Installation - Fortinet FortiSwitch 248D Quick Start Manual

Installation

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The FortiSwitch unit can be placed on any
19 inch rack unit with the provided rack-mount brackets and screws.
Please read "Cautions and Warnings" prior to installing your device.
To install the FortiSwitch unit into a rack
Caution:
Electrostatic
1. Ensure that the FortiSwitch unit is placed on a stable
discharge (ESD)
surface prior to
can damage
2. Attach the provided
your Fortinet
the unit using the provided
equipment.
Do not place
heavy objects on
the unit.
To avoid personal
injury or damage
to the unit, it is
recommended
that two or more
people install the
unit into the rack.
3. Position the FortiSwitch unit in the rack. Ensure there is
Note: If the unit
enough room around the unit to allow for sufficient air
has a redundant
flow.
power supply,
each power
cable should be
connected to a
different power
source. In this
way, if one power
source fails, the
other may still be
operational and
the unit will not
lose power.
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flat surface, or mounted in any standard
rack-mount installation.
rack-mount brackets to the sides of
bracket screws.
4. Line up the rack-mount bracket holes
FortiSwitch unit is level.
5. Finger tighten four rack-mount screws
6. Verify that the spacing around the FortiSwitch unit conforms to requirements and that
the unit is level, then tighten the rack-mount screws
7. Plug the provided power cable into the rear of the unit, and then into a
electrical outlet or a separate power source such as an
(UPS) or a power distribution unit (PDU).
To install the unit on a flat surface
1. Ensure that the surface onto which the FortiSwitch unit to be installed is clean, level,
and stable and that there is at least 1.5in (3.8cm)
for adequate airflow.
2. Attach the provided rubber feet to the bottom of the FortiSwitch unit.
3. Place the unit in the designated location.
4. Verify that the spacing around the FortiSwitch unit conforms to requirements and that
the unit is level.
1.5in
5. Plug the provided power cable into the rear of the unit, and then into a
electrical outlet or a separate power source such as an
(UPS) or a power distribution unit (PDU).
to the holes on the rack and ensure that the
to attach the unit to the rack.
with an appropriate screwdriver.
grounded
uninterruptible power supply
of clearance on all sides to allow
1.5in
grounded
uninterruptible power supply
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