Bridge/Router Installation and Configuration Guide

Chapter 3 Installing the Router
Pre-Installation Considerations and Requirements
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Pre-Installation Considerations and Requirements
Before you perform any procedures in this chapter, review the following sections
in
Chapter 2, “Preparing for Installation”:
• Safety Guidelines, page 2-2
• Site Requirement Guidelines, page 2-7
In particular, observe the guidelines for preventing electrostatic discharge (ESD)
damage described in the
Preventing Electrostatic Discharge Damage, page 2-4
and use Figure 2-1 on page 2-5 as a reference in locating and using the ESD
sockets on the front of the router chassis.
A fully equipped router with an optional two-level AC-input power shelf can
weigh as much as 440
pounds (200 kg). The router ships on a scissor-jack
platform that enables two people to install a fully loaded router into a rack without
removing any of the components from the chassis.
Warning This router is not designed to be installed as a shelf-mounted or a free-standing
router. The router must be installed in a rack that is secured to the building
structure. You must install the router in either a telco-style frame or a four-post
equipment rack.
For additional safety and compliance information, refer to the Regulatory
Compliance and Safety Information for Cisco 12000 Series Internet Routers
publication that accompanied your router.