Juniper EX4400 - Mount an EX4400 Switch on Two Posts of a Rack

Mount an EX4400 Switch on Two Posts of a Rack
You can mount an EX4400 switch on a two-post rack or on two posts of a 19-in. four-post rack by using
the two-post mounng kit (part number: EX-RMK) provided with the switch. (The remainder of this
topic uses rack to mean rack or cabinet.)
Before you mount an EX4400 switch on two posts of a rack:
• Verify that the site meets the requirements described in "Site Preparaon Checklist for EX4400
Switches" on page 115.
• Place the rack in its permanent locaon, allowing adequate clearance for airow and maintenance,
and secure the rack to the building structure.
• Read Juniper Networks Safety Guide, with parcular aenon to Chassis and Component Liing
Guidelines.
• Ensure that you have taken the necessary precauons to prevent electrostac discharge (ESD)
damage (see Prevenon of Electrostac Discharge Damage).
• Remove the switch from the shipping carton (see "Unpack an EX4400 Switch" on page 143).
Ensure that you have the following parts and tools available:
• Number 2 Phillips (+) screwdriver—not provided
• Four screws to secure the mounng brackets to the rack—not provided
• An ESD grounding strap—not provided
• The two-post mounng kit that includes two mounng brackets and eight screws to aach the
mounng brackets—provided with the switch
• Covers for the empty extension module slot and the empty power supply slot—provided with the
switch
You can also mount an EX4400 switch:
• Flush with the front posts of a 19-in. four-post rack by using a separately orderable four-post rack
mount kit.
• In a recessed posion inside a 19-in. four-post rack by using the recessed-mounng brackets
provided with a separately orderable four-post rack mount kit.
• On a desk or other level surface by using the rubber feet provided with the switch.
• On a wall by using a separately orderable wall mount kit.
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