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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