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Cisco 170 Series Hardware Installation Guide
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Installing and Connecting the Cisco 170 Series Appliance
This chapter describes how to install the Cisco 170 series (Cisco 170 series) appliance using slide rails
(standard configuration) or rack-mounting it (optional configuration) and provides information on how
to connect the interface cables.
It includes the following sections:
• Installing the Cisco 170 Series Appliance with Slide Rails, page 3--1
• Rack Mounting the Cisco 170 Series Appliance, page 3-8
• Connecting the Interface Cables and Verifying Connectivity, page 3-10

Installing the Cisco 170 Series Appliance with Slide Rails

To install the Cisco 170 series using slide rails, perform the steps in this section.
This section includes the following topics:
• Verifying the Box Contents, page 3--1
• Disassembling the Slide Rail, page 3-0
• Attaching Inner Rails to the Appliance, page 3-1
• Verifying the Rack Type, page 3-2
• Securing Round Hole Racks, page 3-3
• Securing Threaded Hole Racks, page 3-3
• Attaching the Outer Slide Rail to Round and Square Hole Racks, page 3-4
• Attaching the Outer Slide Rail to Threaded Hole Racks, page 3-5
• Installing the Appliance, page 3-6
• Securing the Appliance, page 3-7

Verifying the Box Contents

Step 1 Remove the contents from the box and verify that it contains the following items for all rack types (see
Figure 3-1):