Specifications

CHAPTER

Installing the Router 3-1

Installing the Router

This chapter describes the tasks you must perform to install the router, and includes the

following sections:

• Tools and Equipment Required

• Setting Up the Chassis

• Connecting the DC Power Supply

• Connecting the Console Terminal and Modem

• What to Do after Installing the Router Hardware

Tools and Equipment Required

Installation requires some tools and equipment that are not included as standard equipment

with the router. Following are the tools and equipment required to install the router, which

are not included:

• Flat-blade screwdrivers: small, 3/16-inch (0.476 cm) and medium, 1/4-inch (0.625 cm)

• ESD-preventive wrist strap

• Screws to secure the rack-mount brackets to the router

• Cables for connection to the WAN and LAN ports:

— RJ-45-to-RJ-45 roll-over cables for connection to the asynchronous serial ports.

— Ethernet AUI cable or Ethernet transceiver for connection to the Ethernet AUI port.

— Serial transition cable for connection to the synchronous serial port.