• The switch you are mounng has an uplink module with transceivers installed in it—the transceivers
in the uplink module ports protrude from the front of the switch.
To mount the switch in a recessed posion, on two-posts or on four-posts, follow the instrucons in
"Mounng an EX4300 Switch on Two Posts of a Rack or Cabinet" on page 172 or "Mounng an EX4300
Switch on Four Posts of a Rack or Cabinet" on page 176.
SEE ALSO
Connect Earth Ground to an EX Series Switch
Rack-Mounng and Cabinet-Mounng Warnings
Mounng an EX4300 Switch on a Wall
Before mounng the switch on a wall:
• Verify that the site meets the requirements described in "Site Preparaon Checklist for EX4300
Switches" on page 122.
• 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 wall-mount brackets (provided with the wall-mount kit)
• 12 wall-mount bracket screws (provided with the wall-mount kit)
• 4 mounng screws (8-32 x 1.25 in. or M4 x 30 mm) (not provided)
• Cover panels for uplink module and power supply slots (provided)
• Hollow wall anchors capable of supporng the combined weight of two fully loaded switches, up to
33 lb (15 kg) (not included)—if you are mounng the switch in sheetrock (wall board with a gypsum
plaster core) or in wall board not backed by wall studs.
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