Rack Installation - Fortinet FortiGate 500D Information Supplement

Rack Installation

The FortiGate unit can be mounted in any standard 19 inch rack unit with the provided
rack-mount brackets and screws.
Caution: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your Fortinet equipment.
To avoid personal injury or damage to the unit, it is recommended that two or more
people install the unit into the rack.
Do not place heavy objects on the unit.
To install the FortiGate unit into a rack
1. Ensure that the FortiGate unit is
placed on a stable surface prior
to rack-mount installation.
2. Attach the provided rack-mount
brackets to the sides of the
unit using the provided bracket
screws.
3. Position the FortiGate unit in the
rack. Ensure there is enough
room around the unit to allow for
sufficient air flow.
4. Line up the rack-mount bracket
holes to the holes on the
rack and ensure that the
FortiGate unit is level.
5. Finger tighten four rack-
mount screws to attach
the unit to the rack.
6. Verify that the spacing
around the FortiGate unit
conforms to requirements
and that the unit is level,
then tighten the rack-
mount screws with an
appropriate screwdriver.
7. Using the provided power cable, plug the cable into the rear of the unit, and then into
a grounded electrical outlet or a separate power source such as an uninterruptible
power supply (UPS) or a power distribution unit (PDU).