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Installing Cisco 3800 Series Routers in an Equipment Rack
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Installing Cisco 3800 Series Routers in an
Equipment Rack
This document describes how to install Cisco 3800 series integrated services routers in an equipment
rack. After mounting the router in the rack, you must connect the chassis to a reliable earth ground. These
procedures are described in the following sections:
• Rack-Mounting the Router, page 10
• Grounding the Router, page 14
Before working on your Cisco router, refer to the safety information in the “Safety Recommendations”
section on page 1 of “Preinstallation Requirements and Planning for Cisco 3800 Series Routers,” and in
the Cisco 2800 Series and Cisco 3800 Series Integrated Services Routers Regulatory Compliance and
Safety Information document that accompanied the router.
Note Cisco 3800 series routers are not designed to be placed on a desktop or table.
Cisco 3800 series routers are shipped with network modules, WAN interface cards (WICs), voice
interface cards (VICs), power supplies, and other optional equipment that you ordered already installed.
If you need to remove or install these or other items, we recommend that you do so before installing the
router in a rack, when you have the best access and do not need to disconnect it from the network. For
procedures, see the following documents:
• Installing Network Modules in Cisco 3800 Series Routers
• Installing Interface Cards in Cisco 3800 Series Routers
• Installing and Upgrading Internal Components in Cisco 3800 Series Routers
You will also be able to remove and install components while the router is in the rack, with the following
exceptions for the Cisco 3825 router:
• SDRAM memory
• Advanced integration modules (AIMs)
• Packet voice data modules (PVDMs)
• Internal power supply