Replacing the MX960 Air Filter
Removing the Normal-Capacity MX960 Air Filter
Do not run the router for more than a few minutes without the air filter in place.
Always keep the air filter in place while the router is operating, except during replacement. Because the fans are very powerful, they could pull small bits of wire or other materials into the router through the unfiltered air intake. This could damage the router components.
To remove the normal-capacity air filter tray, use the following procedure.
- Wrap and fasten one end of the ESD grounding strap around your bare wrist, and connect the other end of the strap to an ESD point.
- Unwrap any cables on the standard cable manager and remove
the cables from the tray. Arrange the cables so that they do not block
the front of the cable manager and tray, and secure them with temporary
fasteners so that they are not supporting their own weight as they
hang from the connector.
Note Removing the cables from the extended cable manager is not necessary to access the air filter.
Caution Do not let fiber-optic cable hang free from the connector. Do not allow fastened loops of cable to dangle, which stresses the cable at the fastening point.
Caution Do not run the router for more than two minutes without the air filter in place.
- Simultaneously pull the two releases labeled
PULL
on the standard cable manager. Lift it up and outward to lock it in place to access the air filter. - Pull the filter tray release on both sides of the filter tray.
- Slide the air filter tray out of the chassis as shown
in Figure 1.
Figure 1: Removing the Normal-Capacity Air Filter Tray from the Chassis
See also
Installing the MX960 Air Filter
To install the air filter (see Figure 2):
- Wrap and fasten one end of the ESD grounding strap around your bare wrist, and connect the other end of the strap to an ESD point.
- Ensure that the air filter is right side up.
- Place the air filter into the air filter tray.
- Insert the air filter tray into the chassis by sliding it straight into the chassis until it stops.
- Lower the cable manager back into position.
- Rearrange the cables in the cable manager.
