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Section BXM‐161‐4HE‐20A

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centers). Westell recommends a height of 30” from the
ground. In addition to leaving a comfortable installer
working height, leave adequate space under Boxer‐16 for
cable access, as well as in front of the cabinet to allow the
door to open, and at the sides in the event of any multiple
installations.

Remove knock‐outs.

See the steps in Paragraph 3.5 (

Re

moving the Knock‐outs

) to remove the knock‐outs where

any cable access holes (or holes for mounting the optional
battery box) are desired.

Prepare the H‐frame mounting hardware.

Bring the ap

propriate rail nuts (to secure the cabinet to the H‐frame)
to the installation site. The mounting hardware must be
able to support the weight of the cabinet plus the weight of
the added internal equipment. Insert at least three rail
nuts into each rail (compress the spring on the nuts as
needed) and place them at the desired mounting location.

Lift cabinet.

Lift the cabinet to the mounting height. If us

ing lift equipment, use two cables or straps of equal length,
one connected to each lift ear, for a balanced symmetrical
lift. The lift ears are provided at the top of the cabinet, one
at each side wall, and each lift ear has a 2” hole in it.

Attach cabinet to H‐frame rails.

Align the holes in the cabi

net's top mounting bracket with the holes in the inserted
rail nuts in the H‐frame rails, then insert and install an ap
propriate bolt through each set of aligned holes. Westell
recommends a minimum of 3 mounting bolts per mount
ing flange (top and bottom). Tighten hardware appro‐
priately. Repeat for the bottom mounting bracket and H‐
frame rail. Verify the cabinet is in the proper horizontal
position, make any needed adjustments, then securely
tighten all mounting hardware.

Test installation firmness.

Test the installation by attempt

ing to move the cabinet. Correct any looseness, if
detected. Tighten all bolts again.

Determine next step.

If ground, power, and communica

tions cables and internal equipment will not be connected
and mounted at this time, proceed to the next step to final
ize the cabinet installation. If ground, power, and
communications cables and internal equipment will be
connected, mounted, and powered‐up at this time, skip
the next step and proceed to Paragraphs 3.7 through Para
graph 3.16 for those procedures.

Close up cabinet and clean the site.

Close the Boxer‐16

door, and lock it using a can wrench or 216 tool and an op
tional padlock. Pick up any tools and materials at the
installation site, and clean the site of any trash or debris.

3.6.2

Mounting on a Wall

Follow company practices or the steps below to mount the Box
er‐16 cabinet to an approved wall. The approved wall and
hardware used must be able to support the combined weight of
the cabinet and the equipment mounted inside the cabinet.
Westell recommends a minimum cabinet installation height of
30” from the ground.

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Figure 16. Wall Mounting

Approved wall

Vertical distance
between ear
mounting hole
centers = 39”

Find best wall position.

Locate the best mounting position

for the cabinet on the wall. Verify this location meets all
cabinet spacing requirements and company practices.

Remove knock‐outs.

See the steps in Paragraph 3.5 (

Re

moving the Knock‐outs

) to remove the knock‐outs where

any cable access holes (or holes for mounting the optional
battery box) are desired.

Prepare the mounting hardware.

Bring the appropriate

wall‐mounting hardware to the installation site. The hard
ware must be capable of supporting the weight of the
cabinet plus the weight of the added internal equipment.
Use a minimum of 6 mounting fasteners (such as lag bolts).

Determine mounting height and mark top hole locations.

Measure and mark the top mounting hole locations on the
wall, in a straight level line. This can be done by lifting and
leveling the cabinet then marking the mounting hole loca
tions, or without lifting and using the equipment as a
template. Two of the holes are 16” apart on centers, to fa
cilitate mounting on standard walls with studs 16” apart on
centers. The vertical distance between the hole centers in
the installed top and bottom mounting brackets (when at
tached to the cabinet) is 39”. Westell recommends a
minimum of 3 mounting bolts in each mounting bracket.
In addition to allowing for a comfortable installer working
height (leave about 30” under the cabinet), leave adequate
space under Boxer‐16 for cable access, as stated in Para
graph 3.3, as well as in front of the mounting to allow the
door to open and at the sides in the event of any multiple
installations. With a marking utensil, mark the top mount
ing holes to be drilled, in a level horizontal line, at the
desired wall height.