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Handling Static-Sensitive Devices
Attention:Staticelectricitycandamagetheswitchandotherelectronicdevices.To
avoiddamage,keepstatic‐sensitivedevicesintheirstatic‐protectivepackagesuntil
youarereadytoinstallthem.
Toreducethepossibilityofelectrostaticdischarge,observethefollowing
precautions:
Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparound
you.
Theuseofagroundingsystemisrecommended.Forexample,wearan
electrostatic‐dischargewriststrap,ifoneisavailable.
Handlethedevicecarefully,holdingitbyitsedgesoritsframe.
Donottouchsolderjoints,pins,orexposedprintedcircuitry.
Donotleavethedevicewhereotherscanhandleanddamageit.
Whilethedeviceisstillinitsstatic‐protectivepackage,touchittoanunpainted
metalpartofanyunpaintedmetalsurfaceonagroundedrackcomponentinthe
rackinwhichyouareinstallingthedevice,foratleast2seconds.Thisdrains
staticelectricityfromthepackageandfrom
yourbody.
Removethedevicefromitspackageandinstallitdirectlyintotheswitch
withoutsettingitdown.Ifitisnecessarytosetdownthedevice,putitbackinto
itsstatic‐protectivepackage.Donotplacethedeviceonaswitchcoverorona
metalsurface.
Takeadditionalcarewhenyouhandledevicesduringcoldweather .Heating
reducesindoorhumidityandincreasesstaticelectricity.
Cabling Guidelines
Makesurethatallconnectioncablescomplywiththefollowingrecommendations:
Makesurethatthecablesandcablingcomponentscomplywithindustry
standards.
DressandaffixcablestotheracktominimizethestressontheI/Oconnectors,
connectorcages,andcables.Ifpossible,usehorizontalandverticalcable
managerstominimizeobstructionoftheairflowandotherequipment.
UsewideVelcrostrapstoreducepressurepoints.
Positionlargeorheavycablebundlesunderothercablebundlestoprevent
crushingorstress.Over‐bundling,orplacingmultiplebundlesontopofeach
other,candegradeperformance.
Makesurethattheradiusofanybenddoesnotexceedthevendor
recommendedminimumbendradius.
Donotstresscablesandconnectorsbyapplyingadditionaltwists,tension
beyondloadratings,stapling,orapplyingnylontie‐wrapswithatie‐wrap
puller.