Grounding the firewall – H3C Technologies H3C SecPath F5000-S Firewall User Manual

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Figure 8 Securing the firewall to the rack

Grounding the firewall

WARNING!

Correctly connecting the firewall grounding cable is crucial to lightning protection and EMI protection.

Do not connect the firewall grounding cable to a fire main or lightning rod.

You can ground the firewall in one of the following ways, depending on the grounding conditions
available at the installation site:

Grounding the firewall with the grounding terminal on the rack

Grounding the firewall with a grounding strip

Grounding the firewall with a grounding conductor buried in the earth ground

Grounding the firewall with the grounding terminal on the rack

To connect the grounding cable:

1.

Remove the grounding screw from the firewall chassis.

2.

Attach the grounding screw to the ring terminal of the grounding cable.

3.

Use a Phillips screwdriver to fasten the grounding screw into the grounding screw hole.

4.

Remove the grounding screw from the grounding point on the rack.

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