Power Supply Requirements - NETGEAR M6100 Hardware Installation Manual

Securing the Rack
Attache the rack to the wiring closet floor with 3/8-inch (9.5 mm) lag screws or equivalent
hardware. The floor under the rack must be level within 3/16-inch (5 mm). Use a floor-leveling
cement compound if necessary or bolt the racks to the floor as shown in the following figure.
Figure 6. Correctly secured rack
Brace open equipment racks if the channel thickness is less than 1/4 inch (6.4 mm).

Power Supply Requirements

Follow these recommendations when you plan power supply connections for your
equipment:
Place the equipment in an area that accommodates the power consumption and
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component heat dissipation specifications.
Be sure that your power supply meets the site DC power or AC power requirements of
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the network equipment.
When you connect power to installed equipment, do not make this connection through an
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extension cord or power strip.
If your switch includes more than one power supply, connect each power supply to a
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different, independent power source.
If a power source fails, it will affect only the power supply to which it is connected. If all
switch power supplies are connected to a single power source, the entire switch is
vulnerable to a power source failure.
In regions that are susceptible to electrical storms, NETGEAR recommends that you plug
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your system into a surge suppressor.
For power specifications of the power supplies, see
NETGEAR M6100 Switch Chassis
Appendix B, Technical
Site Preparation
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Specifications.