Table Of Contents; Warnings; Ethernet Devices - Cisco 860 Series Hardware Installation Manual

Chapter 2 Installing the Router
Connections
Obtain a broadband or Ethernet connection from your service provider.

Ethernet Devices

Identify the Ethernet devices that you will connect to the router: hub, servers, and workstations or PCs.
Ensure that each device has a network interface card (NIC) for connecting to Ethernet ports.
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Installing the Router
This section describes how to install the Cisco 860 series, 880 series, and 890 series ISRs. These routers
can either be installed on a table top or other flat horizontal surface or be mounted on a wall. The
Cisco 890 series ISRs may be mounted in a rack. This section also describes how to attach WLAN
antennas to the Cisco 890 series routers. This section contains the following topics:
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Warnings

Warning This equipment needs to be grounded. Use a green and yellow 12 to 14 AWG ground wire to
connect the host to earth ground during normal use. Statement 242
This equipment must be grounded. Never defeat the ground conductor or operate the equipment
Warning
in the absence of a suitably installed ground conductor. Contact the appropriate electrical
inspection authority or an electrician if you are uncertain that suitable grounding is available.
Statement 1024
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If you plan to configure the software using Cisco IOS commands through the console port, provide
an ASCII terminal or a PC that is running terminal emulation software to connect to the console port.
If you plan to connect a modem, provide the modem and modem cable.
If you plan to use the Data BRI port, provide an NT1 device and an ISDN S/T cable.
If you plan to use the cable-lock feature, provide a Kensington or equivalent locking cable.
Warnings, page 2-3
Installing Antennas, page 2-4
Installing on a Table, page 2-7
Mounting on a Wall, page 2-7
Installing in a Rack, page 2-10
Installing the Router Ground Connection, page 2-11
Installing the Router
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