CHAPTER
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Cisco 7200 VXR Installation and Configuration Guide
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Installing a Cisco 7200 VXR Router
This chapter explains how to install a Cisco 7200 VXR router. The chapter contains the following 
sections:
  • Rack-Mounting a Cisco 7200 VXR Router, page 3-2 
  • General Tabletop or Workbench Installation, page 3-14
  • Installing the Cable-Management Brackets, page 3-15
  • Attaching a Chassis Ground Connection, page 3-17 
  • Connecting Port Adapter Cables, page 3-19 
  • Connecting I/O Controller, NPE-G1, or NPE-G2 Cables, page 3-19 
  • Connecting Power, page 3-41 
Note For installation and startup procedures for a Cisco 7206VXR as a router shelf in a Cisco AS5800 
Universal Access Server, refer to the Cisco
 AS5800 Universal Access Server publications that shipped 
with your access server. 
Caution To be installed and maintained by service personnel as defined by AS/NZS 3260. Incorrect connection 
of this or connected equipment to a General Purpose Outlet could result in a hazardous situation. The 
telecommunication lines must be disconnected before unplugging the main power connection and while 
the housing is open.
Warning
Before you install, operate, or service the system, read the “Site Preparation and Safety” 
section of the
 
Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco 7200 Series Routers. This guide contains 
important safety information you should know before working with the system. 
Statement 200
A rack-mount and cable-management kit is included in the shipping container. The rack-mount brackets 
in the kit are for mounting a Cisco
 7200 VXR router in standard, 19-inch-wide, four-post equipment 
racks or two-post equipment racks. The rack-mount brackets are not suitable for use with other racks, 
such as 23-inch telco racks. The cable-management brackets are designed to relieve the strain on port 
adapter interface cables that are installed on port adapters in a Cisco
 7200 VXR router. 
If you are installing an equipment shelf or using mounting hardware other than that supplied with the 
chassis, review the guidelines in the 
“Rack-Mounting Guidelines” section on page 2-5 in the chapter 
“Preparing for Installation,” and then proceed to the “General Tabletop or Workbench Installation” 
section on page 3-14.