Setting Up The Chassis; Rack-Mounting The Chassis - Cisco AS5400 Quick Start Manual

Setting Up the Chassis

You can install the chassis in a rack or set it on a desktop. Select the procedure that best meets the needs of your network:
• Rack-Mounting the Chassis, page 5
• Desktop Installation, page 7
Warning This unit is intended for installation in restricted access areas. A restricted access area is where access can only
be gained by service personnel through the use of a special tool, lock and key, or other means of security, and is
controlled by the authority responsible for the location. To see translations of the warnings that appear in this
publication, refer to the Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information document that accompanied this device.

Rack-Mounting the Chassis

This section describes how to rack-mount the chassis. The universal gateway arrives with 19-inch rack-mount brackets and
larger brackets for use with a 23- or 24-inch rack.
Cisco AS5350 Rack-Mount Brackets
Bracket for 19-inch rack
Cisco AS5400 Rack-Mount Brackets
Bracket for 19-inch rack
The following information will help you plan your equipment rack configuration:
• Enclosed racks must have adequate ventilation. Ensure that the rack is not congested, because each unit generates heat. An
enclosed rack should have louvered sides and a fan to provide cooling air. Heat generated by equipment near the bottom of
the rack can be drawn upward into the intake ports of the equipment above.
• When mounting a chassis in an open rack, ensure that the rack frame does not block the intake or exhaust ports. If the
chassis is installed on slides, check the position of the chassis when it is seated in the rack.
• Baffles can isolate exhaust air from intake air, which also helps to draw cooling air through the chassis. The best placement
of the baffles depends on the airflow patterns in the rack, which can be found by experimenting with different
configurations.
• When equipment installed in a rack (particularly in an enclosed rack) fails, try operating the equipment by itself, if possible.
Power off other equipment in the rack (and in adjacent racks) to allow the unit under test a maximum of cooling air and
clean power.
• Install the chassis and external devices to which it will connect in a contiguous stack.
Bracket for 23-inch rack
Bracket for 23- or 24-inch rack
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