5 
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack 
You can install the switch in a 19-inch standard rack by using different mounting positions. Table 3 shows 
the installation methods available for the switches of different depths. 
Table 3 Installation methods 
Chassis Depth 
Use front 
mounting 
brackets 
onl
Use front mounting 
brackets and a rack 
shelf 
Use front and 
rear mounting 
brackets 
5500-24G EI (2 slots) 
5500-24G EI TAA (2 slots) 
5500-24G SI (2 slots) 
5500-48G EI (2 slots) 
5500-48G EI TAA (2 slots) 
5500-48G SI (2 slots) 
300 mm 
(11.81 in)
Yes (see 
"Rack-mounti
ng by using 
only front 
mounting 
brac
kets" 
Yes (see 
"Rack-mounting by 
using front mounting 
brackets and a rack 
shelf") 
No 
5500-24G-SFP EI (2 slots) 
5500-24G-SFP EI TAA (2 slots) 
360 mm 
(14.17 in)
No 
Yes (see 
"Rack-mounting by 
using front mounting 
brackets and a rack 
shelf") 
Yes (see 
"Rack-mounting 
by using front 
and rear 
mounting 
brac
kets") 
5500-24G-PoE+ EI (2 slots) 
5500-24G-PoE+ EI TAA (2 slots) 
5500-24G-PoE+ SI (2 slots) 
5500-48G-PoE+ EI (2 slots) 
5500-48G-PoE+ EI TAA (2 slots) 
5500-48G-PoE+ SI (2 slots) 
420 mm 
(16.54 in)
No 
Yes (see 
"Rack-mounting by 
using front mounting 
brackets and a rack 
shelf") 
Yes (see 
"Rack-mounting 
by using front 
and rear 
mounting 
brac
kets") 
 
  NOTE: 
For a switch with a depth greater than 300 mm (11.81 in), the front mounting brackets are not