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jpmd70
Aspirant
Mar 20, 2016
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Can the C7000 be mounted?

Hi,
Can the C7000 be mounted? Does it have holes for screws so it can be attached inside a network box on the wall?
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  • mediatrek's avatar
    mediatrek
    Mar 21, 2016

    I will say without a doubt you do not want to mount the C7000. In the product design phase it once had mounting holes on the casing, but the hardware inside runs too hot to safely mount the unit. It needs the venting all around it. If you were to mount it with one side against a wall air cannot flow properly. If you do somehow mount your C7000, I can basically guarantee you will overheat it and have a hardware failure, and could even start a fire.

     

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  • jpmd70's avatar
    jpmd70
    Aspirant
    Mar 20, 2016
    Obviously I know what's in the box. Has any one mounted it to something so it can be mounted inside a Levinton box
    • TheEther's avatar
      TheEther
      Guru
      Mar 20, 2016

      I don't know if the C7000 has mounting holes.  Look at Netgear's generic instructions for wall mounting routers (link).

  • mediatrek's avatar
    mediatrek
    Virtuoso
    Mar 21, 2016

    I will say without a doubt you do not want to mount the C7000. In the product design phase it once had mounting holes on the casing, but the hardware inside runs too hot to safely mount the unit. It needs the venting all around it. If you were to mount it with one side against a wall air cannot flow properly. If you do somehow mount your C7000, I can basically guarantee you will overheat it and have a hardware failure, and could even start a fire.