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jk0411
May 18, 2017Aspirant
wall mounting of WAC120?
Hi. I'm trying to wall-mount a WAC 104 Wireless access point. The specs claim that it is wall-mountable, and there are what appear to be the usual keyhole slots on the back. However, at least on ...
- Jul 03, 2017
I just want to follow-up on this. Any updates?
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jk0411
Jun 08, 2017Aspirant
DanA,
Thanks very much for asking, but you've basically gotten me back to where I started. With most things that come with keyhole slots that appear to be positioned for wall mounting but that don't come with specific wall mount kits (including other NETGEAR products), I just just find some appropriately-sized screws, make a template or otherwise figure out the spacing between the slots, and attach the screws either to a wall or, e.g., a piece of wood that attaches to the wall, leave the screw heads sticking up an appropriate amount, and then sliide the keyhole slots over the screws and be done with it.
I don't know if there is any standardized terminology for keyhole slot or fittings, but, so we are talking about the same thing, they basically have three elements. If one is looking at them the way they appear in the picture, there is a wide, usually round, opening (at one end or, in this case, the middle) and one or two narrower slots. There is also an area under the narrower slot(s), usually the diameter of the circular opening,, in which the mounting fitting (often a screw head) can slide (I think it is known as a "T-slot" in woodworking and will juse that term below).
Now, I've got a large enough selection of screws that can be pressed into service that finding the screws that will match the slots (heads of small enough diameter to go through the large openings in the keyholes but large enough to be retained by the narrower part of the openings, and thin enough to slide in the "T-slot" area below the keyholes) is rarely a problem. I have not been able to find a match with the WAC104 keyhole slots, at least the ones on the WAC104 that I have. Specifically I cannot find anything with the right minimum or maximum head dialmeter that can slide in the T-slot (that I presume is there). So, the question, put somewhat more exactly, comes down to three possible relevant questions:
(1) Assuming there is a screw size and configuration that will work, what is it?
(2) Is my problem not with the screw size but, e.g., some plastic flashing that is obscuring the T-slot such that I just need to use a little more force with the screws or some wort of pick or scraper than can reach in there to clear it out?
(3) Or is there actually no T-slot under the keyhole slot on the WAC104, meaning that the apparent keyhole slots are somewhat misleading and that I should give up on my quest to wall-mount the WAC104 using those slots?
Your most recent answer implies that the third possibility is not the case and that the keyhole slots on the WAC104 can be used in wall mounting if I can find the correct screws.
Is that a correct understanding?
thanks,
john
DaneA
Jul 03, 2017NETGEAR Employee Retired
I just want to follow-up on this. Any updates?
We’d greatly appreciate hearing your feedback letting us know if the information I’ve provided has helped resolve your concern or if you need further assistance. If ever your concern has been addressed or resolved, I encourage you to mark the appropriate reply as the “Accepted Solution” so others can be confident in benefiting from the solution. The NETGEAR Community looks forward to hearing from you and being a helpful resource in the future!
Regards,
DaneA
NETGEAR Community Team
- jk0411Jul 04, 2017Aspirant
Dane,
Sorry, it took me until yesterday to get back to the device location. It looks as if a flathead #4 screw will work if it is _very_ exactly positioned or that a 6d nail (2 inch) will work. The latter seems to be more or less the right size as far as the device is concerned, but is rather large for driving into most wall surfaces and, since it would need to be driven straight in rather than at an anglr, unsuitable for mounting the device on drywall (or most cubicle walls) Consequently, wall mounting with either of those arrangements essentially involves building a bracket --perhaps just a strip of wood into which screws can be driven or nails driven through and then cut off or bent over at he bottom -- putting the access point on the bracket, and then fastening the bracket to the wall. Not a really good solution from my perspective, but workable.
Thanks very much for your help.
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