Checkpoint Quantum LightSpeed Appliance QLS250 Installation instructions manual

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RACK MOUNTING FOR
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24 August 2022 Updated for TE250XN appliances
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Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
Introduction 5
QLS250, QLS450, QLS650, and QLS800 6
General Requirements for Racks 6
Telescopic Rails Hardware 6
Installation Overview 7
Attaching the Inner Appliance Rails 7
Attaching the Ear Mounts 9
Attaching the Outer Rack Rails 10
Installing the Appliance in the Rack 12
Removing the Appliance 13
Appliance Air Vents 13
TE250XN 15
General Requirements for Racks 15
Telescopic Rails Hardware 16
Installation Overview 17
Attaching the Inner Appliance Rails 17
Attaching the Ear Mount Brackets 19
Preparing Round-Hole Rack Rails 20
Attaching the Outer Rack Rails 20
Installing the Appliance in the Rack 22
Removing the Appliance 23
Appliance Air Vents 23

Introduction
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Introduction
This guide applies to these Check Point Appliances:
Appliance U In This Document
Quantum LightSpeed Appliance QLS250 2U QLS250
Quantum LightSpeed Appliance QLS450 3U QLS450
Quantum LightSpeed Appliance QLS650 3U QLS650
Quantum LightSpeed Appliance QLS800 3U QLS800
SandBlast Threat Emulation TE250XN 1U TE250XN

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QLS250, QLS450, QLS650, and
QLS800
General Requirements for Racks
Check Point appliances are designed for a standard 19-inch (48.26 cm) rack (see specification EIA-310-D).
The telescopic rails are designed for racks with these specifications:
Minimum Depth Maximum Depth
22 inches (55.9 cm) 32 inches (81.3 cm)
24 inches (61 cm) 36 inches (91.4 cm)
Front and rear rack doors must have equally distributed holes on at least 65% of the surface area to give
sufficient airflow. Make sure that the racks have sufficient clearance to service the Check Point appliances
that are mounted on telescopic rails.
Rack
Side Clearance Requirement
Front 36 in (91.4 cm) plus additional clearance, if necessary, for the mechanical lift used to move
the appliance and rails equipment.
Rear 16 in (40.6 cm) from the rear of the rack or appliance without the rear cabinet door.
22 in (55.9 cm) from the rear of the rack or appliance with the rear cabinet door.
These are the physical specifications of the LightSpeed Appliances:
Security Appliance Width Depth Height U
QLS250 442 mm 610 mm 88 mm 2U
QLS450, QLS650, and QLS800 442 mm 610 mm 132 mm 3U
Telescopic Rails Hardware
Important - To prevent injury or damage, at least two people are required to install the
appliance in a rack.
Rack Mounting Tools
We recommend that you use a Phillips PH2 screwdriver with a magnetic head to hold and retrieve screws.

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Item Hardware Description Qty Use
1 Outer rack rail section of the
telescopic rail unit
2 Moves the appliance into position in the rack
2 Inner appliance rail section of
the telescopic rail unit
2 Attaches to the sides of the appliance
3 Ear mount bracket 2 Attaches the appliance to the rack
4 Rack mounting screws 4 Attaches the ear mounts to the rack, which
prevents movement of the appliance
5 Appliance rail screws 12 Attaches the appliance rails to the appliance
6 Ear mount bracket screws 6 Attaches the ear mounts to the appliance
7 Round hole pins 8 Attaches to the outer rack rails
Note - Needed for round hole racks only
Legend
Installation Overview
Telescopic rails installation consists of these procedures:
nAttaching the inner rails to the appliance
nAttaching the ear mounts to the appliance
nAttaching the outer rack rails to the rack
nInstalling the appliance in the rack
Attaching the Inner Appliance Rails
The outer rack rail section and the inner appliance rail section come as one unit when you open the box.

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Before you can attach each appliance rail to the side of the appliance, you must remove the inner appliance
rails from the outer rack rails.
To remove the inner appliance rail from the telescopic rail unit:
1. Extend the inner appliance rail from the outer rail until the rails locks in place.
2. Press the inner rail release latch, as shown, and pull the inner appliance rail straight out.
3. Do steps 1 and 2 again for the other telescopic rack rail unit.
Item Description
1 Inner rack rail
2 Release latch
3 Outer appliance rail
Legend
To install the inner appliance rails to the appliance:
1. Place the appliance rail on the side of the appliance and make sure:
nThe release latch is facing away from the appliance
nThe arrow on the release latch points to the front of the appliance
nThe appliance rail is longer than the appliance
2. Install the appliance rails to the side of the appliance with the six provided screws. Refer to the below
appliance rail image.
Note - Do not over-tighten the screws. Check Point recommends that you leave
the rail mounting screws loose until the server is completely installed. This eases
installation by preventing binding of the server in the rack.

