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Caution: To avoid
personal injury or
damage to the unit, it
is recommended that
two or more people
install the unit into the
rack.
Installation
The FortiGate unit DBOCFQMBDFEPOBOZnBUTVSGBDFPSNPVOUFEJOBOZTUBOEBSEJODI
(48.3 cm) rack unit with the provided rack-mount brackets and screws.
To install the FortiGate unit into a rack
1. Ensure that the FortiGate unit is placed on a stable surface prior to rack-mount
installation.
2. Attach the provided rack-mount brackets to the sides of the unit using the provided
screws.
Caution: Electrostatic
discharge (ESD) can
damage your Fortinet
equipment.
POE devices only:
This equipment is to
be used in a Network
Environment 0 per
IECTR 62101. This
product is connected
only to PoE networks
without routing to the
outside plant.
3. Position the FortiGate unit in the rack. Ensure there is enough room around the unit to
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4. Line up the rack-mount bracket holes to the holes on the rack and ensure that the
FortiGate unit is level.
5. Finger tighten four rack-mount screws to attach the unit to the rack.
6. Verify that the spacing around the FortiGate unit conforms to requirements and that the
unit is level, then tighten the rack-mount screws with an appropriate screwdriver.
7. Using the provided power cable, plug the cable into the rear of the unit, and then into a
grounded electrical outlet or separate power source.