Preparing for Router Installation
Figure 26: Typical Center-Mount Rack
Mounting rails
Floor bolts
1011
(2.13 m)
7 ft
19 in. (48.3 cm)
Spacing of Mounting Holes
Table14 specifies the spacing between mountin g holes in the chassis’s front support
posts and center-mounting brackets. The mounting holes in a front-mount rack’s
rails must align with the holes in the front support posts, and the mounting holes in a
center-mount rack’srails must align with the holes in the center-mounting brackets.
Table 14: Spacing of Holes on Front Support Post and Center-Mounting Bracket
Router Mounting Rail Hole Spacing
Front support post 4 U (7 in. or 17.78 cm)
Center-mounting bracket 3U(5.25in. or13.33cm)
Rack Requirements 61