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H657 · iPad mini 6th Generation

Front Mount for iPad mini 6th Generation

Mount the enclosure to the front of a mullion and install iPad mini 6th Generation and its cabling.
iPad mini fitted in the H657 Front Mount on the face of a mullion.

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In the box

  1. 1 x Heckler Front Mount
  1. 2 x Mullion-mounting Screw (F063)
  2. 2 x Rubber Washer (F064)
  3. 1 X Cable Tie (F817)
  4. 1 x Enclosure Assembly Key (F529)
  5. 1 x Set Screw Assembly Key (F914)
  6. 1 x USB-C to right angle USB-C adapter (F102)
  7. 1 x Hook-and-loop Dot (F695)
Exploded parts illustration labeled A through G, showing the Front Mount, a mounting screw, rubber washer, coiled cable tie, two hex keys, and a right-angle USB-C adapter.

Mount the pocket to your mullion

Determine your installation height

Front-mounted iPad enclosure beside a 48-inch vertical dimension from the floor to the top of the screen opening.

Position the assembled mount on the mullion at its desired installation height

Using a felt-tipped marker, mark the two screw positions and the CAT cable hole position as shown.

The assembled Front Mount held against a mullion, with a marker at the upper screw hole and the two screw positions and center cable opening highlighted.

Drill the mounting screw holes into the mullion

Mullion hole layout beside the door and glass: two screw holes 1.5 inches (38.1 mm) apart, with their centerline 0.75 inch (19.1 mm) from the glass-side edge and the cable hole between them.

Drill the hole for the CAT cable

Use the smallest diameter drill bit possible to enable your network cable to pass through the mullion.

Two mounting screws aligned with the small mullion holes above and below the larger cable opening.

Remove the tablet enclosure from the pocket

Animation showing a hex key at a lower set screw, followed by the pocket tilting away from the tablet enclosure.

Route the CAT cable through the mullion

A network cable with an RJ45 connector emerging from the larger mullion hole between the two screw holes.

Fasten the mounting screws into the mullion

Animation showing the pocket against the mullion, the network cable through its center opening, and two mounting screws with washers moving into position.

Install your PoE adapter inside the pocket

A PoE adapter inside the pocket, with the network cable entering its left end through the mullion and USB ports visible at the right end.

Install the iPad mini 6th Generation

Loosen the top and bottom enclosure brackets

Back of the empty tablet enclosure with four bracket screw positions marked and a hex key at one screw.

Install the iPad mini 6th Generation into the enclosure

Carefully slide the iPad mini from the open end of the enclosure, past the loosened brackets.

Slide the iPad mini until it fully engages with the tab on the far side of the enclosure.

Animation showing the iPad mini entering the open end of the enclosure and sliding beneath the brackets until it reaches the far-side tab.

Connect the right-angle USB-C adapter and Apple USB-C cable

Animation showing the USB-C cable connecting to the right-angle adapter, then the adapter connecting to the iPad mini port.

Tighten the enclosure-bracket screws

Back of the enclosed iPad mini with four bracket screw positions marked, a hex key at one screw, and the right-angle adapter and charging cable connected.

Your iPad mini enclosure is now prepared to be mounted to the pocket.

Install the tablet enclosure to the pocket

Connect the charging cable to the PoE adapter (optional)

Transparent view of the enclosure angled away from the mullion-mounted pocket, showing the charging cable between the iPad adapter and PoE adapter, with excess cable gathered inside.

Hang the enclosure on the pocket

Animation showing the enclosure engaging the top of the pocket and swinging into place, with the internal charging cable visible through the transparent view.

Tighten the set screws

Using the supplied ball-end hex key, gently tighten each set screw until the enclosure is firmly fastened to the pocket.

Front view of the mounted iPad enclosure with a hex key reaching upward to a set screw along the lower edge.