Installing The Router In A Rack; Attaching Optional Cable Management Bracket - Cisco IAD2801 Series Installation Manual

Chapter 4 Chassis Installation Procedures

Installing the Router in a Rack

After you have attached the brackets to the router chassis, use the screws provided with the rack to install
the chassis in the rack.
Start the lower pair of screws first, and rest the brackets on the lower screws while you insert the upper
Tip
pair of screws.
The screw slots in the brackets are spaced to line up with every second pair of screw holes in the rack.
Tip
When the correct screw holes are used, the small threaded holes in the brackets line up with unused screw
holes in the rack. If the small holes do not line up with the rack holes, you must raise or lower the
brackets to the next rack hole.
To prevent bodily injury when mounting or servicing this unit in a rack, you must take special
Warning
precautions to ensure that the system remains stable. The following guidelines are provided to
ensure your safety:
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Be sure to leave space above and below each router in a rack, to allow for cooling air circulation.
Caution

Attaching Optional Cable Management Bracket

The optional cable management bracket provides attachment points for organizing and routing cables.
On brackets for the Cisco IAD2801, attach the cable management bracket to the left or right rack-mount
bracket using the screw provided, as shown in
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This unit should be mounted at the bottom of the rack if it is the only unit in the rack.
When mounting this unit in a partially filled rack, load the rack from the bottom to the top with the heaviest
component at the bottom of the rack.
If the rack is provided with stabilizing devices, install the stabilizers before mounting or servicing the unit in
the rack. Statement 1006
Cisco IAD2801 Series Integrated Access Devices Hardware Installation Guide
Figure 4-3.
Setting Up the Chassis
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