• Verify that the site meets the requirements described in "Site Preparaon Checklist for EX4400
Switches" on page 115.
• Place the rack in its permanent locaon, allowing adequate clearance for airow and maintenance,
and secure the rack to the building structure.
• Read
General Safety Guidelines and Warnings
, with parcular aenon to
Chassis and Component
Liing Guidelines
.
• Ensure that you have taken the necessary precauons to prevent electrostac discharge (ESD)
damage (see
Prevenon of Electrostac 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
• 8-32 x 1.25 in. or M4 x 30 mm mounng screws— 4 (not provided)
• Hollow wall anchors capable of supporng the combined weight of four fully loaded switches, up to
66 lb (30 kg) (not provided), if you are mounng the switch in sheetrock (wall board with a gypsum
plaster core) or in wall board not backed by wall studs.
• Wall mount brackets—2 (provided with the wall mount kit)
• Wall mount bracket screws—12 (provided with the wall mount kit)
• Covers for the empty extension module slot and the empty power supply slot—provided with the
switch
• An ESD grounding strap—not provided
WARNING: When you are mounng EX4400 switches on a wall, orient the front panel
of the chassis poinng to the right side or to the le side to ensure proper airow and
meet safety requirements in the event of a re.
NOTE: For easier liing, install any addional power supplies only aer you mount the switch on
the wall.
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.
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