Choosing Front-Mounting or Center-Mounting

For an open-frame rack, center-mounting the router in the rack is preferable to front-mounting because the more even distribution of weight provides greater stability.

The router is shipped with the center-mounting brackets already installed, as shown in Figure 1. The brackets have openings in their sides to allow for air flow into the chassis.

If you are front-mounting the router:

• We recommend that you support the back of the router with a shelf or other structure (not provided).
• Remove the center-mounting brackets from the chassis.
• Attach the front-mounting brackets provided in the shipping crate to the chassis before placing the chassis in the rack. Attach the brackets so that the front of the brackets extend outward. Secure the brackets to the chassis by installing screws along both the front and rear of the brackets. See Figure 27.
• Remove the brackets to which the cable management system attaches on each side of the router, which are preinstalled on the router as shipped.
• Remove the cable management racks from the brackets and attach them to the front-mounting cable management brackets provided in the shipping crate. Attach the replacement brackets to the chassis as shown in Figure 27.

Figure 27: Chassis with Front-Mounting Brackets and Cable Management System