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Installing the switch, Rack-mounting – Cisco 3550 User Manual

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Catalyst 3550 Switch Hardware Installation Guide

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Chapter 2 Switch Installation

Installing the Switch

One cable guide and one black Phillips machine screw for attaching the cable guide to one of
the mounting brackets

One RPS connector cover (for wall mounting)

Two Phillips pan-head screws (for attaching the RPS cover)

Four Phillips truss-head screws (for wall-mounting brackets)

One DC terminal block plug (also called a terminal block header; only Catalyst 3550-24-DC
switches)

Installing the Switch

This section describes these installation procedures:

Rack-Mounting, page 2-5

Wall Mounting, page 2-12

Table or Shelf Mounting, page 2-14

Rack-Mounting

Warning

To prevent bodily injury when mounting or servicing this unit in a rack, you must take special
precautions to ensure that the system remains stable. The following guidelines are provided to ensure
your safety:

This unit should be mounted at the bottom of the rack if it is the only unit in the rack.

When mounting this unit in a partially filled rack, load the rack from the bottom to the
top with the heaviest component at the bottom of the rack.

If the rack is provided with stabilizing devices, install the stabilizers before mounting
or servicing the unit in the rack.

Statement 1006

To install the switch in a 19-inch or 24-inch rack (24-inch racks require optional mounting hardware),
follow the instructions described in these procedures:

Attaching Brackets to the Catalyst 3550-12T and 3550-12G Switches, page 2-6

Attaching Brackets to the Catalyst 3550-24, 3550-24-DC, 3550-24-FX, 3550-24PWR, and
3550-48 Switches, page 2-8

Mounting the Switch in a Rack, page 2-12

Note

Installing the switch in a 24-inch rack requires an optional bracket kit not included with the switch. You
can order a kit containing the 24-inch rack-mounting brackets and hardware from Cisco. For the
Catalyst 3550-12T and 3550-12G switches, order part number RCKMNT-3550-1.5RU=. For the
Catalyst 3550-24, 3550-24-DC, 3550-24-FX, 3550-24PWR, and 3550-48 switches, order part number
RCKMNT-1RU=.