Mount the Switches

Gather the following items at the rack location:

Slide one switch chassis out of the mounting frame. This will enable you to install the power cables in the subsequent steps.

Each switch chassis has a blade screwed onto each side of the switch. The right blade forms a channel next to the switch chassis that you will use to route the power cables from the rear of the switch to the front.

Unscrew the right blade from each switch chassis.

Plug a power cable into each power socket at the rear of each chassis.

With the aid of three cable ties per chassis, couple the two power cables together in preparation for running them together through the mounting frame.

Place the coupled cables into the channel on the inside of the removed right blade.

While holding the cables stably together in the blade's cable channel with one hand, use your other hand to secure the blade to the switch chassis. Screw the right blade with eight 4-40 flathead screws. The recommended torque is 0.49-0.54 Nm.

Slide the chassis back into the metal frame, by aligning the slides on the blades to the slides in the metal frame.

In the slot designated for the switch pair, install two of the cage nuts in each of the four rack posts. Install them in the highest and lowest positions of the slot with one empty rack hole between them.

Position the frame on the inside of the rack with the front panels of the switches facing the front of the rack and the rear panels (1) facing the rear of the rack.

At each post, line up the round holes of the frame with the cage nuts in the rack holes and screw two of the M6 pan head screws through the rack post into the frame. The recommended torque is 6.55-7.35 Nm.

Unpack the rail mount kit:

Attach the left and right rack mount rails (1) to the switch chassis, by gently pushing the switch chassis’ pins through the slider key holes, until locking occurs.

Secure the rails to the chassis by screwing 2 flat head Phillips screws (5) in the designated points with a torque of 1.5±0.2 Nm.

Attach the left and right rack mount brackets (2) to the chassis, by gently pushing the switch chassis’ pins through the slider key holes, until locking occurs. Secure the system in the brackets by screwing the remaining 2 flat head Phillips screws (5) in the designated points with a torque of 1.5±0.2 Nm.

In the 1U slot designated for the switch, install two of the cage nuts in each of the four rack posts. Install them in the highest and lowest positions of the slot with one empty rack hole between them.

With one installation partner supporting the weight of the chassis, mount the chassis in the rack enclosure with the secured chassis brackets flush with the rear rack posts and insert four M6 screws to the cage nuts in the rear rack posts to secure the brackets to the rear rack posts. Do not tighten the screws yet.

Slide the two blades into the left and right rails, and adjust them to fit your rack's depth. Use four M6 screws to fix the blades into the rack.

Tighten the screws inserted in steps 6 and 7 with a torque of 4.5±0.5 Nm.