A transit shelter Wi-Fi package specifies pole-mount brackets, but the box on site only contains wall-plate mounts. What should the installer do?
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Short Explanation
Mounts are not optional jewelry—they are how the AP survives vibration, wind, and curious hands. If the design says pole-mount, grab those brackets. Wall plates on a round pole are a hack waiting to fail.
Full Explanation
A transit shelter Wi-Fi package that specifies pole-mount brackets—while the box on site only contains wall-plate mounts—requires the installer to use the specified pole-mount brackets and hardware called out in the design package rather than improvised wall plates. Mount kits are engineered for wind load, grounding, and orientation on shelter poles. Improvisation creates safety and coverage failures for riders relying on civic Wi-Fi.
Cable-tying the AP to the pole with leftover copper ground wire skips required brackets and is unsafe. Drilling a wall-plate mount into the metal pole while ignoring the bill of materials violates the design package. Leaving the AP on the shelter bench until riders complain is not an installation method.
Exam caveat: mounting hardware is part of the design—do not substitute unrelated kits without an approved change. Operational check: stop work, obtain the specified pole-mount brackets from the BOM, install per manufacturer instructions for the shelter pole, and photograph the completed mount for as-built records. Do not energize the shelter AP until the correct pole kit is torqued and bonded per the manufacturer sheet. Confirm success with a second client on the same civic SSID before closing the ticket.