Specifications

3-2 Cisco Multiport Router Hardware Installation and Configuration Guide

Setting Up the Chassis

Note For cable ordering information, see the section “Obtaining Service and Support” in

the “Overview of the Router” chapter.

• Ethernet 10BaseT hub or PC with a network interface card for connection to the

Ethernet AUI (LAN) port.

• Token Ring Media Attachment Unit (MAU) for connection to the Token Ring port.

• CSU/DSU or other DCE device for connection to the synchronous serial interface.

• Console terminal (an ASCII terminal or a PC running terminal emulation software)

conﬁgured for 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, and 2 stop bits. A terminal is required

unless you are using the AutoInstall procedure. See the section “Connecting the

Console Terminal and Modem” later in this chapter for instructions on connecting a

console terminal.

• Modems for connection to the asynchronous serial ports.

Setting Up the Chassis

You can set the chassis on a desktop, install it in a rack, or mount it on a wall or other ﬂat

surface. Use the procedure in this section that best meets the needs of your network. The

sections are as follows:

• Setting the Chassis on a Desktop

• Rack-Mounting the Chassis

• Wall-Mounting the Chassis

Setting the Chassis on a Desktop

Before setting the chassis on a desktop, shelf, or other ﬂat, secure surface, perform the

following steps to install the rubber feet:

Step 1 Locate the rubber feet on the black adhesive strip that shipped with the chassis.

(See Figure 3-1.)