Chapter 3: Rack Mounting the Switch
7504N and 7508N Rack Mounting
Quick Start Guide: 7500N Series Modular Switches
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Step 4
A minimum of four screws is required on each side of the chassis. The accessory kit provides
screws that fit many common equipment racks. When installing the switch into a rack with
unthreaded post holes, nuts are also required to secure the switch to the rack posts.
Step 5
Attach the bracket flanges to the rack posts (
). Space the screws evenly
along the flange.
Figure 3-3: Attaching flanges to the rack post
Step 6
After completing the two-post installation, proceed to
.
3.1.4
Four-Post Rack Mount
The switch is mounted onto a four-post rack by assembling a shelf into the rack, then placing the switch
on the shelf.
Illustrations in this chapter depict the mounting of an unpopulated 8-slot chassis.
The accessory kit provides the following four-post mounting parts:
•
2 front brackets
•
4 shelf supports
•
2 back brackets (not needed for racks with threaded holes)
•
left shelf
•
right shelf
displays the front four-post mounting parts.
displays the
rear four-post mounting parts.
3.1.5
Assembling the Shelf
Step 1
Attach the front bracket and shelf support to the left front rack post, as shown in
. An up arrow is printed on the shelf support to indicate its proper orientation.
Unthreaded rack holes:
Use the M6 screws and cage nuts supplied in the accessory kit.
Threaded rack holes:
Attach the front bracket to the post with screws that can be threaded
through the rack post.
Step 2
Secure the shelf support to the post with nuts that fit the screws threaded through the post.
