Nortel Networks 9150 - Manual (Page 116)

86 Remote Gateway 9150 Installation and Administration Guide
Installing the Remote Gateway 9150 unit Standard 3.1
General safety
This section describes general safety guidelines recommended by Nortel, and
tools needed for installation. Follow the safety guidelines and recommendations
in this chapter whenever you perform installation or maintenance tasks on the
Remote Gateway 9150 unit.
Precautionary messages
This guide provides warnings related to hardware installation and handling, such
as the preceding caution. For a description of these warnings, refer to
“Conventions used in this guide” on page xxii.
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CAUTION
Risk of data loss or equipment damage
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) affects the performance and
decreases the useful life of system components. It can seriously
damage component parts, such as trunk interface and DSP
application modules.
Implement the following precautions, as recommended by
computer and telephone equipment manufacturers:
!
Remove items that generate static charge from the installation
site.
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Use antistatic spray if the site is carpeted.
!
Ground yourself before handling any equipment. (For example,
wear an antistatic wrist strap attached to any unpainted metal
surface that is connected to an electrical ground.)