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Chapter 2 Installation

Verifying Your Installation

Verifying Your Installation

You can verify that you have correctly installed the router by checking the following LEDs:

PWR (front panel)—On when power is being supplied to the router.

OK (front panel)—On when the router software is loaded and functional. Blinking means that the router is performing a power-on self-test (POST).

WIC0/WIC1 OK (back panel)—On when a WIC is correctly installed in the corresponding WIC slot.

ETH ACT (front panel)—Blinking when there is network traffic on the local 10/100 Ethernet LAN.

WIC0ACT or WIC1 ACT (front panel)—See Table 1-3.

LINK (back panel)—On when the router is correctly connected to the local Ethernet LAN through the 10/100 ETHERNET port.

MOD OK (back panel)—On when the VPN hardware encryption module is installed and recognized by IOS.

Optional Installation Steps

This section describes some installation steps that you might or might not use, depending on your site and on how you are configuring the router. This section describes the following procedures:

Connecting a PC to the Router’s Console Port

Connecting a Modem on the AUX Port

Wall-Mounting

Stacking the Router

Unstacking the Router

 

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Contents Installation Before Installing the RouterConnecting the Router to Your Local Network Installation Connecting the Router to Your Local Network Connecting the Router to the Local Network 10/100 Ethernet portConnecting the Router to Your Service Provider’s Equipment Straight-through Ethernet cable Cable modem/DSL hubConnecting Networked Devices to the Router’s Switch Ports RJ-45Connecting Power to the Router Installation Connecting Power to the Router Connecting the Power Supply Verifying Your Installation Optional Installation StepsConnecting a PC to the Router’s Console Port Console port Connecting a Modem on the AUX PortBlue console cable To PC or terminalAUX port RJ-45 Modem Console cable DB-9-to-DB-25 adapterWall-Mounting Wall-Mount Brackets-Bottom of RouterStacking the Router Assembling Stacking Clip and Fastener Stacking the Router Unstacking the Router CiscoInstallation Optional Installation Steps OL-4050-02