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Cisco ONS 15501 User Guide
78-14134-02, Release 2.0
Chapter2 Installing the Cisco ONS 15501
Required Tools and Parts
Use the site log as a record of ongoin g system maintenance. Each tim e a procedure is performed on
the Cisco ONS 15501, up date the site log to refle ct situations such as main tenance schedules and
requirements, intermitten t problems, changes and updates, configuration chan ges, and related
comments and notes.
Required Tools and Parts
You need the following tools and parts to install the CiscoONS 15501:
•Phillips screwdriver
•Wire cutters, as needed (for DC power w iring)
•Wire strippers, as needed (for DC power wiring)
•Crimp tool (for grounding wire)
•Digital voltmeter (with o hmmeter function)
•Grounding wire (8 AWG)
•Power supply connection wire (18 AWG)
•Listed two-hole copper grounding lug (0.25in. [0.635 cm] diameter bolt hole size, 0.625 in.
[1.5875 cm] center-to-center hol e spacing)
Installation Checklist
The installation checklist includes the procedures for initial hardware installation of the
Cisco ONS 15501. Mark the e ntries as you complete each pro cedure. Make a copy of this checkl ist, as
needed, for the site log.
Installation checklist fo r site:
Product name:
Task Verified By Date
Background information placed in site log
Cisco printed documentation received
CiscoONS 15501 received
Accessories received
Required tools available
Additional equipment available
Site power voltages ver ified
Initial electrical connection s established
CiscoONS 15501 fully installed
Operation verified