Cisco Systems Cisco 3600 manual Installing the Chassis, Setting the Chassis on a Desktop

Chapter 3 Installing the Router

Installing the Chassis

Installing the Chassis

Depending on your router, you can set the chassis on a desktop, install it in a rack, or mount it on a wall or other flat surface. Select the procedure that best meets the needs of your network:

•Setting the Chassis on a Desktop, page 3-3

•Rack-Mounting the Chassis, page 3-3

•Wall-Mounting the Cisco 3620 Router, page 3-18

Note The Cisco 3640, Cisco 3661 and the Cisco 3660 routers cannot be wall-mounted.

Setting the Chassis on a Desktop

You can place Cisco 3600 series routers on a desktop or shelf. For Cisco 3620 routers only, attach the rubber feet supplied in the accessory kit. The procedure is as follows:

Step 1 Place the router upside-down on a smooth, flat surface.

Step 2 Peel the rubber feet off the black adhesive strip and place them adhesive-side down at each corner of the underside of the chassis.

Step 3 Place the router top-side up on a flat, smooth, secure surface.

The following warning applies to Cisco 3660 routers:

Warning To prevent personal injury or damage to the chassis, never attempt to lift or tilt the chassis using the handles on modules (such as power supplies, fans, or cards); these types of handles are not designed to support the weight of the unit. Statement 1032

Caution Do not place anything on top of the router that weighs more than 10 pounds (4.5 kg). Excessive weight on top could damage the chassis.

After the router has been installed, you must connect the chassis to a reliable earth ground. For the chassis ground connection procedures, see the “Installing Chassis Ground Connection” section on page 3-19.

Rack-Mounting the Chassis

If you are planning to rack-mount the router, do so before making network and power connections. If you need to install network modules or WAN and voice interface cards, you can do so either before or after rack-mounting the router. Ideally, you would install modules or WAN interface cards when you have the best access to the router’s rear panel.

Note You need a number 2 Phillips screwdriver to mount the chassis in a rack.

Cisco 3600 Series Routers Hardware Installation Guide

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