Grounding The Switch; Preparing The Ground Wire - Cisco 2431 - IAD Router Hardware Installation Manual

Grounding the Switch

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Grounding the Switch
This equipment is intended to be grounded. Ensure that the host is connected to earth ground during
Warning
normal use. Statement 39
When installing the unit, always make the ground connection first and disconnect it last. Statement 42
Warning
To make sure that the equipment is reliably connected to earth ground, follow the grounding
Caution
procedure instructions, and use a UL-listed lug suitable for number-6 AWG wire and two number-10-32
ground-lug screws.

Preparing the Ground Wire

Before you ground the switch to earth ground, you must prepare the ground wire. Follow these steps.
Make sure to follow any grounding requirements at your site.
Locate the ground lug and the two number-10-32 screws. A ground lug and screws are located both on
Step 1
the front panel and on the rear panel of the switch. Only one ground connection is required.
Use a standard Phillips screwdriver or a ratcheting torque screwdriver with a Phillips head.
Set the screws and the ground lug aside.
If your ground wire is insulated, use a wire stripping tool to strip the 6-gauge ground wire to 0.5 inch
Step 2
(12.7 millimeter [mm]) ± 0.02 inch (0.5 mm) as shown in
Figure C-1
Slide the open end of the ground lug over the exposed area of the 6-gauge wire.
Step 3
Using a Panduit crimping tool, crimp the ground lug to the 6-gauge wire.
Step 4
Cisco ME 2400 Ethernet Access Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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6-gauge copper ground wire (insulated or noninsulated)
Four leads of 18-gauge copper wire
Wire-stripping tools for stripping 6- and 18-gauge wires
Stripping the Ground Wire
0.5 in. (12.7 mm) ± 0.02 in. (0.5 mm)
Insulation
Figure C-1.
Wire lead
Appendix C Connecting to DC Power
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