Installation Guide

NOTE
Because of the weight of fully loaded routers, it is recommended that you mount the router in an EIA rack before installing
modules and power supplies.
You can install up to six MLX-4 routers in an EIA rack using the RMK-CAB-MLXE-4 4-Post Rack Mount Kit. You can install up to four
MLXe-8 routers in an EIA rack using the RMK-CAB-MLXE-8 4-Post Rack Mount Kit.
Many of the parts in these rack mount kits can be adjusted to accommodate a variety of EIA rack congurations.
Mounting your MLX Series router in a 4-post EIA rack
Follow these steps to mount each MLXe-4 or MLXe-8 router in an EIA rack using the 4-Post EIA rack Mount Kit, starting with the lowest
device rst.
The kits contain a variety of screws, nuts, clip nuts, and washers, for use in the following ways:
• Use oating clip nuts in EIA racks with round holes.
• Use retainer nuts in EIA racks with square holes.
• Use the square alignment washers for both round and square holes.
Select the appropriate hardware for your EIA rack conguration.
1. Place routers in the rack according to their weight. For example, mount the router with the fewest modules near the top of the
rack, a router with more modules near the middle of the rack, and a fully populated router near the bottom of the rack.
2. Remove the factory-installed mounting brackets from the chassis.
Mounting the MLX-4, MLX-8 or MLX-16 router in a 4-post rack or EIA rack
Extreme Routing MLX Series Hardware Installation Guide
122 53-1004203-04