Preparing For Installation - Cisco 7000 Hardware Installation And Maintenance

C H A P T E R 2

Preparing for Installation

This chapter describes the equipment and site requirements for router installation. It includes the
power and cabling requirements that must be in place at the installation site, descriptions of
additional equipment you will need to complete the installation, and the environmental conditions
your site must meet to maintain normal operation. This chapter includes the following preinstallation
requirements:
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Safety recommendations to protect you and your equipment
— Lifting the chassis
— Safety with electricity
— Preventing electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage
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General site requirements
— AC and DC power requirements
— Plant wiring (interference considerations, signaling and distance limitations)
— Site environment
— Preventive site configuration
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Network connections (optional and additional equipment such as connectors, cables, and media
interface devices that you will need for connections to your Ethernet, Token Ring, FDDI, serial,
channel attachment, multichannel, or HSSI networks)
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Tools required for installation
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Installation Checklist (a table that lists each installation step that you can check off when
completed and then save the checklist as a permanent record in your Site Log)
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Unpacking Guidelines in addition to the complete unpacking descriptions that are posted on the
outside of the router shipping container
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Site Log instructions and sample format
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Chassis Components Checklist (an inventory list that you should also complete and put into the
Site Log for a permanent record of the system initial configuration)
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Configuration Worksheet (a place to record the type and port address of each interface)
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