
or other materials into the switch chassis through the unfiltered air intake. This could
damage the switch and its components.
To remove the air filter:
1. Wrap and fasten one end of an ESD wrist strap around your bare wrist, and connect the other end of
the strap to the ESD point on the switch.
2. Loosen the captive screws located on either side of the air filter unit attached to the cable
management brackets on the front of the switch.
NOTE: It is not necessary to remove the cables from the cable management brackets to
access the air filter unit or the air filter.
3. Grasp the head of the loosened screws and pull the screws to remove the outer cover of the air filter
unit.
The air filter is installed at the center of the air filter unit, behind the outer cover (see
Figure 44: Removing the Air Filter from the Air Filter Unit
1
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Outer cover
3
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Inner cage
2
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Air filter
4. Grasp the air filter and pull it straight out of the air filter unit.
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