Preparing for installation ············································································································································· 1

Overview ············································································································································································ 1

Safety recommendations ·················································································································································· 1

Installation site requirements ··································································································································· 2

Rack-mounting requirements ···································································································································· 3

Installation tools ································································································································································· 3

Accessories supplied by the router ························································································································· 3

User-supplied tools and equipment ························································································································ 3

Installing the router ······················································································································································· 5

Installation prerequisites ··················································································································································· 5

Installing the router in a rack ··········································································································································· 5

Mounting slide rails to the rack ······························································································································ 6

Installing cage nuts to the rack ······························································································································· 7

Installing the cable management brackets ············································································································· 7

Installing the mounting brackets ······························································································································ 9

Installing an impedance carrier (optional) ·········································································································· 10

Installing the router to a rack ······························································································································· 10

Verifying the installation ······································································································································· 11

Grounding the router ····················································································································································· 11

Installing the power system ··········································································································································· 12

Installing a DC power supply ······························································································································· 13

Installing an AC power supply ····························································································································· 13

Installing a card ······························································································································································ 14

Installing an SPE subcard ·············································································································································· 15

Connecting power cables ············································································································································· 16

Connecting an AC power cable ·························································································································· 17

Connecting DC power cables ······························································································································ 17

Connecting the router to the network ······················································································································· 20

Logging in to the router ················································································································································· 20

Connecting the console cable ······························································································································ 20

Setting up a configuration environment ·············································································································· 21

Powering on the router ········································································································································· 26

Verifying router operation (recommended) ········································································································ 28

Connecting through an AUX cable ····················································································································· 29

Connecting through an Ethernet twisted pair cable ·························································································· 29

Connecting through an optical fiber ··················································································································· 29

Cable routing recommendations ·································································································································· 31

Hardware management ············································································································································· 33

Displaying electrical label data ···································································································································· 33

Displaying card information ········································································································································· 33

Rebooting the router ······················································································································································ 34

Displaying the router power supply system ················································································································· 35

Configuring temperature alarm thresholds for a card································································································ 36

Displaying temperature information for a router ········································································································ 36

Configuring in-service hardware failure diagnosis ···································································································· 36

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