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Prepare to Install the Router
Install the Hardware
Note For detailed hardware installation
instructions and safety guidelines, refer to the Cisco
7500 Series Router Installation and Configuration
Guide, Site Preparation and Safety Guide, and the
Cisco 7500 Regulatory Compliance and Safety
Guide.
Warning Only trained and qualified
personnel should install, replace, or service
this equipment.
Step 1 Lift the router safely out of the packing
container.
Step 2 Ensure the power service at the site is
suitable for the router you are installing.
Step 3 Check the packing slip to ensure that all
the proper components are present.
Step 4 Confirm that you have the required tools
and parts:
For rack-mounting (optional):
• Number 1 and Number 2 Phillips screwdrivers
• 1/4-inch and 3/16-inch flat-blade screwdrivers
• Tape measure
• Level (optional)
• Two chassis ears (rack brackets included with
Cisco 7505)
• Four M4 x 10-mm Phillips flathead screws to
secure the ears to the chassis (included)
• Eight 10-32 x 3/8-inch slotted binderhead
screws to secure the chassis ears to the mounting
strips (also called rails) in the rack
For cable-management brackets:
• Number 1 Phillips screwdriver
• Two cable-management brackets
• Six M3 x 8-mm Phillips panhead screws
For interface modules:
• Number 1 Phillips or 3/16-inch flat-blade
screwdriver
For DC-Input Power Supply:
• Twin-lead, 10-AWG cable terminal block
connection
• Single 10-AWG wire for the ground connection
• 3/16-inch flat-blade screwdriver