Cisco Systems 80O SERIES manual Preventing Router Damage, Unpacking Your Router

Chapter 2 Installation

Preventing Router Damage

Preventing Router Damage

Use the following guidelines when connecting devices to your router:

•Connect the color-coded cables supplied by Cisco Systems to the color-coded ports on the back panel.

•If you must supply your own cable, see the “Cabling Specifications” section in Appendix B,

“Specifications and Cables.” If this appendix does not provide specifications for a particular cable, we strongly recommend ordering the cable from Cisco Systems.

•If the symbol of suitability () appears above a port, you can connect the port directly to a public network that follows the European Union standards.

Warning If the symbol of suitability with an overlaid cross ( ) appears above a port, you must not connect the port to a public network that follows the European Union standards. Connecting the port to this type of public network can cause severe injury or damage your router.

Unpacking Your Router

Table 2-1lists the items that come with your router. All these items are in the accessory kit that is inside the box that your router came in. If any of the items is missing or damaged, contact your customer service representative.

Table 2-1 Router Box Contents

•Power cord (black)

•Desktop power supply

•Console cable (light blue)

•DB-9-to-RJ-45 adapter for use with light blue console cable

•ISDN ST cable (orange) (Cisco 801 and 803 routers)

•Ethernet cable (yellow)

•ISDN U or IDSL cable (red) (Cisco 802, 802 IDSL, 804, and 804 IDSL routers)

•RJ-45-to-RJ-11 adapter cable for use with red ISDN U cable

•Product documentation

Preinstallation Activities

Before you begin installing your Cisco 800 series router, perform the following steps:

Step 1 Order an ISDN BRI line from your telephone service provider. For more information, refer to the Cisco 800 Series Routers Software Configuration Guide.

Step 2 If you have a Cisco 801 or Cisco 803 router, do the following:

Cisco 800 Series Routers Hardware Installation Guide

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