Rack-Mounting The Cisco Asr 1013 Router - Cisco ASR 1013 Installation Manual

Rack-Mounting the Cisco ASR 1013 Router

Step 2
Position the rear rack-mount bracket top hole with the chassis second top hole from the back.
Step 3 Insert and tighten the screws on one side.
Step 4 After the bracket is secured to the side of the chassis, slide the two remaining components into the side rack-mount
bracket.
Step 5 Repeat Step 1 through Step 3 on the other side of the chassis. Use all the screws to secure the rear rack-mount brackets
to the chassis.
What to Do Next
This completes the steps for attaching the rear rack-mount brackets to the Cisco ASR 1013 Router.
Rack-Mounting the Cisco ASR 1013 Router
The Cisco ASR 1013 Router comes installed with front forward rack-mount brackets. The rear rack-mount
brackets are optional and are shipped in the accessory kit along with a set of front rack-mount brackets. The
chassis rack-mounting flanges must be secured directly to the chassis before you lift it into the rack.
This section includes the following topics:
Verifying Rack Dimensions
Before you install the chassis, measure the space between the vertical mounting flanges (rails) on your
equipment rack to verify that the rack conforms to the measurements shown in the following image.
Figure 5: Verifying Equipment Rack Dimensions
SUMMARY STEPS
1. Mark and measure the distance between two holes on the left and right mounting rails.
2. Measure the space between the inner edges of the left front and right front mounting flanges on the
equipment rack.
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