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3. Do steps 1 and 2 again to install the appliance rail on the other side of the appliance.
Item Description
1 Appliance rail screws
2 Release latch (press this latch to remove the appliance from the rack)
Legend
Attaching the Ear Mounts
Attach the ear mounts to the left and right side of the front of the appliance to allow:
nEasy pulling in and pulling out of the appliance while it is in the rack using the extraction handles
nLocking the appliance into the rack using the rack mounting screws
Item Hardware Description Use
1 Holes for ear bracket screws Attaches ear mount to the appliance
2 Extraction handle Pulls appliance away from the rack
3 Rack post mounting hole for the rack
mounting screw
When the screw is fastened, the appliance cannot be
pulled out of the rack
Legend

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To attach the ear mounts to the appliance:
1. Place the ear mount on the side of the appliance near the front panel.
2. Attach the ear mount to the appliance with three ear bracket screws.
nQLS250:
nQLS450, QLS650, and QLS800:
3. Do steps 1 - 2 again for the other side of the appliance.
Attaching the Outer Rack Rails
Attach the outer rack rails to the rack. Make sure that you have the two rack rails ready.

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Item Description
1 Rack rail screws (attached to the end of the rack rail)
2 Securing clip
3 Screw hole for ear mount screw
4 Rack rail
Legend
To attach the outer rails to the rack:
1. If your rack has round holes, remove the screws from the end of the rack rail and replace them with
the round hole pins.
2. Align the front end of the outer rail with the hole number.
nThe front securing clip is marked with the letter "A".
nMake sure that the securing clip faces the inner part of the rack.
3. Press the securing clip and connect the outer rail to the rack.
nFor square-hole racks: Insert the screws into the rack holes.
nFor round-hole racks: Reattach the screws that you removed to the rack. Tighten the screws.
4. Do steps 1 - 3 again to attach the rear end of the outer rail to the rack.
The rear securing clip is marked with the letter "B".
5. Use an ear mount screw (with washer) to secure the rear end of the outer rail to the rack.
6. Do steps 1 - 5 again for the other outer rail.

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Installing the Appliance in the Rack
Install the appliance in the telescopic rails in the rack.
Important - To prevent injury or damage, at least two people are required to install the
appliance in a rack.
Important - Do not attempt to lift, drag, or otherwise move the appliance using the
handles on the power supply units.
Important - Do not attempt to lift, drag, or otherwise move the appliance using the
handles on the power supply units.
1. Align the appliance rails to be level with the rack rails.
2. Move the appliance into the rack as far as it can go.
3. Slide the appliance in and out of the rack several times to allow the rails to position properly.
Tighten all of the rail mounting screws.
4. For each ear mount, use a rack mount screw to secure it to the rack and make sure that the appliance
cannot move. This disables the telescopic rails.
Use the rack post mounting hole that is between the rack rail screws (see item 3 in the next figure).
Item Description
1 Extraction handle
2 Rack rail screws
3 Rack post mounting hole for rack mount screw
Legend

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Removing the Appliance
Important - To prevent injury or damage, at least two people are required to install the
appliance in a rack.
Important - Do not attempt to lift, drag, or otherwise move the appliance using the
handles on the power supply units.
To remove the appliance from the rack:
1. Remove the rack mounting screws from the rack post mounting holes that attach the ear mounts to
the rack.
2. Pull the appliance away from the rack as far as possible.
The release strip on the telescopic rails stops the appliance from sliding too far.
3. On the appliance rails:
nPress and hold the release strips to unlock the telescopic rails.
nPull out the appliance from the rack.
Appliance Air Vents
Make sure that the appliance air vents have sufficient airflow from front to rear when the appliance is
mounted in a rack.
Important - If the appliance vents are blocked, the appliance can become too hot and it
can be damaged.
The appliance and rack rails have been tested in extreme conditions and do not block air flow to the
appliance. These appliances are specifically designed to install with these rails. The QLS800 appliance is
shown below. The air flow is the same in the other appliances.

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TE250XN
General Requirements for Racks
Check Point appliances are designed for a standard 19-inch (48.26 cm) rack (see specification EIA-310-D).
The telescopic rails are designed for racks with these specifications:
Minimum Depth Maximum Depth
22 inches (55.9 cm) 32 inches (81.3 cm)
24 inches (61 cm) 36 inches (91.4 cm)
Front and rear rack doors must have equally distributed holes on at least 65% of the surface area to give
sufficient airflow. Make sure that the racks have sufficient clearance to service the Check Point appliances
that are mounted on telescopic rails.
The telescopic rails can be used with racks that have round holes or square holes.
Rack
Side Clearance Requirement
Front 36 in (91.4 cm) plus additional clearance, if necessary, for the mechanical lift used to move
the appliance and rails equipment.
Rear 16 in (40.6 cm) from the rear of the rack or appliance without the rear cabinet door.
22 in (55.9 cm) from the rear of the rack or appliance with the rear cabinet door.
These are the physical specifications of the appliance:
Appliance Width Depth Height U
TE250XN 17.24 in
(43.80 cm)
22.83 in
(58.00 cm)
1.73 in
(4.4 cm) 1U

