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Chapter 3 Installing the Cisco 7204
Providing a Chassis Ground Connection for the Router Chassis
To secure port adapter interface cables to the cable-management brackets, complete the following steps:
Note
The eight removable tie wraps installed on the cable-management brackets secure port adapter interface
cables to the brackets. We recommend that you use the tie wraps that shipped with the cable-management
brackets. You can use standard tie wraps; however, you will have to cut and replace them with new tie
wraps when you want to release or secure an interface cable to a bracket.
Step 1
Select a tie wrap and release its locking mechanism.
Step 2
Carefully lace the interface cables from a port adapter installed in the chassis between the two ends of
the unlocked tie wrap.
Note
Be sure to leave a small service loop in the interface cable before securing it to the
cable-management bracket.
Step 3
With the interface cables between the ends of the tie wrap and the interface cables’ service loop in place,
tighten the cable tie down around the interface cables until they are secured against the
cable-management bracket. (Refer to
Figure 3-10
.)
Figure 3-10 Securing Interface Cables to the Cable-Management Brackets
Step 4
Repeat Step 1 through Step 3 for any other port adapter interface cables installed in the router.
This completes the procedure for securing port adapter interface cables to the cable-management
brackets. Proceed to the following section, “
Providing a Chassis Ground Connection for the Router
Chassis
,” to continue the installation.
Providing a Chassis Ground Connection for the Router Chassis
Before you connect power or turn on power to your router, we strongly recommend that you provide an
adequate chassis ground (earth) connection for your router’s chassis. Chassis grounding receptacles are
provided on each Cisco 7204 router chassis. (Refer to
Figure 1-3
.)
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