To protect the delicate electronic components from damage from static electricity, always follow the appropriate ESD procedures and wear the proper protective devices (such as an ESD wrist strap) when handling any and all Acme Packet 6400 hardware and while performing any Acme Packet 6400 hardware procedures. There is an ESD receptacle in the top left corner in the rear of the Acme Packet 6400.

To protect your equipment from ESD, follow these ESD safety precautions:

• Ensure that the Acme Packet 6400 is properly grounded.
• If you are grounding your Acme Packet 6400 to an electrically conductive, grounded rack, check to see whether or not the rack is painted. Paint can hinder proper grounding. If your equipment rack is painted, you should ground the system to some other reliable place or remove a small portion of paint for proper grounding.
• Use a grounded ESD wrist strap when working on the Acme Packet 6400 to prevent static discharge.
• To avoid damaging ESD sensitive hardware, discharge all static electricity from your body before working directly with the Acme Packet 6400 by touching a grounded object.