Install Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC VEP4600 Installation Guide
- About this guide
- VEP4600 platform
- Site preparations
- VEP4600 installation
- Power supplies
- Fans
- Management ports
- Specifications
- Chassis physical design
- IEEE standards
- Safety standards and compliance agency certifications
- Product recycling and disposal
- Agency compliance
- USA Federal Communications Commission statement
- Industry Canada Statement
- Brazil – Aviso da Anatel
- European Union EMC directive conformance statement
- Japan VCCI compliance for class A equipment
- Korean certification of compliance
- Mexico certification of compliance
- Taiwanese certification of compliance
- Thailand certification of compliance
- Singapore certification of compliance
- Dell EMC support
Site preparations
VEP4600 is universal customer premise equipment (uCPE). To connect the service provider edge or enterprise branch to the
cloud, use VEP4600 to host multiple virtual network functions (VNFs), such as SD-WAN, routing, firewall, and deep-packet
inspection.
For more information about platform specifications, see Specifications .
NOTE: Install the VEP4600 in a rack or cabinet before installing the components.
Topics:
• Site selection
• Cabinet placement
• Rack mounting
• Platform ground
• Fans and airflow
• Power
• Storing components
Site selection
CAUTION: The mezzanine cards are intended for professional installation only.
CAUTION: Professional installation instructions: This product is designed for specific applications and needs to
be installed by qualified personnel with RF and regulatory related knowledge. The general user shall not attempt
to install.
Install your equipment in restricted access areas. A restricted access area is one where service personnel can only gain access
using a special tool, lock, key, or other means of security. The authority responsible for the location controls access to the
restricted area.
Ensure that the area where you install your platform meets the following safety requirements:
● Near an adequate power source. Connect the platform to the appropriate branch circuit protection according to your local
electrical codes.
● Environmental—platform location—continuous temperature range is from 0°C to 45°C (32°F to 113°F).
● Operating humidity is from 5 to 90 percent non-condensing, continuous.
● In a dry, clean, well-ventilated, and temperature-controlled room, away from heat sources such as hot cooling vents or direct
sunlight.
● Away from sources of severe electromagnetic noise.
● Positioned in a rack or cabinet, or on a desktop with adequate space in the front, back, and sides for proper ventilation and
access.
● Install the platform in Information Technology Rooms in accordance with Article 645 of the National Electrical Code and
NFPA 75.
For more information about platform storage and environmental temperatures, see Specifications .
Cabinet placement
Install the VEP4600 only in indoor cabinets designed for use in a controlled environment.
Do not install the platform in outside cabinets. For cabinet placement requirements, see Site selection section .
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