4U Corner Wall Mount Cabinet

If your office feels a bit cramped but your company is not ready to take the plunge into a bigger floor plan, it might be time to further maximize the space you have. The thought of squeezing more usable square footage out of already-small confines such as server rooms, telecom closets, or retail spaces may seem daunting. But there’s a smart solution that’s relatively inexpensive: wall-mounted equipment cabinets.

This blog post describes two big benefits of wall-mounted cabinets and concludes with some details about ShowMeCables’ large selection of them.

Wall-mounted cabinets offer most of the benefits of floor cabinets – they’re rugged, secure, come in many sizes, and have pro features like built-in fans, locking front and side doors, and a front panel of tempered glass for monitoring rack components.

Freeing Up Floor Space

A few benefits make wall cabinets unique. First, they don’t hog floor space. Install one or two in place of a floor cabinet and you’ll marvel at how much bigger the room suddenly seems. Or keep the floor unit in place and use the wall cabinet for new components that improve your capabilities.

Using Vertical Wall-Mounted Cabinets

Second, you can install wall-mount cabinets in your previously unused vertical spaces. ShowMeCables offers 50+ different vertical wall-mount enclosures that position components sideways to take up less space. For instance, our 2U vertical enclosure extends only 4.5 inches from the wall. Such a low-profile enclosure can fit just about anywhere, from hallways to retail spaces to cramped IT closets.

Another advantage of vertical cabinets is accessibility. Swing open the enclosure door and you can immediately access the front and rear of your components to get to the cable ins and outs. It is not quite as easy to reach the rear of most horizontal enclosures.

Aesthetics is also a benefit of vertical enclosures. They have a sleek and compact design, which can contribute to a more aesthetically pleasing and professional-looking installation. They help keep the equipment organized and visually appealing, particularly in environments where the rack is visible or in customer-facing areas.

A Few Tradeoffs

Of course, these unique benefits come with some tradeoffs. Wall-mount cabinets usually cannot hold as much weight as floor cabinets, can’t be moved around like some wheeled units and are a bit more difficult to install. The weight capacity difference can be significant. For instance, while most of our vertical cabinets can hold around 150 pounds, our 37U floor-standing model can hold 1,763 pounds. You might find it wise to use a combination of wall-mount and floor cabinets to reap the benefits of both designs.

SMC’s New Wall-Mount Network Cabinets

Recently we launched a line of wall-mounted network cabinets that come preassembled with two shelves and a 1U blank panel for trouble-free installation. They are offered in capacities of either 6U or 9U, depths of 12 inches (300 mm) or 16 inches (400 mm), and a lockable front door that is either perforated for air flow or made of tempered glass. The cold-rolled steel enclosures can hold 110 pounds and have knockouts on the top and bottom for easy cable routing,

The eight models are:

SMC’s 50+ wall-mounted cabinets are in stock and available for same-day shipping if ordered before 5 p.m. ET. We have them in 13 rack capacities from 4U to 35U and in five depths from 16 inches to 36 inches.

If you have any questions or need guidance on which wall-mounted cabinet is best for you, our U.S.-based customer service would love to hear from you at 1-888-519-9505. Or you can contact us via email or chat.