Juniper ACX500 Installation instructions

ACX500 Universal Metro Router
Hardware Guide
Published
2022-05-03

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ACX500 Universal Metro Router Hardware Guide
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Table of Contents
About This Guide | ix
1
Overview
ACX500 System Overview | 2
ACX500 Universal Metro Router Overview | 2
ACX500 Routers Hardware and CLI Terminology Mapping | 4
Packet Flow on ACX Series Routers | 11
Protocols and Applicaons Supported by ACX Series Routers | 13
ACX500 Chassis | 47
ACX500 Indoor Router Descripon | 47
ACX500 Outdoor Router Descripon | 49
ACX500 Outdoor Router with PoE Descripon | 51
Front Panel of an ACX500 Indoor Router | 53
Front Panel of an ACX500 Outdoor Router with PoE | 55
Alarm Contact Port on ACX500 Routers | 57
LEDs on ACX500 Routers | 59
Uplink Ports on ACX500 Routers | 62
Clocking Ports on ACX500 Routers | 65
Cooling System and Airow in ACX500 Routers | 66
ACX500 Power System | 68
ACX500 Power Overview | 68
ACX500 AC Power Specicaons | 69
ACX500 Router AC Power Cord Specicaons | 70
ACX500 DC Power Specicaons | 73
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2
Site Planning, Preparaon, and Specicaons
Site Preparaon Checklist for ACX500 Routers | 76
ACX500 Site Guidelines and Requirements | 78
General Site Guidelines | 78
Site Electrical Wiring Guidelines | 79
Clearance Requirements for Airow and Hardware Maintenance on ACX500 Routers | 80
Chassis Physical Specicaons for ACX500 Routers | 87
ACX500 Router Environmental Specicaons | 89
ACX500 Router Grounding Specicaons | 91
ACX500 Mounng Requirements | 95
Cabinet Requirements for ACX500 Indoor Routers | 95
Wall Requirements for ACX500 Outdoor Routers | 98
Pole Requirements for ACX500 Outdoor Routers | 98
Rack Requirements for ACX500 Indoor Routers | 99
ACX500 Alarm and Management Cable Specicaons and Pinouts | 101
Alarm Contact Port Pinouts for ACX500 Routers | 101
Console Port Connector Pinout on ACX500 Routers | 103
Management Port Connector Pinout Informaon for ACX500 Routers | 104
USB Port Specicaons for ACX500 Routers | 105
External Clocking Ports Specicaons on ACX500 Routers | 106
ToD RS-422 and 1 PPS RS-422 Port Connector Pinout on ACX500 Routers | 106
ACX500 Timing Server Specicaons | 108
Requirements and Specicaons for Installing a GNSS Antenna | 108
Requirements and Specicaons for the Recommended GNSS Antenna | 118
3
Inial Installaon and Conguraon
ACX500 Installaon Overview | 123
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Installing and Connecng an ACX500 Indoor Router Overview | 123
Installing and Connecng an ACX500 Outdoor Router Overview | 123
Unpacking the ACX500 | 125
Unpacking the ACX500 Router | 125
Parts Inventory (Packing List) for ACX500 Routers | 126
Installing the ACX500 Router | 129
Installing the ACX500 Indoor Router in a Rack | 129
Mounng the ACX500 Outdoor Router on a Wall | 132
Mounng the ACX500 Outdoor Router on a Pole | 137
Weatherproong the ACX500 Outdoor Router | 142
Weatherproong Overview | 142
Accessing and Weatherproong the Interface Ports | 144
Accessing and Weatherproong the Management Ports | 155
Connecng the ACX500 Router to Earth Ground | 156
Connecng the ACX500 to Power | 161
Connecng an AC Power Cord to the ACX500 Indoor Router | 161
Connecng DC Power Cables to the ACX500 Indoor Router | 163
Connecng an AC Power Cord to the ACX500 Outdoor Router | 165
Connecng a DC Power Cord to the ACX500 Outdoor Router | 170
Connecng the ACX500 to External Devices | 174
Connecng ACX500 Routers to Management Devices | 175
Connecng the Router to a Network for Out-of-Band Management | 175
Connecng the Router to a Management Console | 176
Connecng the ACX500 Router to an External Alarm-Reporng Device | 178
Connecng the ACX500 Router to External Clocking Devices | 179
Connecng 1 PPS Timing Devices to the Router | 179
