Router User Manual

Chapter 5
Cabling ERX R
outers
This chapter describes how to cable an ERX router. Before you cable the router,
ensure that you have completed all installation instructions identified in previous
chapters.
This chapte
r contains the following sections:
Cabling Overview on page 53
Required Tools, Wires, and Cables on page 55
Cabling the
SRP I/O Module on page 56
Cabling the Router for Power on page 60
Cabling I/O Modules on page 66
The Next Ste
p on page 72
Cabling Overview
Cabling an ERX router requires the following main tasks:
1. Familiarize yourself with the m odule p orts, and ensure that you have the cables
and wires n
eeded to complete each cabling procedure. (Se e Figure 23.)
2. Read and understand a ll safety warnings. (See “Installation Guidelines and
Requireme
nts” on page 129.)
3. (Optional) Connect timin g ports.
4. Connect the SRP I/O module to the network and to a managem en t console.
5. Connect gr
ounding wires to the router chassis.
6. Connect the power cables from the power source to the power input module.
7. Connect the line I/O modules to their appropriate n etwork interface.
Cabling Overview 53