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Thanks for the response. &nbsp;So when you wall mount them, is it vertically or horizontally? &nbsp;The guide mentioned for the 8-port that it should be horizontally so that the ports are either facing up or down and not left or right.
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Thanks for the response.  So when you wall mount them, is it vertically or horizontally?  The guide mentioned for the 8-port that it should be horizontally so that the ports are either facing up or down and not left or right.

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We mounted it so that the air would vent up and the ethernet ports were facing down.
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We mounted it so that the air would vent up and the ethernet ports were facing down.

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Hello,<br />
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I bought a Cisco Switch model SG300-20 for my home lab. &nbsp;I was planning on wall mounting it but after reading the quick start guide, it says only the 8-port models can be wall mounted. &nbsp;I was not aware of this limitation when I bought it so I wanted to see if anyone knows for sure if it is okay to wall mount or should I heed the guide on this one.
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Hello,

I bought a Cisco Switch model SG300-20 for my home lab.  I was planning on wall mounting it but after reading the quick start guide, it says only the 8-port models can be wall mounted.  I was not aware of this limitation when I bought it so I wanted to see if anyone knows for sure if it is okay to wall mount or should I heed the guide on this one.

Is it safe to wall mount a Cisco SG300-20 switch?

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