F5 ARX-500, Hardware Installation Manual

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Rack-Mounting the Switch
ARX-500 Hardware Installation Guide 2 - 7
Rack-Mounting the Switch
1. Holding the switch firmly, align the switch (front panel view) with
the slide rails.
2. Using the rack handles, carefully slide the switch into place on the
rails.
The following figure shows three ARX-500s (front panel view, no bezels)
rack mounted in the lower section of a Telco rack.
Figure 2.2 ARX-500 Switch – Rack Mounted
Securing the Chassis to the Rack (optional)
To protect the chassis from sliding out of the rack during an extreme event
such as an earthquake, you can screw each rack handle to the slide rails. One
screw (included in the Accessory Kit) goes into each rack handle, from the
front.
rack screw