Preparing to Install

This chapter explains the following:

For Your Safety

You should be familiar with the safety procedures involved with electrical circuitry and standard practices for installing communications equipment. For CE1300 Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information, see Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information.

Locating Serial Numbers

The Cisco Expressway appliance displays two serial numbers:

  • UCS serial number in format WZPxxxxxxxx. Displayed on the hardware pullout tab, and in the Cisco Integrated Management Controller (Connecting Using CIMC Serial Over LAN) web interface.

  • Software serial number in format 52E5NNNN. Displayed in the Cisco Expressway web interface or through SSH.