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Cisco MWR 1941-DC Mobile Wireless Edge Router Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 2 Preparing to Install the Router
Installation Checklist
Installation Checklist
The sample Installation Checklist lists items and procedures for installing a new router. Make a copy of
this checklist and mark the entries when completed. Include a copy of the checklist for each router in
your Site Log (described in the next section, “
Console and Auxiliary Port Considerations
”).
Console and Auxiliary Port Considerations
The router includes an asynchronous serial console port and an auxiliary port. The console and auxiliary
ports provide access to the router either locally using a console terminal, or remotely using a modem
connected to the auxiliary port. This section discusses important cabling information to consider before
connecting a console terminal, which can be either an ASCII terminal or a PC running terminal
emulation software, to the console port or modem to the auxiliary port.
The main difference between the console and auxiliary ports is that the auxiliary port supports hardware
flow control and the console port does not. Flow control paces the transmission of data between a
sending device and a receiving device. Flow control ensures that the receiving device can absorb the data
sent to it before the sending device sends more. When the buffers on the receiving device are full, a
Installation Checklist for site
Router name
Task
Verified by
Date
Installation Checklist copied
Background information placed in Site Log
Site power voltages verified
Installation site power check completed
Required tools available
Additional equipment available
Router received
This publication and the
Regulatory Compliance
and Safety Information
document
received
Optional printed documentation or CD-ROM
documentation received
Cisco Information Packet
publication received
Chassis components verified
Initial electrical connections established
ASCII terminal (for local configuration) or
modem (for remote configuration)
Signal distance limits verified
Startup sequence steps completed
Initial operation verified
Software image verified