construction.md

Construct the and populate the rack

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Attach the legs to the bottom{pagestep}

• Get the bottom{qty:1, cat:printed} and the four rack legs{qty:4, cat:printed} that you printed earlier.
• Get an 3mm Allen key{qty:1, cat:tool} ready
• Use four M4x10mm countersunk screws{qty:4} to attach a leg to each corner of the bottom.

Add the NUC and Netgate shelves {pagestep}

• Lightly screw two M4x10mm cap screws{qty:2, cat:mech} into the top two holes of the Assembled NUC Shelf{qty:1, cat: prev} until they first start to bite.
• Check the screws are not protruding through the back of the shelf-front
• Slide the shelf over the legs and down to the bottom of the rack
• Don't tighten the screws up yet!

• Repeat the same process with the Assembled Netgate Shelf{qty:1, cat: prev} and two more screws{qty:2, cat:mech}.

Mount the Omni on top of the rack {pagestep}

• Take the Assembled Omni Shelf{qty:1, cat: prev} and place it on top of the rack so the screen on the omni face the front of the rack.
• Use four M4x10mm countersunk screws{qty:4} to attach the shelf to the four legs of the rack

Mount the Patch Panel and Switch {pagestep}

• Slide the Assembled Patch panel{qty:1, cat: prev} into the rack as high as it will go.
• Use two M4x10mm cap screws{qty:2, cat:mech} to secure it in place.

• Now slide the Assembled UniFi Switch Shelf{qty:1, cat: prev} underneath the patch pannel.
• Use two M4x10mm cap screws{qty:2, cat:mech} to secure it in place.

Raise the NUC and Netgate shelves {pagestep}

• Slide both the Netgate and the NUC shelved up as high as they will go.
• Tighten the screws in these shelves to hold them into the rack.

Insert the remaining shelves {pagestep}

• Insert the final four shelves into the remain space in the following order (from top to bottom)
  • Assembled USB Power Shelf{qty:1, cat: prev}
  • Assembled SSD shelf{qty:1, cat: prev}
  • Assembled Raspberry Pi Shelf{qty:1, cat: prev}
  • Stuff Shelf{qty:1, cat: printed}
• Secure each in place with two M4x10mm cap screws{qty:8, cat:mech}

Insert the remaining screws {pagestep}

• Finally fill the remaining holes in the front of the shelves with M4x10mm cap screws{qty:16, cat:mech}.