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Cisco AS5350 Universal Gateway Chassis Installation Guide
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Chapter3 Installing the CiscoAS5350 Setting Up the Chassis
Installing in a Rack
Caution Do not use the hand les on the dial feature car d s to a ssist in lifting the ch assis .
To install the chassis into th e e qu ip men t ra ck , f o llow t hi s p ro ce dure:
Step 1 With the mounting bra ckets attached to the c hassis, support the ch assis and align the ho les in the brackets
with the screw holes in t he ra ck. (See Figure 3-4.)
Step 2 Attach the chassis to th e ra ck w it h th e s c rews yo u h ave prov id ed . ( S ee F ig u re 3-4.)
Figure 3-4 Attaching the Chassis to a 19- Inch Rack—Rear Panel Forward
Connecting the Cha ssis Ground
You must co nnec t the chass i s to a re li able eart h gr ound us ing the ground lug (pro v ided ) and s ize AWG 6
(13 mm2) wire.
To attach the chassis ground, take th e following steps:
Step 1 Strip one end of the ground wire to expose approximately 0.75 in. (20 mm) of conductor.
Step 2 Crimp the ground wire to the ground lug, using a crimp tool of the appropriate size.
Step 3 Attach the ground lug to the chassis. (See Figure3-5 or Figure 3-6.) Use a medium flat-blade
screwdriver and the screws supplied with the ground lug. Tighten the screws to a torque of 8 to 10 in-lb
(0.9 to 1.1 N-m).
Step 4 Connect the other end of the ground wire to a suitable grounding point at your site.
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Note: The second bracket attaches to the rack at the other side
of the chassis. The chassis can also be installed with the
front panel forward.