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Telescopic Rails Hardware
Rack Mounting Tools
We recommend that you use a Phillips PH2 screwdriver with a magnetic head to hold and retrieve screws.
Item Hardware
Description Qty Use Label
1 Outer rack rail section
of the telescopic rail
unit
2 Moves the appliance into position in the
rack
No label
2 Square-hole rack
screws
8 Come attached to the outer rack rails to be
used with square holed racks
No label
2 Round-hole rack
screws
8 For use with round-hole racks only.
Replace the original square- hole rack
screws with the round-hole rack screws.
Round-hole
rack screws
P/N for
Round Hole
7.1 x8pcs
3 Rack mounting
screws
4 At front of appliance - Attaches the ear
mounts to the rack, which prevents
movement of the appliance.
At back of appliance - Attaches the outer
rack rail to the rack.
Rack
mounting
screws
M5x20L
x4PCS
4 Inner appliance rail
section of the
telescopic rail unit
2 Attaches to the sides of the appliance No label

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Item Hardware
Description Qty Use Label
5 Appliance rail screws 8 Attaches the appliance rails to the
appliance
Appliance
rail screws
#6-32 x8pcs
6 Appliance rail screws 2 Attaches the appliance rails to the
appliance
Appliance
rail screws
#6-32 x2pcs
7 Ear mount bracket ** 2 Attaches the appliance to the rack Assembly kit
8 Ear mount bracket
screws**
12 Attaches the ear mounts to the appliance. Rack Ear
screw
** The ear mount bracket and screws are delivered as accessories together with the appliance.
Installation Overview
Telescopic rails installation includes these procedures:
nAttaching the inner rails to the appliance
nAttaching the ear mounts to the appliance
nAttaching round-hole rack screws (if you are using round-hole racks)
nAttaching the outer rack rails to the rack
nInstalling the appliance in the rack
Attaching the Inner Appliance Rails
The outer rack rail section and the inner appliance rail section come as one unit when you open the box.
Before you can attach each appliance rail to the side of the appliance, you must remove the inner appliance
rails from the outer rack rails.
To remove the inner appliance rail from the telescopic rail unit:
1. Extend the inner appliance rail from the outer rail until the rails locks in place.
2. Press the inner rail release latch, as shown, and pull the inner appliance rail straight out.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for the other telescopic rack rail unit.

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Item Description
1 Inner rack rail
2 Release latch
3 Outer appliance rail
Legend
To install the inner appliance rails to the appliance:
1. Place the appliance rail on the side of the appliance and make sure:
nThe release latch is facing away from the appliance
nThe arrow on the release latch points to the front of the appliance
nThe appliance rail extends past the back panel of the appliance
2. Install the appliance rails to the side of the appliance with the provided screws.
Note - Do not overtighten the screws. Check Point recommends that you leave
the rail mounting screws loose until the server is completely installed. This eases
installation by preventing binding of the server in the rack.
3. Do steps 1 and 2 again to install the appliance rail on the other side of the appliance.

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Item Description
1 Appliance rail screws - Four for each inner rail
2 Appliance rail screws - One for each inner rail
3 Release latch
Legend
Attaching the Ear Mount Brackets
Attach the ear mounts to the left and right side of the front of the appliance to lock the appliance into the
rack.
Item Hardware Description Use
1 Rack post mounting hole for the rack
mounting screws
When the screw is fastened, the appliance cannot be
pulled out of the rack
2 Holes for ear mount bracket screws Attaches the ear mount to the appliance
Legend

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To attach the ear mount brackets to the appliance:
1. Place the ear mount bracket on the side of the appliance near the front panel.
2. Attach the ear mount bracket to the appliance using the six ear mount bracket screws.
3. Do steps 1 - 2 again for the other side of the appliance.
Preparing Round-Hole Rack Rails
If you use round-hole racks, you must replace the eight square-hole rack screws that come attached to the
outer rack rails with the eight supplied round-hole rack screws.
Do this procedure before you attach the outer rack rails to the rack.
To attach the round-hole rack screws:
1. Use a screwdriver to remove the square-hole rack screws from the front and back of the outer rack
rail.
2. Replace with four of the supplied round-hole rack screws.
3. Do steps 1 - 2 again for the other outer rack rail.
Attaching the Outer Rack Rails
Attach the outer rack rails to the rack. Make sure that you have the two rack rails ready.