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Installing the Switch in a Rack
To install the switch in a rack, use the following procedure (and refer to Figure 3-1). To perform this
procedure, you need the 19-inch rack-mount kit supplied with your switch.
1. Attach the supplied mounting brackets to the side of the switch.
2. Insert the screws provided in the rack-mount kit through each bracket and into the bracket mounting
holes in the switch.
3. Tighten the screws with a #1 Phillips screwdriver to secure each bracket.
4. Align the mounting holes in the brackets with the holes in the rack, and insert two pan-head screws with
nylon washers through each bracket and into the rack.
5. Tighten the screws with a #2 Phillips screwdriver to secure the switch in the rack.
6. If you want to install a GBIC module, proceed to “Step 3: Installing a GBIC Module,” next. Step 4:
Checking the Installation.”
Figure 3-1. Attaching Mounting Brackets
Step 3: Installing a GBIC Module
The following procedure describes how to install a GBIC Gigabit Ethernet module, such as the NETGEAR
AGM721F, in the switch’s Gigabit module bays. The AGM721F is sold separately from the
GSM712/GSM712F. If you do not want to install a GBIC module at this time, skip this procedure.
To install a GBIC module:
7. Insert the GBIC module into the GBIC module bay. Press firmly to ensure the module seats into the
connector.