Router User Manual

ERX 8.0.x Hardware Guide
Preparing the Equipment Racks
Following your installation plan, use a tape measure and m arking pen to measure
and mark space
on each equipment rack for each router component. For horizontal
spacing, follow Network Equipment Building System (NEBS) requirements. If you
choose not to install a plenum, be sure to include 2 U o f space between each
chassis for p
roper exhaust. A plenum, however, is highly recommended.
Installing the R outer
To complete the installation of the router in a rack, you need :
A Phillips screwdriver
Depending on th e router, up to eight 10-32 x 3/8 Phillips screws (provided with
the router) f
or each router to be installed
WARNING: Thr
ee people are required to install the router in a rack: two to lift the
system into position and one to screw it to the rack.
CAUTION: Make sure all p ersons handling a router wear an antista tic device.
To install the router in the rack:
1. With one person standing on the left side of th e router and another standing
on the right side, lift the ro uter into the rack.
2. Position the router in its designated location in the equipment rack. M ake
sure the holes of the mountin g brackets align evenly with the holes of the
equipment ra
ck on both sides.
3. Starting at the bottom, have the third person secure the router in the
equipment r
ack by using the 10-32 x 3/8 Phillips screws.
4. Connect the necessary cables. (See “Cabling ERX Routers” on page 53 for
instructio
ns on installing the cables.)
Figure 15 illustrates a distribution rack with one E RX-310 router, one
ERX-7xx mod
el, and one ERX-1 4x x model installed.
32 Rack-Mounted Installation