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Chapter2 Preparing the Cisco uBR7225VXR Router for Installation
Equipment Required to Verify Your Plant’s RF Setup
Equipment Required to Verify Your Plant’s RF Setup
To verify your plant’s RF setup, you need the following:
•RF spectrum analyzer
•For coaxial cabling:
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Diplex filters/splitters
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Coaxial cable crimping tool
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New coaxial cable
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Coaxial jumpers that are at least 2 to 3 feet long (maximum of 5 feet)
•For fiber networks, optical receivers for each upstream optical path
•Assorted RF attenuators (with at least two 20-dB attenuators)
Note For headend RF and data setups, refer to Chapter 4, “Connecting the Cisco uBR7225VXR Router to the
Cable Headend.” Refer to AppendixF, “Manufacturers for Headend Provisioning Requirements,” for a
list of manufacturers. Refer to Appendix C, “Cable Specifications,” for coaxial cabling specifications.
In addition, you might need the following:
•Crossover Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connectors—If you plan to connect a computer directly to an
Ethernet port in the CiscouBR7225VXR router, you need this type of cable.
•Fast Ethernet transceiver.
•DOCSIS cable modem or DOCSIS-based STB and CPE devices to test full system functionality.
Note When the Cisco uBR7225VXR router starts running, IF downstream output is generated. For more
information, see the “Powering On the CiscouBR7225VXR Router” section on page 3-18.
Shipping Container Contents
When you receive your Cisco uBR7225VXR universal broadband router, use the following procedure to
check the contents of the shipping container. Use the CiscouBR7225VXR Router Installation Checklist
or the “Component Checklists” section on page2-18 to ensure you received all the components that you
ordered.
Note Do not discard the shipping container. You will need the container if you move or ship your
Cisco uBR7225VXR router in the future.

Verifying the Shipping Container Contents

Step1 Verify that the following are included in the shipping container (the accessories box might be separate):
•One Cisco uBR7225VXR universal broadband router chassis containing all of the components you
ordered for your system (except the rack-mount and cable-management kit)