CHAPTER 6
Cabling E-Series Routers
6-4
Required Tools, Wires, and Cables
Cabling your system should take only a few minutes. You will need the
items listed below and in Table 6 -1 for proper installation.
•1/8" flathead screwdriver
•3/8" wrench or 3/8" nut-driver
•No. 2 Phillips screwdriver
•Ground wires – We recommend a minimum of 10-AWG ground wire.
•#10 (ERX-7xx/14xx models) or #8 (ERX-310 router) kep nut to
connect the ground (earth) wire to the ground terminal.
•Power input module wiring – We recommend a minimum of 10-AWG
(ERX-7xx/14xx model) or 14-AWG (ERX-310 router DC model) wire
with a dual stud terminal lug with 3/8" spacing. For the ERX-310
router AC model, use a standard IEC power cord.
Note: If you plan on using a cable-management bracket (ERX-7xx/14xx models
only), install it before you begin cabling your E-series router. Cable-management
brackets are helpful to keep network interface cables untangled and orderly and to
prevent cables from hindering access to other slots. See Installing a
Cable-Management Bracket on ERX-7xx Models in Chapter9, Maintaining
E-Series Routers.
Table 6- 1 Required cables
Connection Port and Cable Used
Management connection between SRP
I/O module and the LAN
One 10/100Base-T Ethernet management
port with an RJ-45 connector
Management connection between SRP
I/O module and a management console
One RS-232 port with a DB-9 connector for
VT100 management access
Direct connections to I/O modules See Table 12-3 in Chapter 12, Module
Specifications for specific I/O module
connector information