Allied Telesis AT-MCR12 - Manual (Page 30)

Chapter 2: Installation
30
Grounding the Chassis
Warning
To ensure a safe and proper operation, you must ground the chassis
to a ground point before powering on the chassis.
Grounding the chassis requires the following items:
ˆ One ground lug (provided)
ˆ Two M5 lock nuts for securing the ground lug to the chassis (provided)
ˆ Crimping tool (not provided)
ˆ One 12 AWG stranded wire or 14 AWG solid wire (not provided)
To ground the chassis to a ground point, perform the following procedure:
1. Use a crimping tool to affix one end of the 12 AWG bundled or 14
AWG solid ground wire to the provided ground lug, as illustrated in
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Connecting the Wire to the Ground Lug
2. Place the ground lug on the two studs located on the rear panel of the
AT-MCR12 chassis, as shown in Figure 4.
Figure 4. Position of the Ground Lug on the Studs
1270