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ACX500 Universal Access Routers Quick

Start—ACX500 Indoor Routers

August 2015

Part Number: 530-061428

Revision 02

This document describes how to install the Juniper Networks

ACX500 Universal Access

Routers—the ACX500 indoor routers.

Contents

ACX500 Routers Quick Start Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Step 1: Prepare the Site for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Step 2: Install the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Tools Required to Install the ACX500 Indoor Router in a Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Install the Mounting Brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Install the ACX500 Indoor Router in a Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Step 3: Ground the ACX500 Indoor Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Tools Required to Ground the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Connect the Grounding Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Step 4: Connect External Devices and Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Tools Required to Connect External Devices and Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Connect the ACX500 Router to a Network for Out-of-Band

Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Connect the ACX500 Router to a Management Console Device . . . . . . . . . . 12

Connect Network Interface Cables to the ACX500 Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Step 5: Connect Power to the ACX Series Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Connect Power to an AC-Powered ACX500 Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Connect Power to a DC-Powered ACX500 Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Step 6: Perform Initial Software Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Enter Configuration Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Configure User Accounts and Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Configure System Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Commit the Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Safety Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Compliance Statements for NEBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Compliance Statements for EMC Requirements for ACX500 Routers . . . . . . . . . 23

Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

European Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Juniper ACX Series Specifications

General

Operating System	Junos OS
Category	Network Router
Series	ACX Series
Manufacturer	Juniper Networks
Interfaces	Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, 40 Gigabit Ethernet, 100 Gigabit Ethernet
Power Supply	Dual, hot-swappable (depending on model)
Form Factor	1U, 2U
Cooling	Fan-based (depending on model)
Ports	Varies by model
Dimensions	Varies by model
Weight	Varies by model
MTBF	Varies by model
Operating Temperature	0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)
Humidity	5% to 90% non-condensing
Management	CLI, SNMP, NETCONF
Security	JUNOS OS security features