Chapter 3 Installing The Router; Rack-Mount And Wall-Mount Procedures Overview; Making Console Port Connections - Cisco EF4116 Hardware Installation And Maintenance Manual

C H A P T E R 3
Installing the Router
This chapter describes the tasks you must perform to install your system. Sections of this chapter
follow:
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Rack-Mount and Wall-Mount Procedures Overview

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Making Console Port Connections

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Making Network Connections
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Connecting Routers with a DC-Input Power Supply
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Making Final Connections to the Router
The router ships with optional rubber "feet." For a desktop or wall-mounted chassis, install the feet
to provide adequate spacing between the chassis and the supporting surface for proper ventilation.
For a rack-mounted chassis, do not install the rubber feet if the chassis is to be mounted directly
above another chassis in the same rack.
Rack-Mount and Wall-Mount Procedures Overview
The router system has three mounting options: standard 19-inch rack mount, telco rack mount, or
wall mount. The procedures for the different mounting options involve removing the front panel and
component tray from the chassis shell and then installing the empty shell in position before
reinserting the component tray.
The optional rack-mount/wall-mount kit ships with its own set of instructions for rack and wall
mounting. If you are planning to rack-mount or wall-mount the router, do so before making the
network and power connections while following the procedures described in the separate
rack-mount/wall-mount publication included with the rack-mount kit.
Making Console Port Connections
To prepare for initial startup and configuration, you must connect an EIA/TIA-232 cable between an
ASCII terminal and the system console port, and you must attach the power cord. The console port
and auxiliary ports have jackscrews to accommodate cables with thumbscrews. If your cable
connection requires it, the jackscrews can be removed.
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