Install the Mounng Hardware
To install the chassis, rst install the mounng hardware in the rack and then mount the PTX10008 in
the rack.
Ensure that you have the following parts and tools available to install the mounng hardware:
• A Phillips (+) screwdriver, number 1, 2, or 3, depending on the size of your rack screws
• A Phillips (+) screwdriver, number 2, to install the screws that connect the rear and base brackets
• 12 Phillips at-head screws (provided)
• 14 rack screws appropriate for your rack to aach the mounng hardware to the rack (not provided)
The router can be installed in a four-post closed frame rack or a four-post open frame rack. Install the
mounng hardware on the rack before installing the router.
To mount the chassis on a four-post rack, you must rst install the mounng hardware in the rack. The
PTX10008 router comes with a four-piece set of brackets that supports the chassis in the rack.
NOTE: Two-post installaon racks are not supported.
The main pieces of the rack mount kit are:
• One le base bracket. The bracket is labeled LEFT FRONT on the side of the bracket that faces the
interior of the rack, near the holes for aaching the bracket to the rack.
• One right base bracket. The bracket is labeled RIGHT FRONT on the side of the bracket that faces
the interior of the rack, near the holes for aaching the bracket to the rack.
• Two rear brackets. These brackets are labeled REAR on the side of the bracket that faces the interior
of the rack, near the holes for aaching the bracket to the rack. The rear brackets are
interchangeable; you can use either of the rear brackets with the right or le base bracket.
When you install the base and rear brackets, the adjustable poron of the brackets overlap. Use the
overlap area to adjust the total bracket length to t any of the four standard rack sizes: 19 in. (483 mm),
23.62 in. (600 mm), 30 in. (762 mm), or 31.5 in. (800 mm).
To install the mounng hardware in a four-post rack:
1. Remove the mounng brackets from the rack mount kit box.
2. Decide where to place the chassis in the rack. If the rack is empty, mount the router in the lowest
possible locaon.
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