Installing the AC Power Supply Module for A900-PWR550-A (550 W) and A900-PWR1200-A
(1200 W) 102
Recommended Power Cables 103
Activating the AC Power Supply 105
Removing and Replacing the AC Power Supply 105
Installing Dust Caps 106
Connecting the Cisco ASR 903 Router to the Network 107
Connecting Console Cables 107
Connecting to the Serial Port using Microsoft Windows 107
Connecting to the Console Port using Mac OS X 109
Connecting to the Console Port using Linux 110
Installing the Cisco Microsoft Windows USB Device Driver 110
Uninstalling the Cisco Microsoft Windows USB Driver 112
Connecting to the Auxiliary Port 113
Connecting a Management Ethernet Cable 114
Installing and Removing SFP and XFP Modules 114
Connecting a USB Flash Device 115
Removing a USB Flash Device 115
Connecting Timing Cables 116
Connecting Cables to the BITS Interface 116
Connecting Cables to a GNSS Interface 116
Connecting a Cable to the GNSS Antenna Interface 117
Connecting Ethernet Cables 118
Connecting Cables to SFP Modules 119
Connecting T1/E1 cables 119
Installing the Cable Connectors 119
T1/E1 Cable Connectors 122
Patch Panel Cabling for Redundancy 122
RJ45 Cable Pinouts 124
Connecting Cables to the Patch Panel 124
Patch Panel Connectors 125
Recommended Patch Panel 125
Installing Patch Panel 126
Installing the 3G Patch Panel 129
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