Table of Contents

Safety
Preventing Damage to Your Router

Preventing Electrostatic Discharge Damage

Unpacking Your Router
Preparing to Install Your Router
Where To Go From Here

Preparing for Installation

This chapter provides information on the following topics:

• Safety

• Preventing Damage to Your Router

• Unpacking Your Router

• Preparing to Install Your Router

• Where To Go From Here

Safety

Observe the caution and warning symbols in this manual. Additional safety information is provided in the Regulatory, Compliance and Safety Information for Cisco  700 series routers.

Caution This symbol means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage or loss of data.

Warning This warning symbol means danger. You are in a situation that could cause bodily injury. Before you work on any equipment, be aware of the hazards involved with electrical circuitry and be familiar with standard practices for preventing accidents.

Before installing the router, read these warnings:

Warning Read the installation instructions before you connect the system to its power source.

Warning Before working on any system, turn the power switch to off and unplug the power cord.

Warning Before working on equipment that is connected to power lines, remove jewelry (including rings, necklaces, and watches). Metal objects will heat up when connected to power and ground and can cause serious burns or weld the metal object to the terminals.

Warning The ISDN connection is regarded as a source of voltage that should be inaccessible to user contact. Do not attempt to tamper with or open any public telephone operator (PTO)-provided equipment or connection hardware. Any hard-wired connection (other than by a nonremovable, connect-one-time-only plug) must be made only by PTO staff or suitably trained engineers.

Warning To avoid electric shock, do not connect safety extra-low voltage (SELV) circuits to telephone-network voltage (TNV) circuits. LAN ports contain SELV circuits, and WAN ports contain TNV circuits. Some LAN and WAN ports both use RJ-45 connectors. Use caution when connecting cables.

Warning Ultimate disposal of this product should be handled according to all national laws and regulations.

Preventing Damage to Your Router

Use the following guidelines when connecting devices to your router:

Preventing Electrostatic Discharge Damage

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is a transfer of electrostatic charge between bodies of different electrostatic potentials, such as an operator and a piece of electrical equipment. It occurs when electronic components are improperly handled, and it can damage equipment and impair electrical circuitry. Electrostatic discharge is more likely to occur with the combination of synthetic fibers and dry atmosphere.

Connect the clip to an unpainted surface of the chassis frame to safely channel unwanted ESD voltages to ground. To properly guard against ESD damage and shocks, the wrist strap and cord must operate effectively. If no wrist strap is available, ground yourself by touching the metal part of the chassis. Always follow the guidelines in the preceding section, "Safety."

Step 3 Do not touch any exposed contact pins or connector shells of interface ports that do not have a cable attached.

If cables are connected at one end only, do not touch the exposed pins at the unconnected end of the cable.

Caution eriodically check the resistance value of the antistatic strap, which should be between 1  and 10 megaohms (Mohms).

Unpacking Your Router

The contents of your Cisco  700 series router package is as follows:

• One Cisco 700 series router.

• One yellow Ethernet cable.

• One red ISDN U cable (Cisco  772 and Cisco  776 routers only).

• One orange ISDN S/T cable (Cisco  771 and Cisco  775 routers only).

• One RJ-45-to-RJ-11 adapter.

• One blue configuration cable.

• One black power supply.

• One black power supply cord.

• One Cisco  700 Series Router Installation Guide.

• One Documentation CD-ROM set. (The Cisco  700 Series Command Reference is on Disk  2 of the CD-ROM set.)

• One Cisco  700 Quick Reference Guide.

• One Cisco Fast Step CD-ROM. (The CD-ROM is inside the back cover of the Cisco  700 Quick Reference Guide.)

These items are shown in the Cisco  700 Quick Reference Guide. If any item is missing or damaged, contact your customer service representative.

Preparing to Install Your Router

Before you begin installing your router, perform the following steps:

Step 1 Order an ISDN BRI line from your telephone service provider.

Step 2 If you have a Cisco  761, Cisco  765, Cisco  771, or Cisco  775 router, do the following:

(a) If you are outside North America, ask your telephone service provider if you must provide an external Network Termination 1 (NT1) and the ISDN U cable that connects the NT1 to the ISDN wall jack. Ask for NT1 vendors if necessary.

(b) If you are inside North America, ask your telephone service provider for external NT1 vendors. Provide the ISDN U cable that connects the NT1 to the ISDN wall jack.

Step 3 Be aware of the standard Ethernet and ISDN cable distance limitations.

Step 4 Gather the Ethernet devices to be connected to the router: hub, server, workstation, or  PC.

Step 5 If you have a Cisco  761, Cisco  765, Cisco  771, or Cisco  775 router and plan to connect a digital telephone, you must provide an NT1 with two S/T interfaces and one U interface, a telephone cable to connect the telephone (usually this cable is provided with the device), and an ISDN U cable that connects the NT1 to the ISDN wall jack.

Step 6 If you have a Cisco  765, Cisco  766, Cisco  775, or Cisco  776 router and plan to connect an analog telephone, fax, or modem, gather these devices. You must also provide the telephone cable to connect each device (usually this cable is provided with the device).

Step 7 If you plan to configure the software using a terminal or PC connected to the router, provide the terminal or PC.

Where To Go From Here

To install the router, continue to "Installing Your Router."

Posted: Tue Feb 23 14:26:45 PST 1999
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