ᐅ Unifi NanoHD on a Concrete Ceiling – What Type of Junction Box Should Be Used?
Created on: 6 Nov 2020 13:32
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BananaJoe
Hello everyone,
I’m wondering what type of mounting box would be best to install in a precast concrete ceiling to easily mount a Wi-Fi access point (the plan is to use a Unifi NanoHD, or possibly the already available Access Point AC Pro for now) without a suspended ceiling.
The architect suggests a HaloX 180, but that seems a bit excessive to me. Especially if, at least in the longer term, the NanoHD is going to be mounted on the ceiling. It only has a diameter of 16cm (6.3 inches) and therefore might not fully cover the HaloX or its mineral fiber panel.
Is it possible to install a standard flush-mounted box in such a precast concrete ceiling (apparently from Dennert, if that’s relevant)? I imagine it could be used to house the CAT cable, keystone jack, and a short patch cable, with the access point then installed on top. Would there be enough space for that?
Are there any better solutions?
Thanks in advance!
I’m wondering what type of mounting box would be best to install in a precast concrete ceiling to easily mount a Wi-Fi access point (the plan is to use a Unifi NanoHD, or possibly the already available Access Point AC Pro for now) without a suspended ceiling.
The architect suggests a HaloX 180, but that seems a bit excessive to me. Especially if, at least in the longer term, the NanoHD is going to be mounted on the ceiling. It only has a diameter of 16cm (6.3 inches) and therefore might not fully cover the HaloX or its mineral fiber panel.
Is it possible to install a standard flush-mounted box in such a precast concrete ceiling (apparently from Dennert, if that’s relevant)? I imagine it could be used to house the CAT cable, keystone jack, and a short patch cable, with the access point then installed on top. Would there be enough space for that?
Are there any better solutions?
Thanks in advance!
moHouse schrieb:
In the end, it’s a matter of cost. Well....
When manufacturing the Filigran slab, using a recessed box instead of a Halox box (assuming they even do that) hardly saves anything. The effort remains the same or is even higher because the recessed box is not designed for this purpose. The Halox box costs just about 20 euros.
If you install 1-2 boxes completely by yourself, in my opinion, the effort is not worth it either.
Because you also need to arrange the Cat cable and the conduit.
On top of that, there are travel costs to the construction site, the right tools, and labor time.
hanse987 schrieb:
I wouldn’t recess the access point. First, it won’t be ideal for Wi-Fi performance, and mainly what bothers me about recessing it is that the cutout probably won’t fit the new access point when replacing it. In case anyone is interested :-).
I installed the first access point yesterday.
I recessed the access point completely into the electrical box and screwed a white speaker grille to the ceiling.
Recessed or not, I don’t notice any difference at least in my case.
K1300S schrieb:
Do you have a comparison between placing the device on the ceiling versus inside the ceiling? Identical performance at these two locations contradicts basic physics. Exactly. From on the ceiling to inside the ceiling (access point depth = 33mm (1.3 inches)). The access point is sitting on the speaker grille.
The performance definitely won’t be the same.
For me, within the movement radius to the next access point, any drop in signal strength is unmeasurable, at least with the tools I have available 🙂.
Even if some performance is lost, it’s still a good compromise for me.
I find these devices quite unattractive.
AMNE3IA schrieb:
In case anyone is interested 🙂.
I installed the first access point yesterday.
I recessed the access point completely into the back box and screwed a white speaker grille to the ceiling.
Recessed or not, I don’t notice any difference at least.Could you please share a picture of it?Similar topics