Preparing for Installation 2-27
Unpacking the Cisco 12008
•9/16-inch wrench (open-end or socket)—for removing the lag bolts from the router
shipping pallet
•Wire cutters
•Pliers
Unpacking the Cisco 12008
To unpack your Cisco12008, use the instructions in the document entitled Cisco 12008
Gigabit Switch Router System Packing and Unpacking Instructions, which was shipped
with the router. Appendix A of this document describes the shipping container for the Cisco
12008; it also provides instructions for unpacking the router prior to installation and how
to repackage the router if you need to move it at some later time.
Note Do not discard the packaging materials used in shipping your router. Yo u will need
this material in the future if you move or ship your router.
If the packing materials are lost or damaged, replacement packing materials are available
as an orderable item (product number PKG-GSR8=).
Checking the Contents of the Shipping Container
Check the contents of the shipping container to verify that the following items have been
included in the shipment:
•One Cisco12008 router as ordered, fully assembled
•One RP
•CSCs, SFCs, and line cards, as ordered
•One or two AC-input or DC-input power supplies, as ordered, already installed in the
router
•An accessories box (packed with the router on the shipping pallet)