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Cisco ASR 1001-X Router Hardware Installation Guide
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Preparing Your Site for Installation
This chapter contains important safety information you should know before working with the Cisco
ASR 1001-X Router, and guides you through the process of preparing your site for router installation.
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Prerequisites and Preparation, page 3-1
• Safety Guidelines, page 3-2
• Compliance Requirements, page 3-3
• Cautions and Regulatory Compliance Statements for NEBS, page 3-4
• Standard Warning Statements, page 3-5
• Site Planning, page 3-8
• Preventing Electrostatic Discharge Damage, page 3-17
• Electrical Safety, page 3-18
• Chassis-Lifting Guidelines, page 3-18
• Tools and Equipment, page 3-19
• Checking the Shipping Container Contents, page 3-19
• Cisco ASR 1001-X Router Installation Checklist, page 3-20
Prerequisites and Preparation
Before you perform the procedures in this guide, we recommend that you:
• Read the safety guidelines in the next section and review the electrical safety and ESD-prevention
guidelines in this guide.
• Ensure that you have all of the necessary tools and equipment (see the “Tools and Equipment”
section on page 3-19).
• Ensure that you have access to the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers Software
Configuration Guide (an online document that is available for viewing or download at Cisco.com)
during the installation.
• Ensure that the power and cabling requirements are in place at your installation site.
• Ensure that the equipment required to install the router is available.
• Ensure that your installation site meets the environmental conditions to maintain normal operation.