Cisco Catalyst 3560-CX User Manual page 39

Switch Installation
To prevent bodily injury when mounting or servicing this unit in a rack, you must take special precautions
Warning
to ensure that the system remains stable. The following guidelines are provided to ensure your safety:
• This unit should be mounted at the bottom of the rack if it is the only unit in the rack.
• When mounting this unit in a partially filled rack, load the rack from the bottom to the top with the
heaviest component at the bottom of the rack.
• If the rack is provided with stabilizing devices, install the stabilizers before mounting or servicing
the unit in the rack.
Statement 1006
Attach a bracket to one side of the switch. Follow the same steps to attach the second bracket to the opposite
side. The following figures show how to attach the 19-inch rack-mounting bracket and the 23-inch
rack-mounting bracket.
Figure 21: Attaching the 19-inch Brackets for Rack-Mounting
Figure 22: Attaching the 23-inch Brackets for Rack-Mounting
Insert the switch into the rack and align the bracket in the rack. Use either the number-12 or number-10 Phillips
machine screws to secure the switch in the rack.
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