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Chapter 2 Installing the Router
Installing the Router
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Two number-10 wood screws (round- or pan-head) with number-10 washers, or two number-10
washer-head screws, for mounting on a wall stud. The screws must be long enough to penetrate
at least 3/4 in. (20 mm) into the supporting wood or metal wall stud.
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Two number-10 wall anchors with washers, for mounting the router on a hollow-wall.
•Wire crimper for chassis grounding.
•Wire for connecting the chassis to an earth ground:
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AWG 14 (2 mm2) or larger wire for NEC-compliant chassis grounding.
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AWG 18 (1 mm2) or larger wire for EN/IEC 60950–compliant chassis grounding.
•Ring terminal with an inner diameter of 1/4 in. (5 to 7 mm), for NEC-compliant chassis grounding.
•Ethernet cables for connecting to the Fast Ethernet (FE) WAN and LAN ports.
Connections
Obtain a broadband or Ethernet connection from your service provider.
Ethernet Devices
Identify the Ethernet devices that you will connect to the router: hub, servers, and workstations or PCs.
Ensure that each device has a network interface card (NIC) for connecting to Ethernet ports.
•If you plan to configure the software using Cisco IOS commands through the console port, provide
an ASCII terminal or a PC that is running terminal emulation software to connect to the console port.
•If you plan to connect a modem, provide the modem and modem cable.
•If you plan to use the Data BRI port, provide an NT1 device and an ISDN S/T cable.
•If you plan to use the cable-lock feature, provide a Kensington or equivalent locking cable.
Installing the Router
This section describes how to install the Cisco 860 series, 880 series, and 890 series ISRs. These routers
can either be installed on a table top or other flat horizontal surface or be mounted on a wall. The
Cisco 890 series ISRs may be mounted in a rack. This section also describes how to attach WLAN
antennas to the Cisco 890 series routers. This section contains the following topics:
•Warnings, page 2-4
•Installing Antennas, page 2-4
•Installing on a Table, page 2-7
•Mounting on a Wall, page 2-8
•Installing in a Rack, page 2-11
•Installing the Router Ground Connection, page 2-13
•Installing the FIPS Cover, page 2-14