Router Installation Guide

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Cisco XR 12406 Router Installation Guide

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CHAPTER

Installing the Cisco XR 12406 Router

This chapter describes how to install the Cisco XR 12406 router. It includes the

following sections:

• Installing a Router, page 3-2

• Supplemental Bonding and Grounding Connections, page 3-9

• Connecting RP and Line Card Cables, page 3-13

• Connecting Alarm Card Cables, page 3-15

• Connecting to the Console and Auxiliary Ports, page 3-15

• Connecting to an AC Power Source, page 3-24

• Connecting to a DC Power Source, page 3-27

• Powering On the Router—First Time, page 3-30

• Boot Process Overview, page 3-33