x950 Series Installation Guide for Stand-alone Switches
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 for the device. (A plywood
base is not required for a concrete wall.) Refer to Figure 53.
Wall Studs
Wall
Plywood Base
Figure 53. Switch on the Wall with a Plywood Base
The plywood base allows you to mount the switch on two wall studs.
Without the base, only one side of the switch would be attached to a stud.
This is because the standard distance between two studs in a wall is 41
centimeters (16 inches) while the distance between the left and right
103