StarTech.com 6U Wall Mount Network Rack - 14 Inch Deep (Low Profile) - 19 Patch Panel Bracket for Shallow Server and IT Equipment, Network Switches - 44lbs/20kg Weight Capacity, Black (WALLMOUNT6)

Residential network where I pulled string out of the walls using a robust, antiquated phone line network, replaced with Cat6 throughout. This is definitely the right size rack for any home network that has or will eventually have wired ports, network storage and/or security cameras. Overkill if youre doing less than 6-10 network drops, or have a full pile of rack-able home theater equipment (might be too small in that case). As others have mentioned, the cross bar is mounted in a way thats convenient for the manufacturer to ship, but you SHOULD plan on flipping or reversing the cross bar to suit your needs. There are pre-drilled holes top and bottom of the unit, so mine is re-mounted upside down on the bottom of the rack, so as not to conflict with a rack power strip, and to free up space at the top for a rack shelf. I would agree with others, too, that say its plenty robust without, once you have a few devices mounted. YMMV.

I just received this StarTech 6U wall-mounted rack (bracket) today. Its well built and looks like it can comfortably hold a couple of small ethernet switches and patch panels. Finish is good. There are four mounting holes spaced on a rectangle 15.9 inches apart horizontally and 7.4 inches vertically, so it can be directly mounted to wall studs spaced on standard 16-inch centers. The unit uses standard cage nuts (it comes with 12 metric M6 cage nuts and 12 metric M6 screws, but no washers - enough to load up three panels worth of stuff. You may need more. If so, any standard cage nut will do. The bracket comes with a grounding lug built into the frame, too.

In case you cannot tell by the picture there are two of these racks. One on each side under the speakers. You just cannot get this kind of quality any cheaper. I could have easily stacked the two, thrown some shelving material around them and had a fantastic looking sidecar for &120. They are extremely modular and come in different sizes depending on your needs. I not only would buy these again I am going to buy some more to keep for future projects.

This is a great rack in terms of overall appearance and build quality so I can easily recommend it. While the cable management cutouts are not sharp they are still metal and therefore have the potential to damage cables over time. The addition of rubber or plastic grommets here would be a good idea. Also, as others have noted it should come with enough cage nuts to properly complement its 6U size.

I had another, bigger rack that was sticking out too far in my basement storage room. This one has sides on it, where the other rack was wide open. The only holding it back from 5 stars is the price. Its a piece of formed/bent metal with holes in the front for your switches and patch panels. It might cost $40 to actually make it.

I am sure this will support more weight not sure if you have room for it. 1. Heavy duty steel with folded edges 2. Not enough Rack screws to mount 6 1U devices.Only come with screws for 3 (12). So add in another 6 bucks for more screws. 3. The supplied drywall anchors are the plastic self driving type and I would not really trust them to support expensive equipment. Look for studs or attach a board to studs then this to the board.. 4. The top bar is not 100% necessary and can be moved to the bottom as the unit has no top or bottom, the mounting holes have slots in both directions. I had the rack full so removed the bar. Attached directly to concrete block for me this should hold a great deal more than 40lbs. Besides the poor mounting hardware and lack of additional screws this is a great product.

Holds everything it needs. Its stable when mounted. I mounted wood to the wall prior to mounting the rack. It arrived a bit bent where the devices mount, but I was able to straighten it out with a pliers and after securing a device to the rack, it worked itself out. It organizes everything nicely. There are enough screws and mount clips to do what you need.

easy to mount, make sure your power cord is a 90 degree end as there isnt much room behind when a switch is mounted in rack.

The rack is just the right size to fit under a counter. It was also the right size as I was only mounting two 1u patch panels and 2 1u switches. The rack is about 14 lbs. not sure why the description indicates 44. It is very well built and sturdy to sit on the floor of the cabinet without mounting it to the backwall. The only thing to be aware of is the cabinet only comes with 10 screws and cage nuts, its a 6u cabinet and one would think if all 6u are used there should be 4 screws and cage nuts per 1u so 24. You may need to make separate purchase of screws and cage nuts if you plan to use more than 2u with four screws per.

The rack is nice and sturdy for a home switch/ patch panel rack. It was easy to install on my wall I used lag screws. I fed my cables through the hole on the back of the rack to keep things nice and tidy. Switches and patch panel went in without any issues. The only thing I did not like was the silver hardware that came with the rack. I prefer black to match the color of the rack. Besides that it is a very nice rack for the price and gives me some room for expansion.