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ACX7509 Cable Management System Maintenance

SUMMARY Maintaining an ACX7509 router includes installing and removing the cable management system properly.

The ACX7509 cable management system organizes and protects optical cabling attached to the Routing and Control Boards (RCBs) and Flexible PIC Concentrator (FPC).

The cable management system consists of the following components:

  • Left and right side covers

  • Fiber management tray

  • Cable manager door

  • Air filter door

Install the ACX7509 Cable Management System

Ensure that you have the following parts and tools available to install the ACX7509 cable management system:

  • Phillips (+) screwdriver, number 2

  • Eight mounting screws (provided)

  • Electrostatic discharge (ESD) grounding strap to wrap around your bare wrist and connect to an ESD point on the chassis

To install the cable management system:

  1. Wrap and fasten one end of the ESD wrist strap around your bare wrist, and connect the other end of the strap to the ESD point on the device.
  2. Position the fiber management tray below the ACX7509 chassis, and align its mounting brackets holes with the holes of the rack rails.
  3. Install mounting screws into each of the mounting bracket holes aligned with the rack, starting from the bottom, and tighten the screws. See Figure 1.
    Figure 1: Installing Fiber Management Tray Installing Fiber Management Tray
  4. Remove the top and bottom chassis mounting screws.
  5. Rest the left and right side covers on the fiber management tray.
  6. Slide the side covers until the side cover brackets contact the front mounting brackets of the ACX7509 chassis and the shoulder pins on the side covers are guided into the brackets on the fiber management tray.
  7. Install back the top and bottom chassis mounting screws and tighten the screws. See Figure 2.
    Figure 2: Installing the Left and Right Side Covers Installing the Left and Right Side Covers
  8. Arrange the FPC cables in the fiber management tray and the cables from the RCBs in the left and right side covers. See Figure 3.
    Figure 3: Cables Arranged in the Fiber Management Tray and Left and Right Side Covers Cables Arranged in the Fiber Management Tray and Left and Right Side Covers
  9. Slide the top cover of the cable manager door into the left and right side covers, and tighten the four captive screws. See Figure 4.
    Figure 4: Installing the Cable Manager Door Installing the Cable Manager Door
  10. Mount the air filter door onto the cable manager door, and tighten the four captive screws. See Figure 5.
    Figure 5: Installing the Air Filter Door Installing the Air Filter Door

Cable Management System Installed on ACX7509 router.

Remove the ACX7509 Cable Management System

Ensure that you have the following parts and tools available to remove the ACX7509 cable management system:

  • Phillips (+) screwdriver, number 2

  • Antistatic bag or an antistatic mat

  • Electrostatic discharge (ESD) grounding strap to wrap around your bare wrist and connect to an ESD point on the chassis

To remove the cable management system:

  1. Wrap and fasten one end of the ESD wrist strap around your bare wrist, and connect the other end of the strap to the ESD point on the device.
  2. Loosen the four top and bottom captive screws, and pull the cable manager door out of the right and left side covers. See Figure 6.
    Figure 6: Removing the Cable Manager Door Removing the Cable Manager Door
  3. Remove the cables arranged in the left and right side covers and the fiber management tray.
  4. Loosen the four mounting screws securing the left and right side covers to the ACX7509 chassis, and gently pull the side covers out. See Figure 7.
  5. Install the mounting screws to secure the chassis to the rack.
  6. Loosen the four mounting screws securing the fiber management tray to the rack rails, and remove the fiber management tray. See Figure 7.
    Figure 7: Removing the Left and Right Side Covers and Fiber Management Tray Removing the Left and Right Side Covers and Fiber Management Tray