3Com Router 6000 Family
Installation Manual
Chapter 1
Preparing for Installation
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VIII. Regulatory compliance
The 3Com 6000 Routers are designed in compliance with the regulations and standards of
China, North America, Europe, Europe, Australia, and Japan in EMC, safety, network
access, and some other aspects.
1.2 Router Model and Structure
The Router 6000 includes 3Com Router 6040 and 3Com Router 6080. These two models are
similar in chassis structure and layout. Both use a mid-backplane allowing front and rear card
insertion and can be mounted in 19-inch standard racks. The following subsections will give
you more details about these two models.
1.2.1 3Com Router 6040
(1) (2) (3)
(6)
(4) (5)
1) Slot0 for the main control board 2) FIC Slot1 3) FIC Slot2
4) FIC Slot3 5) FIC Slot4 6) ESD-preventive wrist strap port
Figure 1-1 Front panel of the 3Com Router 6040
(1) (2)
(3) (4) (5)
1) Fan module 2) Grounding screw 3) ESD-preventive wrist strap port
4) PSU 1 (PWR1) 5) PSU 2 (PWR2)
Figure 1-2 Rear panel of the 3Com Router 6040
The 3Com Router 6040 has five slots on the front panel, with slot 0 for the main control unit and
slots 1 through 4 for FICs. At the bottom right of the front panel is an ESD-preventive wrist strap
port.