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Product overview ······························································································································································ 1
A-MSR20-20 panel views ················································································································································ 1
A-MSR20-21 panel views ················································································································································ 2
A-MSR20-40 panel views ················································································································································ 2
Preparing for installation ················································································································································· 4
Safety recommendations ·················································································································································· 4
Installation site requirements ··································································································································· 4
Cooling ······································································································································································ 5
Lightning protection ·················································································································································· 5
Rack-mounting requirements···································································································································· 6
Installation tools ································································································································································· 6
Pre-installation checklist ···················································································································································· 7
Installing the router ·························································································································································· 9
Installation prerequisites ··················································································································································· 9
Installation flowchart ······················································································································································ 10
Installing the router ························································································································································· 11
Installing the router on a workbench ··················································································································· 11
Mounting the router in a 19-inch rack ················································································································ 11
Grounding the router ············································································································································ 13
Installing interface modules ·································································································································· 15
Connecting interface and power cables ····················································································································· 17
Connecting an Ethernet cable ······························································································································ 17
Connecting the console cable and setting terminal parameters ······································································ 17
Connecting the AC power cord ··························································································································· 21
Verifying the installation ················································································································································ 21
Starting up and configuring the router ························································································································ 21
Powering on the router ········································································································································· 21
Configuring basic settings for the router ············································································································· 23
Installing and upgrading internal modules and FRUs ································································································ 24
Opening and removing the chassis cover ··················································································································· 24
Locating internal modules·············································································································································· 26
Installing and removing a VPM module······················································································································· 29
Installing a VPM module ······································································································································· 29
Removing a VPM module ····································································································································· 30
Installing and removing a VCPM or ESM module ······································································································ 30
Installing a VCPM or ESM module ······················································································································ 31
Removing a VCPM or ESM module ···················································································································· 32
Installing and removing a CF card······························································································································· 32
Installing a CF card ··············································································································································· 32
Removing a CF card ············································································································································· 33
Troubleshooting ······························································································································································ 34
Power supply failure ······················································································································································ 34
Fan failure ······································································································································································· 34
Configuration system problems ···································································································································· 34
No terminal display ·············································································································································· 35
Garbled terminal display ····································································································································· 35
No response from the serial port ························································································································· 35