Install the M-300 Appliance in a 19” Equipment Rack
Learn how to install an M-300 appliance in an equipment
rack using the provided four-post rack kit.
The following procedure describes how to install
the M-300 appliance in a four-post equipment rack (shipped with
the appliance). The rack kit includes the hardware required to install
the appliance in most equipment racks. Extra screws and washers
are included.
Attach the inner rail sets (two each) to each
side of the appliance by aligning the square holes on each rail
with the rail hooks on the appliance and then sliding the rails
toward the front of the appliance to engage the hooks. Secure the
back inner-rails using two M4 screws for each rail and secure the
front inner-rails using one M4 screw for each rail.
The inner-rails also use pressure-lock clips that
lock the rails to the appliance. Remove the two M4 screws and pull
the metal tab on the clips to remove the rail from the appliance.
Install one outer rack-mount rail assembly (two rails
each) on each side of the equipment rack. Push the rail buttons
in on the ends of the rails, insert the studs in to the square rack
holes, and then release the buttons to secure the rails to the rack.
The following image shows the right side of the rack if you are
facing the front of the rack.
To remove the outer rails from the rack, you must
pull the release clips located at the front and back end of each
rail assembly to release the rails from the rack.
Install the firewall in to the equipment rack by sliding
the inner-rails in to the outer rack-mount rails until the appliance
stops (about halfway in to the rack). Push the inner-rail release
clips on each side of the two rails (push the left clip up and the
right clip down) to release the appliance and then continue to slide
the appliance in to the rack until the front of the appliance is
flush with the front of the rack. The inner-rail release clips are
shown in step 1.
Secure the front of the appliance to the rack by turning
the front thumb screws on each rail clockwise until tight. Secure
the back rail to the rack using one M5 screw (with washer) for each rail.