Step 3: Install The Router; Install The Router Using A Lift - Juniper T320 Quick Start Manual

T320 Core Router Quick Start

Step 3: Install the Router

Install the Router Using a Lift

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Because of the router's size and weight, we recommend you install the router using a
mechanical lift. The procedure for installing the router depends on whether you use a
mechanical lift:
Install the Router Using a Lift on page 12
Install the Router Without a Mechanical Lift on page 13
CAUTION: Do not lift the router using the installation handle or the handles
on the sides of the chassis. Use these handles only to help position the router.
Make sure the rack is properly secured to the building in its permanent location.
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Remove the power supplies from the router, as described in the T320 Core Router
2.
Hardware Guide.
Insert the captive screws of the installation handle into the holes previously occupied
3.
by the captive screws of the power supplies. Attach the installation handle, tightening
the captive screws firmly to secure it to the chassis.
Load the router onto the lift, making sure it rests securely on the lift platform.
4.
Using the lift, position the router in front of the rack or cabinet, centering it in front of
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the large mounting shelf.
Carefully lower the router onto the shelf. The shelf ensures that the holes in the
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mounting brackets align with the holes in the rack rails.
With one person pulling on the installation handle from the rear of the rack or cabinet
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while another person pushes on the front-mounting flanges:
Four-post rack or cabinet: Slide the router onto the mounting shelves until the
front-mounting flanges contact the spacer bars.
Front-mounting in an open-frame rack: Slide the router onto the large mounting
shelf until the front-mounting flanges contact the rack rails.
Center-mounting in an open-frame rack: Slide the router onto the large mounting
shelf until the center-mounting brackets contact the rack rails.
Move the lift away from the rack.
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Install the mounting screws:
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Four-post rack or cabinet: Install a mounting screw into each of the holes aligned
with the threaded holes in the spacer bars.
Open-frame rack: Install a mounting screw into each of the open mounting holes
aligned with the rack, starting from the bottom.
Reinstall the power supplies, as described in the T320 Core Router Hardware Guide.
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