Installation Guide

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FIGURE 29 installing the router in a rack
1. Screws on mounting posts
2. Front-mount position
3. Mid-mount position
4. Slide the router down so that the mounting screw heads are in the narrowest part of the keyhole slots.
5. Tighten the screws to secure the router in place. For extra support, use additional screws.
NOTE
For better grounding of the router to the rack, attach the router using star washers. You should also use star washers
with any single-hole grounding lugs to keep the lugs from rotating.
6. Repeat step 2 through step 5 to mount each router in the rack, moving from lowest to highest.
Installing MLXe-4 router modules
The sequence for installing multiple modules is important to ensure proper
t. The recommended sequence for the MLXe-4 router is to
install right-to-left, beginning with the lowest row and moving up.
For instructions about installing 2x100GbE interface modules, refer to Installing 2x100GbE CFP2 interface modules on page 91.
For instructions about installing 2x100GbE interface modules, refer to Installing BR-MLX-10Gx24-DM interface modules on page 92.
NOTE
Installation procedures are identical for interface, management and switch fabric modules.
DANGER
The intra-building port or ports of the equipment or subassembly is suitable for connection to intra-building or unexposed
wiring or cabling only. The intra-building port or ports of the equipment or subassembly MUST NOT be metallically
connected to interfaces that connect to the outside plant (OSP) or its wiring. These interfaces are designed for use as
intra-building interfaces only (Type 2 or Type 4 ports as described in GR-1089-CORE, Issue 5) and require isolation from
the exposed OSP cabling. The addition of Primary Protectors is not sucient protection in order to connect these
interfaces metallically to OSP wiring.
Installing an MLXe-4 router
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