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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 uncertain that suitable grounding is available. Statement 1024
Warning
Before you connect power or turn on power to your chassis, you must provide an adequate chassis ground
(earth) connection for the chassis. The chassis ground lug (two) and the respective screws (four) are provided
in the accessory kit that shipped with your Cisco ASR 1002-X Router.
The grounding wire is always the first to be installed or connected and the last to be removed or
disconnected.
Caution
The following tools, equipment, and supplies are necessary to connect the system ground to the chassis:
• P
hillips screwdriver
• Dual-lug chassis ground component (two) and respective screws (four) (shipped with the accessory kit)
• Grounding wire
The following image shows the location of the ground lug on the side of Cisco ASR 1002-X Router.
Figure 159: Cisco ASR 1002-X Router Chassis Ground Lug Location
— — Cisco ASR 1002-X
Router ground stud
location. 1
To attach the grounding lug to the chassis ground connector on your chassis, follow these steps:
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Attaching a Chassis Ground Connection