Installing The Router Ground Connection - Cisco 819 Installation Manual

Installing the Router
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Installing the Router Ground Connection

The router must be connected to a reliable earth ground. Install the ground wire in accordance with local
electrical safety standards.
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This equipment needs to be grounded. Use a green and yellow 12 to 14 AWG ground wire to connect
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the host to earth ground during normal use. Statement 242
To install the ground connection, follow these steps:
Step 1 Strip one end of the ground wire to the length required for the terminal.
Step 2 Crimp the ground wire to the ring terminal using the wire crimper.
Step 3 If you choose to install the power switch lock, perform
If you choose not to install power switch lock, perform
Attach the ring terminal to the chassis. Use the single screw provided. Tighten the screws to a torque of
Step 4
8 to 10 inch-pound (0.9 to 1.1 newton meter). (See
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Cisco 819 ISR Installed with the DIN Rail
For NEC-compliant grounding, use size 14 AWG (2 mm2) or larger copper wire and a ring terminal
with an inner diameter of 1/4 in. (5 to 7 mm).
For EN/IEC 60950-compliant grounding, use size 18 AWG (1 mm2) or larger copper wire.
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Step 5 to Step 7.
Step 4 and Step 6 to Step
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