Install A Blank Front Panel; Remove A Blank Front Panel - NETGEAR M6100 Hardware Installation Manual

Install a Blank Front Panel

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To install the blank front panel:
Align the blank front panel over the open slot on the chassis.
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Verify that the EMI gasket is on the top of the panel and the stenciled part number is right
side up.
Use a No. 2 Phillips screwdriver to tighten the captive screws at each end of the blank front
2.
panel.
Tighten the screws of each installed blank front panel before inserting additional
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modules or blank front panels. Otherwise, you might unseat modules or blank front
panels that you did not secure yet.
Leave the ESD-preventive wrist strap permanently connected to the chassis so that it
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is always available when you must touch ESD-sensitive components.

Remove a Blank Front Panel

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To remove a blank front panel:
Loosen the captive screw at each end of the blank front panel, using a No. 2 Phillips
1.
screwdriver.
Remove the blank front panel from the front of the switch.
2.
Install a switch blade in the open slot.
3.
For more information about installing switch blades, see
on page 42.
Blade
NETGEAR M6100 Switch Chassis
Install M6100 Series Switch Blades
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Install an M6100 Series Switch