Tecmojo 6U Fixed Wall Mount Network Rack Review

The Tecmojo 6U Fixed Wall Mount network rack is an open-frame, two-post rack for 19-inch equipment. There is no door, no side panel and no fan: your gear bolts to the front rails and the frame stays open on all sides.

"Fixed" means the frame does not swing out. There is no hinge or gate, so you load and cable it from the front and reach around the sides to get at the back of your devices. That one design choice shapes everything else about the rack.

The frame is EIA/ECA-310-E compliant, so standard 19-inch rack equipment fits the rails. It can be mounted on a wall or stood on the floor, with rear brackets adding stability. It ships flat-packed with assembly required, and includes hardware for wall and equipment mounting, instructions and a video explanation for reference.

6U is 10.5 inches of usable rail height, since 1U is 1.75 inches. A patch panel, a switch, a cable manager and a 1U shelf come to about 4U, which leaves roughly 2U.

The 15.8-inch depth is the figure the page gives for this rack. The 110 lb capacity is shared across everything you hang, and the wall carries the rack plus the load.

The frame is cold-rolled steel with a powder coat, and it is the substantial part of this product rather than a thin aluminum shell. Buyers on Amazon most often praise its sturdiness, and one buyer mentions it could support up to 200 pounds. The official rating stays at 110 lb.

The self-aligning design means the frame goes together square.

Assembly is also the mixed-bag part of the experience. Amazon buyers are divided on it: some find it easy, and others report missing assembly screws.

Choose your hole face before assembly

One rail face has 12-24 threaded holes and the other has square holes for cage nuts. You pick which face points into the rack before the frame goes together.

The drilling template

A cardboard drilling template comes in the box, and it is a genuine help for getting the wall holes right the first time.

1. Plan the full load first. The wall carries the rack plus everything in it, up to the 110 lb capacity, so choose the spot with your finished load in mind, not the empty frame.
2. Mark the holes with the drilling template. Tape the included cardboard template to the wall, check it with a level, and mark through it so the holes line up the first time.
3. Match the fastening to your wall. On drywall, locate the studs and drive into them rather than relying on the drywall alone. On concrete, use masonry anchors rated for the load. Confirm the included wall hardware suits your wall before you drill.
4. Hang the empty rack first. The empty rack is 15.3 lb, so you can hold it in place, fasten it and check it for level before any equipment goes in.
5. Load from the bottom up and recheck. Mount the heaviest gear low, then check that the frame is still level and every wall fastener is tight once the rack is loaded.

6U fills up faster than people expect, and the most common regret among buyers is not going bigger. Lay out your gear on paper first: a patch panel, a switch, a cable manager and a shelf leave about 2U, and a second shelf or a 2U device uses that up.

No rear access is the real trade-off of a fixed frame. You cable from the front and reach around the sides. For a patch panel and a switch that is fine, but plan your cable routes before you load the rack if you expect to re-cable often.

The open frame gives excellent airflow. There is no heat trap and no dust door, which is a real advantage over an enclosed cabinet for gear that runs warm, even without a fan.

The square-hole face takes cage nuts or tool-free rack studs.

The 110 lb rating is plenty for switches, patch panels, shelves and small devices. A rack UPS is the item to think hard about: it is heavy and deep, and a tower UPS on the floor below the rack is usually the better call. The steel frame, the dual hole pattern and the wall-or-floor flexibility are what you are paying for over a flimsier frame.

The other versions of this Tecmojo open-frame wall rack are the 9U model 11130204 with 24.8 inches of depth, the 9U model with 15.8 inches of depth and a 37.13-inch width, and the 12U model 11130206 with 15.8 inches of depth. Choose the 9U model 11130204 if you need room for deeper gear. Choose the 9U model with 15.8 inches of depth if you want more rail height than the 6U at the same shallow depth, in a frame 37.13 inches wide. Choose the 12U model 11130206 if you want the most rail height at the shallow depth of the 6U.