B-Line Eaton series open racks, Aluminum uprights and steel extension brackets, 200 lb load capacity, Telco gray powder coat, Wall-mounted network eq

Allow a footprint of 25.25 x 25.25 x 18 inches (height, width, depth as stated). The 18 inch depth is what usually catches people out in a tight closet, so check swing room for cabinet doors and leave slack behind for patch cords.

An open frame rack like the SB704232518TG gives you all-around access for cabling and passive cooling, and it costs you nothing in airflow. Choose an enclosed wall cabinet instead when the gear sits in a public corridor, a classroom, or a dusty space where you need a lockable door. In a secured IDF closet the open frame is the easier one to work in.

What you get is the rack: aluminum uprights with steel extension brackets in Telco gray. Wall fasteners have to suit your wall, so specify lag screws into studs, through-bolts into block, or a plywood backer board sized for the 200 lb equipment load plus the 12.7 lb rack. Rack screws or cage nuts for the gear itself are also a separate line item.

Mixed construction: aluminum uprights with steel extension brackets, finished in Telco gray powder coat. The aluminum uprights carry the panel load without rusting, and the powder coat protects the steel brackets. It is an indoor equipment rack, so a conditioned or at least dry closet is the right home for it.

Telco gray powder coat is the standard light gray used across telecom equipment racks, so it sits well next to existing B-Line and other telco-gray frames in an IDF. It is a single finish on this model, ordered as part number SB704232518TG.