Dell PowerConnect 6024 Getting Started Manual page 7

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Place the supplied rack-mounting bracket on one side of the device, ensuring that the
mounting holes on the device line up to the mounting holes on the rack-mounting bracket.
Figure 1-1 illustrates where to mount the brackets.
Figure 1-1. Attaching the Brackets
2
Insert the supplied bolts into the rack-mounting holes and tighten with a screwdriver.
3
Repeat the process for the rack-mounting bracket on the other side of the device.
4
Insert the device into the 48.26 cm (19 inch) rack, ensuring that the rack-mounting holes on
the device line up to the mounting holes on the rack.
5
Secure the device to the rack with either the rack bolts or cage nuts and cage nut bolts with
washers (depending on the kind of rack you have). Fasten the bolts on bottom before
fastening the bolts on top. Ensure that the ventilation holes are not obstructed.
CAUTION:
Ensure that the supplied rack bolts fit the pre-threaded holes on the rack.
Installing on a Flat Surface (Free-standing Device)
NOTE:
We highly recommend that the device be mounted.
Install the device on a flat surface if you are not installing it on a rack. The surface must be able to
support the weight of the device and the device cables. The device is supplied with four
self-adhesive rubber pads.
1
Attach the self-adhesive rubber pads on each location marked on the bottom of the chassis.
2
Set the device on a flat surface, leaving 5.08 cm (2 inches) on each side and 12.7 cm
(5 inches) at the back.
3
Ensure that the device has proper ventilation.
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