NETGEAR M4300 Intelligent Edge Series Hardware Installation Manual page 67

M4300 Intelligent Edge Series Fully Managed Stackable Switches
WARNING: Do not apply unnecessary force on the middle of the two half-width switches
when removing or installing a half-width switch to avoid damage to the switch and
deformation of the middle mount brackets.
To replace a half-width switch:
1. Remove power to the switch you want to replace.
2. Insert an item under the two half-width switches that can support the switches and
keep them level during removal and installation.
3. Loosen the screws with a No. 2 Phillips screwdriver to disconnect the mounting
bracket from the rack of the switch you want to replace.
4. Loosen the screws with a No. 1 Phillips screwdriver to disconnect the middle mounts
from the half-width switches.
5. Carefully pull to remove the switch you want to replace from the rack.
6. Attach the mounts to the replacement switch.
a. If you are replacing the half-width switch on the right, attach the inside middle
mounts by inserting the screws provided in the rack-mount kit with a No. 2 Philips
screwdriver.
b. If you are replacing the half-width switch on the left, attach the outside middle
mounts by inserting the screws provided in the rack-mount kit with a No. 1 Philips
screwdriver.
7. Gently push the new half-width switch into the rack until the holes in each middle
mount are aligned.
8. Attach the supplied mounting brackets to the left side of the left switch and to the
right side of the right switch (as required).
9. Insert the screws provided in the rack-mount kit through each bracket and into the
bracket mounting holes in the switches.
10. Tighten the screws with a No. 1 Phillips screwdriver to secure each bracket.
11. Align the mounting holes in the regular brackets (on the left of the left switch and
on the right of the right switch) with the holes in the rack, and insert two pan-head
screws with nylon washers through each bracket and into the rack.
12. Tighten the screws with a No. 2 Phillips screwdriver to secure mounting brackets to
the rack.
13. Remove the item that was used to support the two half-width switches during removal
and installation.
14. Verify the installation (see Step 8: Check the installation on page 60).
15. Restore power to the switch (see Step 9: Apply AC power and check the LEDs on
page 61).
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