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Mounting the 5000 Appliances in a Rack

In This Section:

Appliance Physical Specifications

Appliance Air Vents

You can install your 5000 Appliances with the fixed or telescoping rails hardware depending on the appliance model. See the Rack Mounting for 5000, TE100X + Smart-1 405/410 Appliances booklet for the procedure.

Appliance Physical Specifications

These are the physical specifications of the Check Point appliance.

Appliance

Width

Depth

Height

5100

5200

5400

17.24 in (43.80 cm)

16.01 in (40.65 cm)

1.73 in (4.40 cm) (1U)

5600

5800

5900

17.24 in (43.80 cm)

20 in (50.80 cm)

1.73 in (4.40 cm) (1U)

Appliance Air Vents

Make sure that the appliance air vents have sufficient airflow from front to rear when the appliance is mounted in a rack.

Important - If the appliance vents are blocked, the appliance can become too hot and it can be damaged.

The appliance and rack rails have been tested in extreme conditions and do not block air flow to the appliance. These appliances are specifically designed to install with these rails.

The air flow in 5100, 5200, 5400, 5600, 5800, and 5900 appliances (appliance shown is 5900):