Calculating Power Requirements for MX240 Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
DC Power Circuit Breaker Requirements for the MX240 Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
MX240 Chassis Grounding Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
MX240 Chassis Grounding Points Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
MX240 Router Grounding Cable Lug Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
MX240 Router Grounding Cable Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
DC Power Source Cabling for the MX240 Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
DC Power Cable Specifications for the MX240 Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Part 3 Initial Installation and Configuration
Chapter 14 Unpacking the MX240 Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Tools and Parts Required to Unpack the MX240 Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Unpacking the MX240 Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Verifying the MX240 Router Parts Received . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Chapter 15 Installing the Mounting Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Installing the MX240 Router Mounting Hardware for a Rack or Cabinet . . . . . . . 167
Moving the Mounting Brackets for Center-Mounting the MX240 Router . . . . . . . 169
Chapter 16 Installing the MX240 Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Installing an MX240 Router Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Tools Required to Install the MX240 Router with a Mechanical Lift . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Removing Components from the MX240 Router Before Installing it with a
Lift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Removing the Power Supplies Before Installing the MX240 Router with a
Lift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Removing the Fan Tray Before Installing the MX240 Router with a Lift . . . . 174
Removing the SCBs Before Installing the MX240 Router with a Lift . . . . . . . 174
Removing the DPCs Before Installing the MX240 Router with a Lift . . . . . . . 175
Removing the FPC Before Installing the MX240 Router with a Lift . . . . . . . . 176
Installing the MX240 Router By Using a Mechanical Lift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Reinstalling Components in the MX240 Router After Installing it with a Lift . . . . 179
Reinstalling the Power Supplies After Installing the MX240 Router with a
Lift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Reinstalling the Fan Tray After Installing the MX240 Router with a Lift . . . . 180
Reinstalling the SCBs After Installing the MX240 Router with a Lift . . . . . . . 181
Reinstalling the DPCs After Installing the MX240 Router with a Lift . . . . . . . 181
Reinstalling the FPCs After Installing the MX240 Router with a Lift . . . . . . . 182
Tools Required to Install the MX240 Router without a Mechanical Lift . . . . . . . . 183
Removing Components from the MX240 Router Before Installing it without a
Lift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Removing the Power Supplies Before Installing the MX240 Router without
a Lift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Removing the Fan Tray Before Installing the MX240 Router without a
Lift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Removing the SCBs Before Installing the MX240 Router without a Lift . . . . 185
Removing the DPCs Before Installing the MX240 Router without a Lift . . . . 186
Removing the FPC Before Installing the MX240 Router without a Lift . . . . . 187
Installing the MX240 Chassis in the Rack Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
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