Kendall Howard Wall Mount Rack Rack Spaces: 12U Spaces

I have installed 4 of these Kendall Howard 12U racks. I will agree that the picture is misleading and makes you think that there will be a shelf included - THERE IS NO SHELF!! Please do yourself a favor and order a shelf or two. Rack comes with a template for mounting which is helpful, but remember, this is a 19" rack, the screw holes on the back do not line up with studs, not a problem for me as we always mount this to plywood, however this could be an issue for a homeowner or installer without access to something sturdy to mount to. I find the template great, but you still need to install two shelfs on this when mounting it on the wall to make it square and level. I have found this unit to be sturdier than others and deeper than others. It allows for the installation of heavy equipment as well as a possible shelf mounted UPS. My customers really like the styling on the sides of the rack, I could care less, but have none the less been complimented on the design.

This rack is as sturdy as they come, it's pretty heavy considering how simple it is.Kendall Howard should be reprimanded though on the advertisement picture, as the displayed rack tray is NOT included. I knew this going in, but I can see how some people who don't research the hell out of their purchases can make this mistake.The openings on the side of this rack make accessing your ports or switches from behind manageable, even for the biggest of hands.Mounting hardware is included with the rack, and as others have pointed out, save the fold out instruction sheet, as the template for mounting holes is printed on the edges of the paper!

I love this rack, especially with the price made it very effective for my home use. I am using this rack to house my home networking and CATV headend. Some of you say that the rack isn't sturdy enough or or warps, well of course it isn't going to be completely rock solid, you should have expected that when you read the description listing it as two separate pieces! I have a different experience, I have all 12 slots of the rack loaded with gear including two cisco XL switches. It holds all of that weight with no problem, and I found that the more units are full, the more structurally sound it will be because you have the equipment holding it together. Installation was a breeze because the holes in the back are cut to line up perfectly with standard stud widths in most homes (and even easier with the included template for marking the holes. All in all it's a great product for the money and I may even order another.

The rack is super easy to install. The template was accurate and it can easily be a 1 person job. While the rack seems to have a slight bit of play left to right, it holds the weight of the equipment I installed (48 port patch panel, 2 x 24 port 1u switches, 2 shelves carrying a small server in an Fractal Design Node 304 case and a PA amp for overhead music at a client's retail store.I will use this one again.

I am really pleased with the rack. seems like good quality. My only problems are, no screws includes (not a huge deal) I found screws for $4 and the picture shows a shelf leading you to believe that it comes with a shelf. It does not include a shelf. I am fine with buying a shelf but wish the picture was correct so I would have ordered a shelf along with the rack.

The picture is misleading on this item. The only thing you get is the two side pieces and no screws, not the full assembly you see in the picture. You have to spend another $30.00 to get the tray on the bottom that holds the two side pieces together... And I wont get it for another for another week unless I pay for expedited shipping. For $148 ? Its just not worth it in my humble opinion. Check out some of the Startech open frame racks. Similar quality but it comes with the entire rack and less money ! :-)

This is a simple, but very functional rack.I had it mounted in our technical room in the house where all the networking is coming together.The rack is sturdy.My only complaint is that the screws were not included. I had to order these separately and pay additional shipping.

Installed this in a semi truck and it seems to be holding up well.A little flimsy but after we got it installed with a few extra supports it became real solid.So far it has not come apart.