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Cisco 12016, Cisco 12416, and Cisco 12816 Router Installation and Configuration Guide
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Chapter 3 Installing the Router
Pre-Installation Considerations and Requirements
Required Tools and Equipment
Before you begin the rack-mount installation, you must read and understand the
information in the
“Rack-Mounting Guidelines” section on page 2-7 and have the
following tools and equipment:
• ESD-preventive wrist strap
• Number 1 and number 2 Phillips screwdrivers
• 1/4-inch (6.35-mm) and 3/16-inch (4.5-mm) flat-blade screwdrivers
• Tape measure
• Level (optional)
• 3/8-inch (10-mm) nutdriver (for systems equipped with the DC-input power
shelf)
• 9/16-inch (14-mm) wrench (for chassis hold-down bolts and pallet hold-down
bracket bolts)
• 3/4-inch (19-mm) socket and ratchet wrench
Unpacking and Positioning the Router
Follow the unpacking instructions that came with the router and use a safety hand
truck to move the router to the location where it is being installed in a rack.
Save the packaging materials in case the router has to be repackaged to be shipped
again.