Preparing for Installation 3-1
Chapter 3
Preparing for Installation
This chapter describes planning for the hardware installation, including site and management access
requirements for the SmartEdge
®
100 router and its Fast Ethernet (FE) and Gigabit Ethernet (GE) media
interface cards (MICs).
Topics in this chapter include:
• Planning the Site and Installation
• Selecting the Type of Management Access
• Gathering Cables and Tools
After you complete the tasks in this chapter, you are ready to install the system as described in Chapter 4,
“Installing the Hardware.”
Planning the Site and Installation
This section describes:
• Select the Installation Site
— Agency Compliance Information
— Electrical Specifications
— Environmental Requirements
— Physical Specifications
• Select the Rack
• Warnings
Note The term, GE, applies to any GE native port or MIC that supports a port speed of 1 Gbps or greater;
unless explicitly stated, the speed of any GE port is 1 Gbps.
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