Mounting The Switch; Position And Attach The Switch; Establish Ground And Connect To Ac Power; Xfp Pluggable Transceivers - Fortinet FortiSwitch-1000 Install Manual

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switch straight up to clear the lip on the base, then position it to be mechanically lifted into

position in the rack.

CAUTION: There are sharp metal components inside the chassis; be sure to wear adequate

hand protection and grip carefully. A fully-loaded switch weighs over 188 lbs.; Fortinet

recommends removing components as needed to reduce weight before lifting and using a

minimum of four people to manually lift the switch. If you remove cards from the switch, take

necessary precautions to protect them against electrostatic discharge (ESD) as described above.

4.2 Mounting the Switch

Use a mechanical lift to position the switch on the chassis supports or shelving. Align the rack-

mount holes with the rail holes, insert mounting screws and tighten.

Before connecting the power supplies to AC power, establish the ground for the switch by

connecting a grounding wire to the grounding attachment point located on the back of the chassis

and connecting the other end to an appropriate grounding attachment point in your facility. The

grounding attachment holes accommodate 1/4"-20 thread screws and are spaced for a dual hole

ground lug on 5/8" centers.

Use only copper conductors for supply and ground wiring.

The pluggable transceivers supplied with XFP line cards are Class 1 LASER devices. They are

theoretically eye-safe without protection, but Fortinet strongly recommends avoiding looking into

the transceivers or into the end of an attached fiber optic cable when the switch is powered. For

further safety information, please consult "LASER Safety" on page 29.

The transceivers are very sensitive to static shock damage. Always take adequate precautions

against ESD when handling transceivers.

Never try to force a transceiver out once it is inserted into the line card; transceivers have a

release button or lever which must be actuated before attempting to remove the transceiver.

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