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

Plan for 74.5 inches of height, 74.25 inches of width, and 24 inches of depth. The 24 inch depth is what usually catches people out in a shallow telecom closet, so measure clearance in front of the wall before committing to the location.

It is a wall-mounted network equipment rack. The aluminum uprights carry the gear and steel extension brackets tie it back to the wall, so the load goes into the structure rather than the floor. That means you need solid backing, studs, block, or plywood backerboard, at the mounting points.

An open frame rack like the SB704197424TG suits a closet or room that is already secured and where you want fast access to both sides of the gear and easy cable dressing. Go to an enclosed cabinet instead when the equipment sits in a public or shared space and needs locked doors, or when you need dust control and directed airflow. Open frame also costs you less depth, this one is 24 inches deep.

Order it as Eaton B-Line SB704197424TG. It is a single configuration, the heavy duty 19 inch panel mount wall-mounted rack in telco gray, with aluminum uprights and steel extension brackets.

The uprights are aluminum and the extension brackets are steel. Aluminum keeps the rack itself light, the assembly weighs 22.9 lb, while the steel brackets take the wall connection where the bending load concentrates. For a one or two person install in a tight closet, that weight difference is the practical benefit.

Telco gray powder coat. That is the standard color used across telecom and network frames, so it reads as a match alongside other telco gray racks and ladder rack in the same room. Powder coat also holds up better than wet paint to equipment being slid in and out.