Where can I get a compatible rack mount kit for this switch?

[thecomputerguy]

I need to rack mount a SR224 switch because the company is cheap as hell and wont buy a new one.

Here is the switch:

http://www.amazon.com/Cisco-SR224-2...?ie=UTF8&qid=1455840180&sr=8-1&keywords=sr224

Normally it comes with this rackmount kit:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rack-Ear-Ki...216-SR2016-Fast-Ethernet-Switch-/381221360633

Can't I just buy something compatible on amazon or something? I always have a hell of a time searching for rackmount kits for stuff like this.

 

[Markverhyden]

You can just make brackets. But by the time you included your labor etc, you could probably buy a couple dozen kits. So yes, just search for SR224 rack mount kit. The ears are the big part. Even if there are no screws you should have some on hand that are threaded properly.

 

[fencepost]

I wouldn't expect them to buy a new switch just for rack mounting. That said, if they're really cheap then slap some rubber feet on it and put it on the "shelf" (aka whatever server you place it on top of)

 

[thecomputerguy]

Well they have this SR224 & this http://www.amazon.com/Cisco-Linksys-EG008W-Gigabit-8-Port-Workgroup/dp/B00009KIYM

The SR224 is 10/100

They are daisy chained together because neither one of them accommodates the amount of ports in the patch panel. So I told them to spend a few hundred on a new 36 port unmanaged 10/100/1000 switch that will come with a rackmount kit and he declined.

This after spending $1500 to have their new $50,000 office wired.

So yes they are cheap.

 

[Markverhyden]

Several hundred for an unmanaged GB switch? You can get a 48 port tp-link for $130+

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704090

 

[fencepost]

Or you can get a managed 24-28 port gigabit switch for $250 or less - for example look up SG200-26 or SG220-26 for two Cisco "Smart" gigabit switches for $230-250

 

[YeOldeStonecat]

Where are you located? May have some around our office...

 

[thecomputerguy]

Where are you located? May have some around our office...

@YeOldeStonecat Southern California

 

[thecomputerguy]

So there aren't any just generic brackets I can get off amazon?

 

[Markverhyden]

The catch is the hole spacing on the device side. Those are not standard.

 

[trevm999]

You think that company is cheap...you should see the custom make rack I have to deal with

 

[altrenda]

So Cal is a big place, so I don't know what's close , but I would check with some of the Surplus houses like Apex, C&H, All Electronics, Freelance...etc.

 

[thecomputerguy]

I just ended up buying some brackets for a netgear device of the same size and I'll hope it works

 

[skdmaster]

Why not just get a rackmount shelf and place the switch on it http://www.amazon.com/NavePoint-Can...1455932174&sr=8-2&keywords=1u+rackmount+shelf

 

[Mercenary Roadie]

Why didn't you just buy one from the eBay seller? They have 35 available for sale