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Chapter 3 Installing the Router
Connecting WAN, LAN, and Voice Cables
Step 8 If your router has a second power supply installed, repeat Step 1 through Step 7 for the second power
supply.
Step 9 Turn on power to the DC circuit.
Connecting Routers to the Cisco Redundant Power System
If your router uses the Cisco Redundant Power System (RPS), see the Cisco RPS Hardware Installation
Guide for instructions about the power connections. You can access this document at the location
described in the “Obtaining Documentation” section on page xvi.
Connecting WAN, LAN, and Voice Cables
This section describes how to connect the WAN, LAN, and voice interface cables. It includes the
following topics:
• “Ports and Cabling” section on page 3-20
• “Connection Procedures and Precautions” section on page 3-21
Note One or two Ethernet cables are typically provided with the router. Additional cables and transceivers can
be ordered from Cisco. For ordering information, see the Cisco Product Catalog at
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_catalog_links_launch.html. For cable pinouts, see the
Cisco Modular Access Router Cable Specifications document available on Cisco.com.
Warning
Do not work on the system, or connect or disconnect cables during periods of lightning activity.
Statement 1001
Ports and Cabling
Table 3-3 summarizes some typical WAN, LAN, and voice connections for Cisco 3700 series routers.
The connections summarized here are also described in detail in the following documents:
• Cisco Modular Access Router Cable Specifications
• Cisco Network Modules Hardware Installation Guide
• Cisco Interface Cards Hardware Installation Guide
You can access these documents at the location described in the “Obtaining Documentation” section on
page xvi.