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Safety recommendations ··················································································································································1 Safety symbols ··························································································································································1 Electricity safety ························································································································································2 Laser safety································································································································································2 Router moving···························································································································································2 ESD prevention ·························································································································································3

Examining the installation site ·········································································································································4 Weight support·························································································································································4 Temperature ······························································································································································4 Humidity ····································································································································································5 Altitude ······································································································································································5 Cleanness··································································································································································5 Cooling system ·························································································································································6 EMI·············································································································································································7 Lightning protection··················································································································································8 Space·········································································································································································8 Power supply·····························································································································································8

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Installing the router·····················································································································································10

Installation flow ······························································································································································ 10 Installing a cable management bracket······················································································································· 10 Installing the router in a 19-inch rack ·························································································································· 11 Installing cage nuts to the rack ···························································································································· 11 Installing the mounting brackets to the router····································································································· 12 Installing the router in a 19-inch rack ················································································································· 13 Grounding the router ····················································································································································· 13 Installing a power module············································································································································· 14 Installing an MPU and a switching fabric module······································································································ 15 Installing an RSE-X2 MPU ····································································································································· 15 Installing an SFE-X1 switching fabric module····································································································· 15 Installing an LPU ····························································································································································· 16 Installing a HIM/MIM···················································································································································· 17 Installing a CF card························································································································································ 18 Installing optional components ····································································································································· 18 Installing an air filter ············································································································································· 18 Connecting the power cord ·········································································································································· 20 Connecting an AC power cord ··························································································································· 20 Connecting DC power cords ······························································································································· 21

Connecting interface cables······································································································································25

Connecting the AUX cable············································································································································ 25 Overview································································································································································ 25 Connecting the AUX cable ··································································································································· 25 Connecting an Ethernet cable······································································································································· 26 Overview································································································································································ 26 Making an Ethernet cable ···································································································································· 27 Connecting an Ethernet cable······························································································································ 28 Connecting a fiber cable ·············································································································································· 28

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