Abstract: A clip is attachable to a flange of a connector terminating an electrical cable, and is configured to mechanically couple one side of the flange to an edge of a connector-installation aperture of a chassis, such that a distal end of the connector may engage a receptacle within the chassis. When the connector, with the clip attached, is placed in the chassis' connector-installation aperture, a notch region of the clip engages the chassis at an edge of its connector-installation aperture, causing a bore on a second side of the flange to be coaxial with a bore in the chassis, so that a hardware fitting therethrough may secure the connector to the chassis.

Abstract: A mounting system is provided whereby a data communications system can be mounted in a plurality of different ways in one or more standard size rack openings and on planar surfaces. A first bracket selection and arrangement provides side by side dual mounting of two closures within a first rack having a first rack width. A second bracket selection and arrangement provides side by side dual mounting of two enclosures within a second rack having a second rack width greater than the first rack width. A third bracket selection and arrangement provides a single mounting of one enclosure in the first rack. A fourth bracket selection and arrangement provides a single mounting of one enclosure in the second rack. A fifth bracket selection and arrangement provides a single mounting of one enclosure on a planar surface.