SEE ALSO
Mounng an EX4300 Switch on Two Posts of a Rack or Cabinet | 172
Mounng an EX4300 Switch in a Recessed Posion in a Rack or Cabinet | 179
Mounng an EX4300 Switch on Four Posts of a Rack or Cabinet | 176
Mounng an EX4300 Switch on a Wall | 180
Connect Earth Ground to an EX Series Switch
Mounng an EX4300 Switch on Two Posts of a Rack or Cabinet
Before mounng the switch on two posts of a rack:
• Verify that the site meets the requirements described in "Site Preparaon Checklist for EX4300
Switches" on page 122.
• Place the rack in its permanent locaon, allowing adequate clearance for airow and maintenance,
and secure it to the building structure.
• Read
General Safety Guidelines and Warnings
, with parcular aenon to
Chassis and Component
Liing Guidelines
.
• Remove the switch from the shipping carton (see "Unpacking an EX4300 Switch" on page 166).
Ensure that you have the following parts and tools available:
• Phillips (+) screwdriver, number 2 (not provided)
• 2 mounng brackets and 8 mounng screws (provided in the accessory box shipped with the switch)
• Screws to secure the chassis to the rack (not provided)
• 2-in.-recess front-mounng brackets if you will mount the switch in a recessed posion (part of the
separately orderable four-post rack-mount kit)
• Cover panels for uplink module and power supply slots (provided)
You can mount an EX4300 switch on two posts of a 19-in. rack (either a two-post or a four-post rack) or
a 19-in. cabinet by using the mounng brackets provided with the switch. (The remainder of this topic
uses
rack
to mean
rack
or
cabinet
.)
You can mount the switch on four posts of a four-post rack by using the mounng brackets provided
with the separately orderable four-post rack-mount kit. See "Mounng an EX4300 Switch on Four Posts
of a Rack or Cabinet" on page 176.
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