Grounding The Gateway - H3C SecPath M9000-AI-E8 Installation Manual

Grounding the gateway

CAUTION:
• Reliably grounding the gateway is crucial to lightning protection and EMI protection. Ground the
gateway reliably with the grounding cable provided with the gateway.
• Connect the grounding cable to the earthing system in the equipment room. Do not connect it to
a fire main or lightning rod.
To ground the gateway:
1. Unpack the grounding cable.
2. Remove the grounding screws from the grounding holes at the rear of the chassis.
3. Use grounding screws to attach the two-hole grounding lug of the grounding cable to the
chassis.
4. Connect the ring terminal of the grounding cable to a grounding post of the grounding strip, and
fasten the grounding cable to the grounding strip with the hex nut.
Figure 10 Connecting the grounding cable to a grounding strip (M9000-AI-E16 gateway)
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