Plywood Base For A Wall With Wooden Studs; Figure 34: Switch On The Wall With A Plywood Base - Allied Telesis AT-x550-18XTQ Installation Manual

x550 Series Installation Guide for Virtual Chassis Stacking

Plywood Base for a Wall with Wooden Studs

If you are installing the switch on a wall that has wooden studs, Allied
Telesis recommends using a plywood base to attach the device to it. (A
plywood base is not required for a concrete wall.) Refer to Figure 34.
Wall Studs
Wall
Plywood Base
Figure 34. Switch on the Wall with a Plywood Base
The plywood base allows you to mount the switch on two wall studs. The
standard distance between two studs in a wall is 41 centimeters (16
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