Brocade Communications Systems MLX Series Hardware Installation Manual page 67

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3. Mount the lowest router first. With one person on each side, lift the router and slip the widest
FIGURE 37
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4. Slide the router down so that the mounting screw heads are in the narrowest part of the
5. Tighten the screws to secure the router in place. For extra support, use additional screws.
NOTE
For better grounding of the router to the rack, attach the router using star washers. You should also
use star washers with any single-hole grounding lugs to keep the lugs from rotating.
6. Repeat step 2 through step 5 to mount each router in the rack, moving from lowest to highest.
Brocade MLX Series and NetIron XMR Hardware Installation Guide
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Unequal flange equipment rack
part of each keyhole slot on the mounting bracket over the corresponding screw in the rack
post. See Figure 37.
Mounting the Brocade MLX-4 router in a rack (front-mount configuration)
Standard 19-inch rack 2 Mounting screws
keyhole slots.
Installing a Brocade MLX-4 router
2 Network equipment rack
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