Installation - Fortinet FortiGate 240D Quick Start Manual

Installation

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The FortiGate unit
inch rack unit with the provided rack-mount brackets
Please read the Cautions and Warnings section prior to installing your device.
To install the FortiGate unit into a rack
Caution:
Electrostatic
1. Ensure that the
discharge (ESD)
surface prior to rack-mount installation.
can damage
2. Attach the provided
your Fortinet
the unit using the provided screws.
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
Note: If the unit
has a redundant
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.
4. Line up the
rack and ensure that the
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and screws.
FortiGate unit is placed on a stable
rack-mount brackets to the sides of
FortiGate unit in the rack. Ensure there is
rack-mount bracket holes to the holes on the
FortiGate unit is level.
. .
5. Finger tighten four rack-mount screws
6. Verify that the spacing around the
that the unit is level, then tighten the rack-mount screws with an appropriate
screwdriver.
7. Using the provided power
then into a grounded electrical outlet or a separate power source such as an
uninterruptible power supply
1. Ensure that the surface onto which the
and stable and that there is at least
2. Attach the provided rubber feet
3. Place the unit in the designated location.
4. Verify that the spacing around the
that the unit is level.
1.5in
5. Using the provided power
then into a grounded electrical outlet or a separate power source such as an
uninterruptible power supply
to attach the unit to the rack.
FortiGate unit conforms to requirements and
cable, plug the cable into the rear of the unit, and
(UPS) or a power distribution unit (PDU).
FortiGate unit to be installed is clean, level,
1.5 inches (3.8cm) of clearance on all sides to
to the bottom of the FortiGate unit.
FortiGate unit conforms to requirements and
1.5in
cable, plug the cable into the rear of the unit, and
(UPS) or a power distribution unit (PDU).
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