Installing the TX Matrix Plus Router Using a Lift
 | Caution:
Before installing the TX Matrix Plus router: - Read the safety information in General Installation Safety Guidelines.
- Ensure that a mechanical lift is available for the installation.
Because of the TX Matrix Plus router's size and weight—up to 925 lb (420 kg) depending
on configuration—you must use a lift to install the TX Matrix
Plus router.
- Have a qualified technician verify that the rack is strong
enough to support the TX Matrix Plus router's weight and is adequately
supported at the installation site.
- Ensure that the rack is in its permanent location and
is secured to the building.
- Ensure that the installation site allows adequate clearance
for both airflow and maintenance.
|
Figure 1: Loading the TX Matrix Plus Router
onto the Lift
To install the TX Matrix Plus router using a lift (see Figure 1):
- Load the TX Matrix Plus router onto the lift, making sure
the router rests securely on the mechanical lift.
 | Caution:
Do not lift the TX Matrix Plus router using the handles
on the sides of the chassis. Use these handles only to help position
the TX Matrix Plus router. |
- Using the lift, position the TX Matrix Plus router in
front of the rack, centering it in front of the mounting shelf.
- Lift the chassis slightly above the surface of the mounting
shelf, and position it as close as possible to the shelf.
- Carefully slide the TX Matrix Plus router onto the mounting
shelf, so that the bottom of the chassis and the mounting shelf overlap
by approximately 2 inches.
- With four people pushing on the front-mounting flanges,
slide the TX Matrix Plus router onto the mounting shelf until the
center-mounting brackets (open-frame racks) or front-mounting flanges
(four-post racks) contact the rack rails. The shelves ensure that
the holes in the center-mounting brackets and the front-mounting flanges
of the chassis align with the holes in the rack rails.
- Move the lift away from the rack.
- Install a mounting screw into each of the mounting holes
aligned with the rack, starting from the bottom.
- Visually inspect the alignment of the TX Matrix Plus router.
If the router is installed properly in the rack, all the mounting
screws on one side of the rack should be aligned with the mounting
screws on the opposite side, and the router should be level.
Figure 2: Installing the TX
Matrix Plus Router in an Open-Frame Rack
Figure 3: Installing the TX Matrix
Plus Router in a Four-Post Rack
The holes in the center-mounting brackets are spaced at 2 U
(3.5 in. or 8.9 cm).
Table 1: Mounting
Hole Locations for Installing a TX Matrix Plus Chassis in an Open-Frame
Rack
Hole | Distance Above U Division | Chassis |
|---|
90 | 52.5 in. (132.7 cm) | 29.86 U | X |
84 | 48.75 in. (123.8 cm) | 27.86 U | X |
78 | 45.25 in. (114.9 cm) | 25.86 U | X |
72 | 41.75 in. (106.0 cm) | 23.86 U | X |
66 | 38.25 in. (97.2 cm) | 21.86 U | X |
60 | 34.75 in. (88.3 cm) | 19.86 U | X |
54 | 31.25 in. (79.4 cm) | 17.86 U | X |
48 | 27.75 in. (70.5 cm) | 15.86 U | X |
42 | 24.25 in. (61.6 cm) | 13.86 U | X |
36 | 20.75 in. (52.7 cm) | 11.86 U | X |
30 | 17.25 in. (43.8 cm) | 9.86 U | X |
24 | 13.75 in. (34.9 cm) | 7.86 U | X |
18 | 10.25 in. (26.0 cm) | 5.86 U | X |
12 | 6.75 in. (17.1 cm) | 3.86 U | X |
The holes in the front-mounting flanges are spaced at 2 U (3.5
in. or 8.9 cm).
Table 2: Mounting Hole Locations for Installing a TX Matrix Plus Chassis in
a Four-Post Rack
Hole | Distance Above U Division |
|---|
87 | 50.50 in. (128.3 cm) | 28.86 U |
81 | 47.00 in. (119.4 cm) | 26.86 U |
75 | 43.50 in. (110.5 cm) | 24.86 U |
69 | 40.00 in. (101.6 cm) | 22.86 U |
63 | 36.5 in. (92.7 cm) | 20.86 U |
57 | 33.00 in. (88.8 cm) | 18.86 U |
51 | 29.50 in. (74.9 cm) | 16.86 U |
45 | 24.26 in. (61.6 cm) | 14.86 U |
39 | 22.51 in. (57.2 cm) | 12.86 U |
33 | 19.01 in. (48.3 cm) | 10.86 U |
27 | 15.51 in. (39.4 cm) | 8.86 U |
21 | 12.00 in. (30.5 cm) | 6.86 U |
15 | 8.50 in. (21.6 cm) | 4.86 U |
9 | 5.00 in. (12.7 cm) | 2.86 U |
Published: 2011-12-19