CHAPTER 3
Preparing Your Site for Installation
This chapter contains important safety information you should know before working with the controller, and
guides you through the process of preparing your site for wireless controller installation.
• Prerequisites and Preparation, on page 27
• Safety Guidelines, on page 28
• Standard Warning Statements, on page 29
• Site Planning, on page 33
• Site Cabling Guidelines, on page 37
• Rack-Mounting Guidelines, on page 40
• Preventing Electrostatic Discharge Damage, on page 42
• Electrical Safety, on page 43
• Chassis-Lifting Guidelines, on page 43
• Tools and Equipment, on page 44
• Unpacking and Verifying Shipping Contents, on page 44
• Installation Checklist, on page 45
Prerequisites and Preparation
Before you perform the procedures in this guide, we recommend that you:
• Read the safety guidelines in the next section and review the electrical safety and ESD-prevention
guidelines in this guide.
• Ensure that you have all of the necessary tools and equipment (see the Tools and Equipment section).
• Ensure that you have access to the Cisco Catalyst 9800 Wireless Controller Software Configuration
Guide (an online document that is available for viewing or download at Cisco.com) during the installation.
• Ensure that the power and cabling requirements are in place at your installation site.
• Ensure that the equipment required to install the controller is available.
• Ensure that your installation site meets the environmental conditions to maintain normal operation.
Before installing the controller, you must consider power and cabling requirements that must be in place at
your installation site, special equipment for installing the controller, and the environmental conditions your
installation site must meet to maintain normal operation.
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