Installing a Router
Tools and Equipment Required
Installing the Optional Center-Mount Brackets
Step 1
Caution
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Step 6
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You need the following items to install the optional center-mount rack-mounting
brackets:
Number 2 Phillips screwdriver
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Tape measure (optional)
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Level (optional)
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To install the center-mount brackets, see
Measure and mark the hole at the same height on both the left and right posts.
When installing the right side lower center-mount bracket, ensure that the bracket
does not impede airflow through the air filter, which could cause overheating in
the router.
Mount the lower right bracket:
Hold the lower right bracket against the right rack rail and align the bottom
a.
screw hole in the lower bracket with the marked screw hole.
Pick a bottom bracket hole that aligns with a hole in the rack rail, then insert
b.
a screw in the hole and finger tighten the screw.
c.
Insert a second screw in the top hole in the bracket and finger tighten that
screw.
Repeat Step
2a
through Step
that it is at the same height as the lower right bracket.
Use a level to verify that the tops of the two brackets are level, or use a measuring
tape to verify that both brackets are the same distance from the tops of both rack
rails.
Use a screwdriver to tighten all the screws.
Repeat Step 1 through Step 5 for both upper center-mount brackets.
Figure 3-2
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to mount the lower left center-mount bracket so
Chapter 3
Installing the Router
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