Conguring Junos OS on the ACX500 Router | 179
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4
Removing, Installing, and Maintaining Components
Maintaining ACX500 Components | 185
Roune Maintenance Procedures for the ACX500 Router | 185
Maintaining Cables That Connect to ACX500 Network Ports | 186
Maintaining the ACX500 Uplink Ports | 187
Replacing ACX500 Components | 188
Replacing a Console Cable | 188
Removing a Console Cable | 189
Installing a Console Cable | 189
Replacing a Management Ethernet Cable | 189
Removing a Management Ethernet Cable | 190
Installing a Management Ethernet Cable | 190
Replacing a Fiber-Opc Cable | 191
Disconnecng a Fiber-Opc Cable | 191
Connecng a Fiber-Opc Cable | 192
Replacing an SFP Transceiver | 193
Removing an SFP Transceiver | 193
Installing an SFP Transceiver | 194
5
Troubleshoong Hardware
Troubleshoong ACX500 Components | 197
Troubleshoong Resources for ACX500 Routers | 197
Monitoring System Log Messages | 198
Alarm Types and Severity Classes on ACX Series Routers | 199
Verifying Acve Alarms | 200
6
Contacng Customer Support and Returning the Chassis or Components
Contacng Customer Support and Returning the Chassis or Components | 203
Contact Customer Support | 203
Displaying ACX500 Components and Serial Numbers | 204
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ACX500 Chassis Serial Number Label | 205
How to Return a Hardware Component to Juniper Networks, Inc. | 206
Packing the ACX Series Router for Shipment | 207
Guidelines for Packing Hardware Components for Shipment | 208
7
Safety and Compliance Informaon
General Safety Guidelines and Warnings | 211
Denions of Safety Warning Levels | 212
Qualied Personnel Warning | 214
Warning Statement for Norway and Sweden | 214
Fire Safety Requirements | 215
Installaon Instrucons Warning | 216
Chassis and Component Liing Guidelines | 217
Restricted Access Warning | 217
Ramp Warning | 219
Rack-Mounng and Cabinet-Mounng Warnings | 219
Grounded Equipment Warning | 223
Radiaon from Open Port Apertures Warning | 224
Laser and LED Safety Guidelines and Warnings | 225
Maintenance and Operaonal Safety Guidelines and Warnings | 228
General Electrical Safety Guidelines and Warnings | 234
Acon to Take Aer an Electrical Accident | 235
Prevenon of Electrostac Discharge Damage | 236
ACX500 AC Power Electrical Safety Guidelines | 237
AC Power Disconnecon Warning | 239
ACX500 DC Power Electrical Safety Guidelines | 239
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DC Power Copper Conductors Warning | 240
DC Power Disconnecon Warning | 241
DC Power Grounding Requirements and Warning | 242
DC Power Wiring Sequence Warning | 243
DC Power Wiring Terminaons Warning | 245
Midplane Energy Hazard Warning | 246
Mulple Power Supplies Disconnecon Warning | 246
TN Power Warning | 247
Agency Approvals and Compliance Statements | 248
Agency Approvals for ACX500 Routers | 248
Compliance Statements for NEBS for ACX500 Routers | 253
Compliance Statements for EMC Requirements for ACX500 Routers | 253
Compliance Statements for Environmental Requirements | 256
Compliance Statements for Acousc Noise for ACX500 Routers | 256
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About This Guide
Use this guide to install hardware and perform inial soware conguraon, roune maintenance, and
troubleshoong for the ACX500 Universal Metro Router. Aer compleng the installaon and basic
conguraon procedures covered in this guide, refer to the Junos OS documentaon for informaon
about further soware conguraon.
RELATED DOCUMENTATION
ACX500 Indoor Router Quick Start
ACX500 Outdoor Router Quick Start
ACX500 Outdoor Router with PoE Quick Start
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1
CHAPTER
Overview
ACX500 System Overview | 2
ACX500 Chassis | 47
Cooling System and Airow in ACX500 Routers | 66
ACX500 Power System | 68