Mounting the 3900 Appliances

Mounting the 3920 / 3950 Appliance on a Wall

To mount the 3920 / 3950 appliance on a wall:

  1. Prepare the wall mount kit accessories: screws, anchor screws, and wall mount sticker located in the appliance box.

  2. Place the wall-mount sticker on the wall and drill two holes for the screws. Make sure the holes are aligned with the sticker's markings.

  3. Insert the 2 screw anchors into the holes drilled in the wall.

  4. Attach the 2 screws in the accessory kit to the wall. Make sure there is 2 - 3 mm space between the screw head and the wall.

  5. Mount the appliance on the screws.

    3920 appliance wall mounting

Mounting the 3970 / 3980 Appliance in a Rack

To mount the appliance in a rack, attach the ear mount brackets to the left and right sides of the front of the appliance, then fasten the brackets to the rack using rack post screws.

3980 ear bracket

Legend

Item

Hardware Description

Use

1

Rack post mounting holes for the rack mounting screws

Locks the appliance into the rack when screws are fastened

2

Holes for ear mount bracket screws

Attaches the ear mount bracket to the appliance

To attach the ear mount brackets to the appliance:

  1. Position the ear mount bracket on the side of the appliance near the front panel.

  2. Secure the ear mount bracket using the three ear mount bracket screws from the accessory kit.

  3. Do steps 1 -2 again for the other side of the appliance.

To install the appliance in the rack:

  1. Secure the ear mount brackets to the rack post with the supplied rack screws and nuts.

  2. Follow your rack mount instructions to complete the installation.

Mounting the 3920 / 3950 Appliance in a Rack

You can install a single 3920 / 3950 appliance in a 19" rack with ear bracket hardware (as an optional accessory instead of the supplied wall mount hardware).

See the Rack Mounting Guide for the procedure.

3900 Appliances Physical Specifications

These are the physical specifications of the Check Point 3900 appliances.

Appliance

Regulated Model

Width

Depth

Height

Operating Temperature Range

Electrical Specifications

3920

T91

8.268 in (21 cm)

7.638 in (19.4 cm)

1.673 in (4.25 cm)

32°F - 104°F

0°C - 40°C

100V (2.0A) - 240V (2.0A)

50-60Hz

3950

T92

8.268 in (21 cm)

8.264 in (20.99cm)

1.673 in (4.25 cm)

32°F - 104°F

0°C - 40°C

100V (2.0A) - 240V (2.0A)

50-60Hz

3970 / 3980

T93

16.929 in (43 cm)

11.811 in (30 cm)

1.74 in (4.42 cm)

32°F - 104°F

0°C - 40°C

100V (3.15A) - 240V (3.15A)

50-60Hz

Appliance Air Vents

Make sure that the appliance air vents have sufficient airflow from front to rear when the 3920 / 3950 / 3970 / 3980 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 mountings have been tested in extreme conditions and do not block air flow to the appliance.

The air flow in 3900 appliances (appliance shown is 3920):