Preventing Damage To The Router; Installing The Router; Connecting A Server, Pc, Or Workstation - Cisco Router 831 Hardware Installation Manual

Preventing Damage to the Router

Step 4
Preventing Damage to the Router

Installing the Router

Connecting a Server, PC, or Workstation

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If you plan to use the cable-lock feature, provide a Kensington or equivalent
locking cable.
Follow these guidelines when connecting devices to your router:
Connect the color-coded cables supplied by Cisco Systems to the color-coded
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ports on the back panel.
If you must supply your own cable, see
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specifications. If this appendix does not provide specifications for a particular
cable, we strongly recommend ordering the cable from Cisco Systems.
To install the router, you need to perform these tasks in the following order:
Connect the Ethernet devices to the router.
1.
Connect the router to a broadband modem or Ethernet switch.
2.
Connect a terminal or PC to the router (for software configuration using the
3.
command-line interface [CLI] or troubleshooting).
Connect the router to the power source.
4.
Verify the router installation.
5.
Mount the router.
6.
Figure 2-1 shows a Cisco 831 router connecting to a PC.
Cisco 831 router, but it also applies to a SOHO 91 router.) To connect one of these
devices to built-in Ethernet switch port 4, follow the steps given after
(The connection procedure applies to both the Cisco 831 router and the SOHO 91
router.)
Chapter 2
Appendix A for cabling
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