Table Of Contents
Installing and Upgrading Memory and Virtual Private Network Modules
Safety Warnings
Opening the Chassis
Locating Modules
Installing a DIMM
Installing a VPN Module
Closing the Chassis
Installing and Upgrading Memory and Virtual Private Network Modules
This chapter tells how to install or upgrade memory and how to install a Virtual Private Network (VPN) module in your Cisco 1711 and/or your Cisco 1712 Security Access router, and includes the following sections:
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Safety Warnings
•Opening the Chassis
•Locating Modules
•Installing a DIMM
•Installing a VPN Module
•Closing the Chassis
Safety Warnings
Warning During this procedure, wear grounding wrist straps to avoid ESD damage to the router. Do not directly touch the backplane with your hand or any metal tool, or you could shock yourself.
Warning Only trained and qualified personnel should be allowed to install or replace this equipment.
Warning Before working on a system that has an on/off switch, turn OFF the power and unplug the power cord.
Warning Do not work on the system or connect or disconnect cables during periods of lightning activity.
Warning Read the installation instructions before you connect the system to its power source.
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 Hazardous network voltages are present in WAN ports regardless of whether power to the router is OFF or ON. To avoid electric shock, use caution when working near WAN ports. When detaching cables, detach the end away from the router first.
Opening the Chassis
In order to upgrade Cisco 1711 and/or Cisco 1712 Security Access router memory, you must open the chassis. Opening the chassis requires a number one Phillips screwdriver.
Follow these steps to open the chassis:
Step 1 Make sure the router is turned off and is disconnected from the power supply.
Step 2 Turn the router upside down, and rest the top of the router on a flat surface.
Step 3 Use the Phillips screwdriver to remove the four screws that hold the top and bottom of the chassis together, as shown in Figure C-1.
Figure C-1 Removing the Chassis Screws
Step 4 Turn the router back to its original position (top up).
Step 5 Gently pull the top of the router (which is facing up toward you) up and away from the bottom of the router (which is resting on the flat surface).
At this point, you might have to disconnect the fan, which is inside the top of the router chassis, from the motherboard. Do this by disconnecting the fan cable from the connector (labeled FAN) on the motherboard.
Step 6 Place the router bottom on an antistatic mat, and begin installing the memory.
Locating Modules
See Figure C-2 for an illustration of where to find the slots for a dual in-line memory module (DIMM) and a VPN module on the router motherboard.
Note The Cisco 1711 and Cisco 1712 Security Access routers support 64 MB of onboard dynamic random-access memory (DRAM), with support for up to 128 MB of DRAM by adding 32-MB or 64-MB modules in the DIMM slot.
The VPN module is installed in the router's internal slot and is supported only on secure Cisco IOS images.
Figure C-2 Cisco 1700 Motherboard—Memory Locations
Installing a DIMM
You can install a DIMM to increase the amount of dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) in the router.
Follow these steps to install a DIMM on the router motherboard:
Step 1 Locate the DIMM slot on the motherboard.
Step 2 Remove any existing DIMM by pulling the DIMM slot guides (shown in Figure C-3) away from the DIMM and down toward the motherboard.
Figure C-3 Installing a DIMM
Step 3 Insert the DIMM into the DIMM slot, making sure that the notches on the edge of the DIMM are inserted over the bars inside the DIMM slot, as shown in Figure C-3 (see callout 1).
Step 4 Firmly press the DIMM into the slot until the two DIMM slot guides on each side of the slot move up and over the end of the DIMM, as shown in Figure C-3 (see callout 2).
Note If the guides do not move up over the edge of the DIMM, move them with your hands.
Installing a VPN Module
Follow the steps in this section to install a VPN module.
Step 1 Install the two standoffs on the module, as shown in Figure C-4.
Figure C-4 Installing the Standoffs on the VPN Module
Step 2 Locate the VPN module socket, and insert the VPN module, as shown in Figure C-5.
Figure C-5 VPN Module Location
Step 3 Pushing down as indicated in Figure C-6, plug the VPN module into the socket.
Figure C-6 Seating the VPN Module
Step 4 Turn the motherboard over, and attach the standoffs to it by using the screws provided, as shown in Figure C-7.
Figure C-7 Securing the Standoff to the Router Motherboard
Closing the Chassis
After installing memory or a VPN module on the motherboard, close the chassis by following these steps:
Step 1 If you disconnected the fan from the motherboard as described in the "Opening the Chassis" section, reconnect the fan cable to the connector labeled FAN on the motherboard.
Step 2 Locate the posts that protrude from the inside of the chassis cover, and locate the corresponding openings on the chassis bottom.
Step 3 Line up the posts with the corresponding openings, as shown in Figure C-8, and carefully slide the posts into the openings.
Caution Take care not to damage the router motherboard with the posts.
Figure C-8 Closing the Chassis
Step 4 Replace the screws that you removed when you opened the chassis. (See Figure C-1.)
