Getting Started
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SmartEdge 1200 Router Hardware Guide
Preinstallation Tasks
Ensure that you have:
1. Selected the installation site for the chassis; see the “Planning the Site and Installation” section in
Chapter 3, “Preparing for Installation.” Review the site and installation considerations that are listed
later in this section.
2. Unpacked and taken an inventory of the SmartEdge 1200 chassis and associated hardware and
documentation; see the
SmartEdge 1200 System Unpacking Instructions
.
3. Selected the type of access for commissioning and normal operations; see the “Selecting the Type of
Management Access” section in Chapter 3, “Preparing for Installation.”
4. Gathered all cables and tools needed for the installation; see Table 4-1.
Table 4-1 lists the tools that you need to install the SmartEdge 1200 hardware.
Safety and ESD Considerations
To ensure a safe and trouble-free installation, follow the recommendations in the following sections:
• Site and Installation Considerations
• Reducing the Risk of ESD Damage
Table 4-1
Tools Required for Installation
Tool
Purpose
Heavy-duty cart
Transport chassis and system equipment (air ramp, controller and traffic cards, and
so forth).
Power lifter
Optional (depending on installation scenario). Position the chassis in the rack.
#1 Phillips screwdriver
Remove and install the fan tray and cable tray; remove and install the cards. The
screwdriver needs a 0.1875-inch barrel that is 5 to 6 inches long to install and remove
the cable tray.
#2 or 3 Phillips screwdriver
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1. Depending on the screws that you use to install the chassis in a rack, a #3 Phillips screwdriver might be more appropriate than the
#2 screwdriver.
Attach the mounting brackets to the chassis and air ramp.
Install the chassis and air ramp in the rack.
7/16-inch torque wrench
Connect the chassis ground cables.
Cable crimping tool
2
2. The OUR840 manufactured by Burndy Tooling, an FCI Company, (recommended) or equivalent.
Secure compression lugs to the DC power and chassis ground cables.
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3. When barrel lugs are not provided, there will be other options to secure the conductors.
