" >> Date: Friday, September 11, 2015 at 8:08 PM >> To: "[email protected]" >> Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco AP Horizontal Mounting Bracket >> >> I've been using these shelf brackets with some modification. I use >> self-tapping screws carefully placed, and they are two piece, so the plastic >> piece comes off revealing a channeled bracket. I am using a stepped hole saw >> and passing the cable through the bracket straight into the channel. A tiny >> mod to the plastic cover where it overlaps the AP and you can barely spot >> the patch. >> >> I can post a picture of one next week. >> >> http://www.homedepot.com/p/Unbranded-9-1-in-x-5-8-in-White-Designer-Shelf-Bracket-EB-0036-WT/204611772 >> >>> On 9/11/2015 3:03 PM, Dan Brisson wrote: >>> I'm wondering if anyone out there can recommend a horizontal mounting >>> bracket for Cisco APs. Ventev TerraWave has a new model out and Oberon has >>> had them for a while. The TerraWave model looks good but comes in at >>> around $100, which is bit pricy for me. >>> >>> The ideal bracket would be able to be screwed to a standard single gang >>> electrical box. >>> >>> Anybody have any other recommendations? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> -dan >> >> -- >> Jason Watts | Senior Network Administrator >> H1 >> PRATT INSTITUTE >> >> ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE >> Constituent Group discussion list can be found at >> http://www.educause.edu/groups/. >> ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE >> Constituent Group discussion list can be found at >> http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
