For mounting railway-application equipment and for EN50155 standard compliance, the switch must
be installed only in a rack midmounting position. If you install the switch in a front rack-mounting (cable
side or power supply side) position or in a wall-mounting position, a mechanical failure can occur that
results in the switch becoming detached from the rack. (Statement 403)
Warning
If you want to mount the switch to a wall, follow instructions in the section
.
Note
Step 1
Use the illustration to install the switch in the rack.
Step 2
Wire the switch to a power source, following instructions in the section Wiring the Power Source.
Step 3
Attach the cable guide to prevent the cables from obscuring the LED panels on the devices in the rack.
Use the supplied black screw to attach the cable guide to the left or right bracket.
What to do next
• If you want to mount multiple switches in the rack, see the section
Installing Multiple Switches in the
.
• Wire the switch to a power source. See
Wire the Power Source, on page 43
.
• Connect the switch ports. See the section
Connecting Devices to the Ethernet Ports
.
Installing Multiple Switches in the Rack
You can mount two Cisco Catalyst IE9300 Rugged Series Switches in 19- or 23- inch racks. To install each
switch, follow the instructions for the appropriate rack earlier in this chapter.
You can also mount two IE9320 GE Fiber switches in a rack and connect them with a stacking cable. The
connection enables you to treat the two switches as if they were one.
For detailed information about electronically stacking IE9320 GE Fiber switches, see the
Stacking and
High Availability Configuration Guide
on Cisco.com.
Note
When you mount multiple switches in a rack, you must install the switches with the correct clearances, as
shown in the following illustration and table.
When you mount switches in the rack, ensure that there is 1 RU (1.75 in) above the top switch and 1 RU
below the bottom switch. The space in the center gap can vary. However, note in the following table that
temperature derating for the top switch occurs when using IE9320 GE Fiber switches.
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Installing Multiple Switches in the Rack