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Installing the router ························································································ 1 
Installation prerequisites ···································································································································· 1 
Installation flow··················································································································································· 1 
Installing the router············································································································································· 3 
Installing an air filter ··································································································································· 3 
Mounting the router on a workbench ·········································································································· 3 
Installing the router in a rack ······················································································································ 4 
Grounding the router ········································································································································ 27 
Grounding the router through the grounding terminal on the rack ··························································· 27 
Grounding the router with a grounding strip ····························································································· 29 
Grounding the router with a grounding conductor buried in the earth ground·········································· 30 
Installing an interface module ·························································································································· 30 
Installing a SIC ········································································································································· 30 
Installing a DSIC ······································································································································ 31 
Installing an HMIM ··································································································································· 33 
Installing a MIM ········································································································································ 34 
Connecting the router to the network ··············································································································· 35 
Connecting an Ethernet cable ·················································································································· 35 
Connecting an optical fiber ······················································································································· 36 
Installing a CF card ·········································································································································· 37 
Installing a Micro SD card ································································································································ 38 
Installing an SSD drive ····································································································································· 39 
Logging in through the console port ················································································································· 40 
Connecting a console cable ····················································································································· 40 
Setting terminal parameters ····················································································································· 43 
Installing a power module ································································································································ 44 
Connecting the power cord ······························································································································ 46 
Connecting an AC power cord ················································································································· 46 
Connecting a DC power cord ··················································································································· 48 
Connecting an RPS power cord ··············································································································· 50 
Verifying the installation ··································································································································· 51 
Accessing the router for the first time··············································································································· 51