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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