Step 1: Prepare The Site - NETGEAR BR500 Hardware Installation Manual

Step 1: Prepare the site

Before you install the router, make sure that the operating environment meets the site
requirements that are listed in the following table.
Table 2. Site requirements
Characteristics Requirements
Mounting Desktop installations. Provide a flat table or shelf.
Wall installations. Use the wall-mount screws that are supplied with the router to attach
the router to a wall.
Pole (or other surface) installations. Use an off-the-shelf 100 mm VESA standard mount
to secure the router to a pole or another surface. The bottom panel of the router provides
four mount holes that are VESA-compliant.
Rack-mount installations. Use a 19-inch (48.3-centimeter) EIA standard equipment rack
that is grounded and physically secure. You also need the rack-mount kit that is supplied
with the router.
Access Locate the router in a position that allows you to access the ports and power connector
on the back panel and view the LEDs on the front panel.
Power source Use the DC power adapter that is supplied with the router. Make sure that the AC outlet
in which you plug the power adapter is not controlled by a wall switch, which can
accidentally turn off power to the outlet and the router.
Cabling Route cables to avoid sources of electrical noise such as radio transmitters, broadcast
amplifiers, power lines, and fluorescent lighting fixtures.
Environmental Temperature. Install the router in a dry area with an ambient temperature between 32ºF
and 122ºF (0ºC and 50ºC). Keep the router away from heat sources such as direct sunlight,
warm-air exhausts, hot-air vents, and heaters.
Operating humidity. The maximum relative humidity of the installation location must
not exceed 90 percent, noncondensing.
Ventilation. Do not restrict airflow by covering or obstructing air inlets on the sides of
the router. Keep at least 2 inches (5.08 centimeters) free on all sides for cooling. The room
or wiring closet in which you install the router must provide adequate airflow.
Operating conditions. Keep the router at least 6 feet (1.83 meters) away from the nearest
source of electromagnetic noise, such as a photocopy machine.
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