Mount for a network device
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1. A wireless access point comprising:
- a receptacle including a first compartment that supports and houses an access point assembly having an access point circuit and a second compartment that supports and houses an antenna assembly having an antenna circuit, wherein;
the antenna circuit is configured to process wireless communication signals,the receptacle is sized to be disposed in a socket that is installed with an opening of an installation surface, such that at least a portion of the receptacle is disposed in the opening of the installation surface, andthe receptacle includes a receptacle flange with one or more locking tabs that snap into a recess in a socket flange.
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Abstract
A mounting system is provided. The mounting system may include a network device, a socket, and a socket cover. The network device is operable to provide one or more network services. The socket is configured to be installed with an opening of an installation surface. The network device is sized to engage the socket and disposed in the opening of the installation surface. The socket cover is sized to engage with the socket such that the network device is covered. The mounting system may be used to install the network device with the installation surface.
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1. A wireless access point comprising:
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a receptacle including a first compartment that supports and houses an access point assembly having an access point circuit and a second compartment that supports and houses an antenna assembly having an antenna circuit, wherein; the antenna circuit is configured to process wireless communication signals, the receptacle is sized to be disposed in a socket that is installed with an opening of an installation surface, such that at least a portion of the receptacle is disposed in the opening of the installation surface, and the receptacle includes a receptacle flange with one or more locking tabs that snap into a recess in a socket flange. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for installing a network device, the method comprising:
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installing a socket in an installation surface, the socket having a first compartment that is sized to receive a network device assembly having a network device circuit and a second compartment that is sized to enclose an antenna circuit, the network device assembly being operable to provide a network service; installing a network device in the socket, the network device including the network device assembly, the network device being engaged with the socket through inserting a locking tab of the network device into a recess of the socket, such that the network device and socket are interlocked, wherein the socket is configured to receive a security tool that rotates to release the locking tab. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A mounting system comprising:
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a network device including a network circuit operable to provide one or more network services; an antenna circuit electrically connected to the network circuit and configured to process wireless communication signals; a socket configured to be installed with an opening of an installation surface, wherein the network device is sized to engage the socket and disposed in the opening of the installation surface; a circuit receptacle having a first compartment and a second compartment separated by a divider, wherein the first compartment houses the network circuit and the second compartment houses the antenna circuit; a socket cover that is sized to engage with the socket such that the network circuit and the antenna circuit are covered; and an add-on network module electrically connected to the network circuit, wherein the circuit receptacle comprises a third compartment to house the add-on network module, wherein the add-on network module receives instructions from the network circuit to operate the add-on network module. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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