Connecting Acx2200 Routers To An External Alarm-Reporting Device; Connecting The Router To External Devices - Juniper ACX2200 Hardware Manual

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Installing and Connecting an ACX2200 Router Overview on page 63
General Site Guidelines on page 30
Management Port Connector Pinout Information for ACX Series Routers on page 55
ACX2200 Router Grounding Specifications on page 46
Initially Configuring the ACX2200 Router on page 85
To connect the router to external alarm-reporting devices, attach wires to the
relay contacts on the front panel of the router. A system condition that triggers the red
or yellow alarm on the router also activates the corresponding alarm relay contact.
The terminal blocks that plug into the alarm relay contacts are supplied with the router.
They accept wire of any gauge between 20 AWG and 14 AWG (0.52 and 2.08 mm
which is not provided. Use the gauge of wire appropriate for the external device you are
connecting.
To connect an external device to an alarm relay contact:
Prepare the required length of wire with gauge between 8 AWG and 14 AWG (0.08
1.
2
and 2.08 mm .
Attach an electrostatic discharge (ESD) grounding strap to your bare wrist, and connect
2.
the strap to one of the ESD points on the chassis.
While the terminal block is not plugged into the relay contact, use a 2.5-mm flat-blade
3.
screwdriver to loosen the small screws on its side. With the small screws on its side
facing left, insert wires into the slots in the front of the block based on the wiring for
the external device. Tighten the screws to secure the wire.
Orient the terminal block according to the labels to the left of the appropriate relay
4.
contact ( NC means "normally closed,
open").
Plug the terminal block into the relay contact and use a 2.5-mm flat-blade screwdriver
5.
to tighten the screws on the face of the block.
Attach the other end of the wires to the external device.
6.
If attaching a reporting device for the other kind of alarm, repeat the procedure.
Alarm Contact Connector Pinouts on page 57
Alarm Contact Port on the ACX2200 Router on page 18
Chapter 18: Connecting the Router to External Devices
C means "common," and (
ALARM
2
),
NO means "normally
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