Greetings!
Sorry for the noob question, but I'm helping a non-profit to rebuild their networking equipment. All of their buildings are without grounding unfortunately, but that's pretty standard there.
I'm putting in a pretty simple setup:
FortiGate 60E's and Unifi switches and APs. Small 6/9u rack for the main closet, and then each switch (16p 150w) in simple electrical enclosure boxes in other buildings. Fiber connecting each building, with no CAT cable run externally.
My plan was to have an electrician ground an outlet at each location where I install gear. So at the main rack, and each switch throughout the property. But on reading up, it seems that's not enough and I should ground each rack / enclosure as well?
One problem I'm finding, is that it's hard to get outlets/surge protectors that actually have a ground prong. I can import stuff, but that's not always practical.
The normal install method, is to just put everything on a UPS that mainly is there to handle voltage fluctuations since out power is shoddy. These usually have the proper plugs. But, I know this doesn't solve the issue of an electrical short within the rack.
So, should I ground a plug, and then run a ground wire from that to the enclosure / switch? I can get some simple bus bars here. Wiring is 100% external, just ran through some cable tubs mounted to the walls.
We have zero building codes, enforcements, inspections. So I'm after the best practical solution that protects our gear. I tried to find plastic enclosures for the switches, but they just aren't available here.
Any thoughts?
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