Wireless access point installation kit and method

A method of installing a wireless access point device behind a wall or ceiling surface and between and to adjacent longitudinal structural joists laterally spaced apart a dimension A, comprising:

• a) providing a rough-in bracket comprising a continuous frame member surrounding a window having a rectilinear shape, the window having a lateral dimension less than the dimension A between the joists;
• b) attaching a pair of mounting straps connected to opposite lateral sides of the frame member to the adjacent joists;
• c) constructing the wall or ceiling surface across a series of the joists;
• d) cutting an aperture in the wall or ceiling surface that registers closely with the window in the rough-in bracket;
• e) providing an enclosure including a rectilinear rear housing defined by a rear face and a pair of parallel lateral sidewalls connected at right angle corners to a pair of parallel longitudinal sidewalls both extending forward from the rear face, and a front facing that extends laterally and longitudinally outward from the rear housing along a front edge of the lateral and longitudinal sidewalls, wherein the front facing defines an opening into an enclosure cavity formed within the rear housing sized to receive a wireless access point device therein and having mounting points for securing the wireless access point device within the enclosure cavity, wherein the rear housing has a shape to closely fit through the frame member window with the front facing sized too large to fit through the window, the enclosure further including a pair of rotatable dog ears in both of the longitudinal sidewalls but not the lateral sidewalls and spaced rearwardly from the front facing, the rotatable dog ears being sized to extend outward from the rear housing beyond the window and behind the frame member so as to secure the enclosure to the rough-in bracket, wherein each of the dog ears rotates about a front-to-rear axis and is fastened to an actuating bolt having a forward-facing head approximate flush with the front facing;
• f) passing the rear housing of the enclosure through the aperture in the wall or ceiling surface and through the frame member window until the front facing contacts the window;
• g) rotating the dog ears on the enclosure to extend outward from the rear housing beyond the window and behind the frame member so as to secure the enclosure to the rough-in bracket;
• h) inserting a wireless access point device into the cavity and securing the wireless access point device therein using the mounting points;
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• i) attaching an aesthetic cover to the front facing, the cover occluding the opening and sized to extend outward beyond the front facing so as to completely mask the enclosure.