How to Mount the PetSafe® Stay & Play® Wireless Fence Base Unit
When mounting the PetSafe® Stay & Play base unit to a wall, in addition to the base unit, mounting bracket, and included hardware, you will also need a pencil, a drill, a 1/16-inch drill bit, screwdriver, and a stud finder. To use the wall anchors, a ¼ inch drill bit would be required.
![Mark screw holes for mounting bracket](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/d075r9p6/production/9f27d759e14b148c3f3d8aa6a63a0170972a29b0-325x325.png?w=325&h=325&q=75&fit=max&auto=format)
Visit How to Select a Suitable Location for the PetSafe® Stay &Play® Fence to verify that the base unit is in an appropriate location.
Place the mounting bracket on the wall of the selected location.
Mark the screw hole locations with a pencil.
Use the stud finder to confirm whether the location is on a stud or not.
- If the screw location is on a stud, the wall anchors are not needed.
- If the screw location is not on a stud, you will need to use the wall anchors provided.
![Drill pilot holes](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/d075r9p6/production/224b3c36a9434eabc844d1b147a7f90e7c7234c0-325x325.png?w=325&h=325&q=75&fit=max&auto=format)
Use the appropriate drill bit to drill a pilot hole at the marked location.
![Insert wall anchors](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/d075r9p6/production/089d340e9f209d73dee9971bf9ca2db123e0bf81-325x325.png?w=325&h=325&q=75&fit=max&auto=format)
If your screw holes are not on a stud, insert the wall anchors into the pilot holes.
![Screw mounting bracket to wall](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/d075r9p6/production/71468c9603576314921111bab9318fa6089b5d9a-325x325.png?w=325&h=325&q=75&fit=max&auto=format)
Line up the bracket screw holes with the pilot holes and screw the bracket to the wall.
![Place bottom of base unit onto bracket](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/d075r9p6/production/8021a6f6b431eb3c460a5c2561f6a482016c376e-325x325.png?w=325&h=325&q=75&fit=max&auto=format)
Place the bottom of the base unit onto the bracket first. There are holes for the bracket to slide into.
![Lock transmitter into bracket](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/d075r9p6/production/bdc295a86f84421c5e0bd8ab808866a7eabbfe67-325x325.png?w=325&h=325&q=75&fit=max&auto=format)
Snap the top of the base unit into place.
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