Ruckus R650 Wall or Ceiling Mount Bracket

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This is designed to be used with the plastic T-bar bracket that comes with the Ruckus R650 and other similar models like R700 and so on. I didn't want to wait 2 weeks for the expensive metal ceiling mounting kit to arrive, so instead I designed this. It simulates a T-bar for their plastic mounting bracket, but also has some holes so you can screw it into ceiling/wall anchors. Printed on a heavily modded Voron 2.4 with ASA+CF (ABS would be great too, but PLA might be a little iffy for a ceiling mount). Probably should check that the thickness of the printed piece isn't more than 1.6 mm and that it mates smoothly with their T-bar bracket. There's a bit of expected friction to avoid having it slip off, though I did design in a stopper on one end so it will avoid falling all the way off. For my install I used PoE+ to power the WAP, delivered via CAT6 cable from the ceiling, which was preinstalled in my home via a blank faced outlet cover. I drilled a hole in the outlet cover large enough for the ethernet cable to come through. And we decided to place the bracket a few CM to the right of the outlet+ethernet cable. The designed bracket has enough height to clear the outlet cover. I used a center punch to put marks in the ceiling where the bracket would be drilled (pencil should work too on white ceilings). Then I drilled holes for the anchors, installed the anchors, and then screwed the bracket into the ceiling. I hung the WAP temporarily from its Ethernet cable to avoid needing 3 hands. Feel free to judge me for this. It is a good idea to test to make sure it is powered and working properly before mounting it too securely to the ceiling in general however. Once the bracket was in place, I first pushed on the small plastic insert into the bracket on the ceiling since it was hard to get in. Then I put slid the WAP left to mate the plastic insert with their T-bar bracket that I had already installed on the back of the WAP. Pressing the insert and the bracket from both sides I heard a "click" indicating the insert had found its home. A quick wiggle test verified everything was secure. There is a bit of play in their plastic bracket, but it is solidly mounted. Once installed, I logged in to the web interface for the WAP and turned off the status LEDs since we placed it over top of the living room entertainment area.

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