Ground The Device - Cisco N540X-6Z18G-SYS-A Manual

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Ground the Device

Before you begin this task, ensure that you have read and understood the safety warnings in the Preventing
ESD Damage section of the Safety Warnings handout.
Before you connect the power or turn on the power to the device, you must provide an adequate device ground
(earth) connection to your device.
This section describes how to ground the device. The grounding lug location is on the back panel of the device.
To ground the device:
1. Verify that the ground cable is connected to the top of the rack and according to local site practice.
Figure 25: Ground Lug
2. Attach one end of the shelf ground cable (No. 6 AWG cable) to the ground point on the rear of the router
using the specified dual-hole lug connector.
a. Use a wire-stripping tool to remove approximately 0.75 inches (19 mm) of the covering from the end
b. Insert the stripped end of the grounding cable into the open end of the grounding lug.
c. Use the crimping tool to secure the grounding cable in the grounding lug.
d. Remove the adhesive label from the grounding pad on the chassis.
Wall mount is currently not available on NCS 540 Small Density Routers. Contact your Cisco
representative if you need a wall mount.
of the grounding cable.
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