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Firepower 8000 Series Hardware Installation Guide
About This Guide
Installation Warnings
Wrist Strap Warning
Warning
During this procedure, wear grounding wrist straps to avoid ESD damage to the card. Do not directly
touch the backplane with your hand or any metal tool, or you could receive a shock.
Statement 94
Work During Lightning Warning
Warning
Do not work on the system, or connect or disconnect cables during periods of lightning. Statement
1001
Installation Instructions Warning
Warning
Read all installation instructions before connecting the system to a power source.
Statement 1004
Chassis Warning for Rack-Mounting and Servicing
Warning
To prevent bodily injury when mounting or servicing this unit in a rack, you must take special precautions to
ensure that the system remains stable. The following guidelines are provided to ensure your safety: This unit
should be mounted at the bottom of the rack if it is the only unit in the rack. When mounting this unit in a partially
filled rack, load the rack from the bottom to the top with the heaviest component at the bottom of the rack.If the
rack is provided with stabilizing devices, install the stabilizers before mounting or servicing the unit in the rack.
Statement 1006
Short-Circuit Protection Warning
Warning
This product requires short-circuit (overcurrent) protection, to be provided as part of the building
installation. Install only in accordance with national and local wiring regulations.
Statement 1045
SELV Circuit Warning
To avoid electric shock, do not connect safety extra-low voltage (SELV) circuits to telephone-network
voltage (TNV) circuits. LAN ports contain SELV circuits, and WAN ports contain TNV circuits. Some
LAN and WAN ports both use RJ-45 connectors. Use caution when connecting cables.
Statement 1021
Ground Conductor Warning
Warning
This equipment must be grounded. Never defeat the ground conductor, or operate the equipment in the
absence of a suitably installed ground conductor. Contact the appropriate electrical inspection
authority, or an electrician if you are not certain that suitable grounding is available.
Statement 1024