MX68 rack mount

[tantony]

This is the only MX68 rack mount I could find. It looks like from the picture, the ports are facing the front, is it possible to have the ports facing back so that the status LED is facing the front? Any other recommendations?

https://www.rackmountsolutions.net/firewall-mounting-kit-cisco-meraki-mx68-rm-ci-t6/

[Nolan H. · Accepted solution]

I see no reason why you couldn't just turn it around.

Far as I know it is just sitting there, not locked in place etc.

[tantony]

@Nolan Herring

Thanks, it looks like that way. I'm checking with the vendor. Do you know of any other MX68 rack mounts? I was going to have one of our mechanical engineers 3D print one for me before I found this.

[Nolan H.]

That is the only one I've ever seen. I mean in reality, you could just buy a shelf mount and call it a day. That is usually what I do 😃

[tantony]

@Nolan Herring

Thanks for your help

[Nick16]

In that rack there is an optical cable attached to the light so you will see the status on the front of it 🙂

[tantony]

@Nick16

I noticed the small hole in the rack. But, how does that connect to the status LED of MX? I'm looking at my MX68, and I don't see a way of connecting the light.

I chatted with their sales person, and she said that light is to show the status of the powersupply, not the MX68 status light.

[Nick16]

Looks to me like there is an arm that goes across to assist the mount

[tantony]

I chatted with their sales person, and she said that light is to show the status of the powersupply, not the MX68 status light. So you know the MX68 is turned on.

[tantony]

I guess if I'm that paranoid, I could just use a small flexible mirror to see the MX status lights 🙂

[Nolan H.]

Oh that is interested, did not notice that.

Check this thread here by @Philip D'Ath

https://community.meraki.com/t5/Security-SD-WAN/Rack-Mount-MX68/m-p/41922?advanced=false&collapse_discussion=true&filter=location&location=forum-board:security&q=rack%20mount&search_type=thread

Looks like he has that cool 'light cable' pointed to the MX LED

Phil, what does the other side of that look like?

[Nolan H.]

Oh wait I found an image of it.

Does not look like it is meant for the power supply at all, but the LED on the MX.

That is awesome 😃

[tantony]

yeah, I guess you can see the MX status light. Interesting. I guess the other vendor gave me the wrong info and said that's to show the power supply status.

[Nolan H.]

Wish they would do the same LED trick for the MX64/65/67 model too =(

[tantony]

@Nolan Herring

Why don't they? I would assume it's simple to do.