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Quick Verdict The door swing decides the bracket. On an outswing door the magnet mounts directly under the header on the secure side; add an L bracket only when the header soffit is too shallow to hold the magnet body. On an inswing door the door face sits back from the frame, so you need a Z bracket (for example the Securitron ZA-32/62, which gives 2-1/4 in. to 3-1/2 in. from door or header). Inswing with no usable header usually needs L and Z t… Read more