B-Line Eaton series open racks, Aluminum uprights and steel extension brackets, Flat black powder coat finish, Wall-mounted network equipment rack. H

Plan for a frame 74.25 inches tall with an 18 inch depth front to back. Because it is an open frame rather than an enclosure, you also want clear working room on both sides and at the rear for cable dressing and for reaching equipment screws.

It is a wall-mounted rack. The aluminum uprights are carried on steel extension brackets that fix back to the structure, so the wall has to take the full load of the frame plus the gear. Into stud or masonry, with anchors rated for the equipment weight, not into drywall alone. If you want a free-standing frame in the middle of a room, this is not the right style.

The frame itself weighs 24.1 lb, light enough for two people to lift and hold while the brackets are anchored. The aluminum uprights are what keep the weight down compared with an all-steel frame.

An open frame gives you access from every side and the best natural airflow around switches, which is why IT rooms and locked closets usually spec it. Go to an enclosed cabinet instead when the equipment sits in a public corridor, a classroom, or a shop area where it needs a lockable door and protection from dust and knocks. This Eaton B-Line frame is the open style, wall mounted.

No. What is described is the rack itself, aluminum uprights on steel extension brackets. Vertical or horizontal cable managers, rack shelves, blanking panels, grounding kits and rack-mount PDUs are all separate line items, so add them to the order if the job needs them.

The finish is a flat black powder coat, so it reads as a matte black rather than a gloss or a textured wrinkle black. It sits alongside other flat black network hardware well, but if your existing frames are a gloss black or gray, expect a visible difference in sheen.