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two issues with fs108 switch: wall unmount and mystery symbol on switch
I have an fs108 (not sure from what year, it was present when I moved in in 2016; it is not the v3 version ) and have two questions.
First, how do I unmount from the wall mount position? I am upgrading to a newer netgear with 1Gbps per port. I understand the wall mount to simply be two screw heads, and the switch is hung like a picture on the wall. However, when I try to wiggle the switch, it will not budge at all. Again, I did not install this originally. I tried using a hammer to tap the switch upward and it still will not budge. The switch is attached to a Leviton Structured Media Enclosure.
Second, what is the purpose of the electrical ground symbol shown on the very left of the product image below (it looks like an inverted T shovel)? I thought at first it might be related to the security lock (since my fs108 is so old it does not have a security lock mechanism) but it does not seem like the case.
chumpytown wrote:First, how do I unmount from the wall mount position?
Could have been slide-on he screw heads from other directions. Or glued onto the wall. Hammer, here I come!
chumpytown wrote:Second, what is the purpose of the electrical ground symbol shown on the very left of the product image below
Exactly that's it - a connection for grounding the enclosure - e.g. to bring the shielded cable system to the same ground level.
FWIW - check of the installed cabling is made of four pairs/eight strands and patched to the connector boxes accordingly.
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chumpytown wrote:First, how do I unmount from the wall mount position?
Could have been slide-on he screw heads from other directions. Or glued onto the wall. Hammer, here I come!
chumpytown wrote:Second, what is the purpose of the electrical ground symbol shown on the very left of the product image below
Exactly that's it - a connection for grounding the enclosure - e.g. to bring the shielded cable system to the same ground level.
FWIW - check of the installed cabling is made of four pairs/eight strands and patched to the connector boxes accordingly.
- Thank you, it was glued down after all which I did not expect! Great suggestion.
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