Juniper EX4300 Series

SEE ALSO
Mounng an EX4300 Switch on Two Posts of a Rack or Cabinet | 172
Mounng an EX4300 Switch in a Recessed Posion in a Rack or Cabinet | 179
Mounng an EX4300 Switch on Four Posts of a Rack or Cabinet | 176
Mounng an EX4300 Switch on a Wall | 180
Connect Earth Ground to an EX Series Switch
Mounng an EX4300 Switch on Two Posts of a Rack or Cabinet
Before mounng the switch on two posts of a rack:
• Verify that the site meets the requirements described in "Site Preparaon Checklist for EX4300
Switches" on page 122.
• Place the rack in its permanent locaon, allowing adequate clearance for airow and maintenance,
and secure it to the building structure.
• Read
General Safety Guidelines and Warnings , with parcular aenon to Chassis and Component
Liing 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 mounng brackets and 8 mounng screws (provided in the accessory box shipped with the switch)
• Screws to secure the chassis to the rack (not provided)
• 2-in.-recess front-mounng brackets if you will mount the switch in a recessed posion (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 mounng 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 mounng brackets provided
with the separately orderable four-post rack-mount kit. See "Mounng an EX4300 Switch on Four Posts
of a Rack or Cabinet" on page 176.
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