Grounding The Switch - H3C S6812 Series Installation Manual

3. Attach the rubber feet to the four round holes in the chassis bottom.
4. Place the switch with upside up on the workbench.
Figure2-37 Mounting the device on a workbench (1)
Figure2-38 Mounting the device on a workbench (2)

Grounding the switch

WARNING!
• Correctly connecting the switch grounding cable is crucial to lightning protection, ESD, and EMI
protection. For information about lightning protection, see H3C Network Devices Lightning
Protection Guide.
• Connect the grounding cable to the grounding system in the equipment room. Do not connect it
to a fire main or lightning rod.
CAUTION:
To guarantee the grounding effect and avoid switch damage, use the grounding cable provided with
the switch to connect to the grounding strip in the equipment room.
To protect against the following types of issues, use a grounding cable to connect the switch to the
earthing facility at the installation site:
•
Bodily injury from electric shocks.
•
Device and power and data line damages.
•
Electrical fires, lightning strokes, electromagnetic coupling interferences, and ESD damages.
You can ground the switch in one of the following ways, depending on the grounding conditions
available at the installation site:
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