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Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers Hardware Installation Guide
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Preparing Your Site for Installation
This chapter contains important safety information you should know before working with the Cisco
ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers and guides you through the process of preparing your
site for router installation.
This chapter contains the following sections:
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Prerequisites and Preparation, page 5-1
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Safety Guidelines, page 5-2
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Compliance Requirements, page 5-3
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Cautions and Regulatory Compliance Statements for NEBS, page 5-4
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Standard Warning Statements, page 5-5
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Site Planning, page 5-8
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Preventing Electrostatic Discharge Damage, page 5-18
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Electrical Safety, page 5-21
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Receiving the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router, page 5-22
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Chassis-Lifting Guidelines, page 5-23
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Tools and Equipment, page 5-23
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Checking the Shipping Container Contents, page 5-24
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Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router Installation Checklist, page 5-25
Prerequisites and Preparation
Before you perform any of the procedures in this guide, we recommend that you:
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Read the safety guidelines in the next section and review the electrical safety and ESD-prevention
guidelines in this guide.
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Ensure that you have all of the necessary tools and equipment (see the
“Tools and Equipment”
section on page 5-23
).
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Have access to the
Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers Software Configuration
Guide
(an online document that is available for viewing or download at Cisco.com) during the
installation.
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The power and cabling requirements that must be in place at your installation site
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The equipment required to install the router