Installing The Chassis In An Equipment Rack; Rack-Mount Recommendations; Attaching The Shelf In The Equipment Rack - Nortel 1750 Install Manual

46 Chapter 2 Installing the Nortel VPN Router 1750 chassis

Installing the chassis in an equipment rack

To mount the VPN Router 1750 in an equipment rack, you need the following
equipment:
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Rack-mount recommendations

When you mount the chassis in the equipment rack, observe the following
standard recommendations:
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Attaching the shelf in the equipment rack

The VPN Router 1750 ships with a rack-mount shelf to support the chassis in the
equipment rack.
To attach the shelf to the inside of the equipment rack:
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standard 19-inch equipment rack
four screws (supplied with the chassis)
four cage nuts (supplied with the chassis) if the rack does not have threaded
rail holes
a #2 Phillips screwdriver
The maximum recommended ambient temperature is 40
that the internal temperature of the rack does not exceed 40
Do not block the power supply vents or otherwise restrict air flow when
installing the chassis in the rack.
Stabilize your rack so that it does not tip over under the weight of the gateway
and other devices.
Ensure that the electrical branch circuits can handle the VPN Router 1750 and
other units in the rack before you install and turn on the gateway.
Maintain a reliable earth-ground path in the rack system. You must connect
the gateway to an earth ground.
Attach a cage nut in four locations at the front of the rack
page 47), if the holes in the vertical supports of the rack are not threaded.
o C (104 o F). Ensure
o C (104 o F).
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