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Basic Software Configuration Using the Cisco IOS Command-Line Interface
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Prerequisites for Basic Software Configuration Using the Cisco IOS CLI
Prerequisites for Basic Software Configuration Using the
Cisco
IOS CLI
Follow the instructions in the quick start guide that shipped with your router to install the chassis,
connect cables, and power up the router.
Timesaver
Before powering up the router, disconnect all WAN cables from the router to keep it from trying to run
the AutoInstall process. The router may try to run AutoInstall if you power it on while there is a WAN
connection on both ends and the router does not have a valid configuration file stored in NVRAM (for
instance, when you add a new interface). It can take several minutes for the router to determine that
AutoInstall is not connected to a remote TCP/IP host.
Restrictions for Basic Software Configuration Using the
Cisco
IOS CLI
If Cisco Router and Security Device Manager (SDM) is installed on your router, we recommend that you
use Cisco
SDM instead of the Cisco IOS CLI to perform the initial software configuration. To access
SDM, see the quick start guide that shipped with your router.
How to Perform a Basic Software Configuration Using the
Cisco
IOS CLI
This section contains the following procedures:
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Configuring the Router Hostname, page 3 (Optional)
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Configuring the Enable and Enable Secret Passwords, page 4 (Required)
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Configuring the Console Idle Privileged EXEC Timeout, page 5 (Optional)
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Configuring Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces, page 7 (Required)
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Specifying a Default Route or Gateway of Last Resort, page 9 (Required)
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Configuring Virtual Terminal Lines for Remote Console Access, page 12 (Required)
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Configuring the Auxiliary Line, page 14 (Optional)
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Verifying Network Connectivity, page 15 (Required)
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Saving Your Router Configuration, page 17 (Required)
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Saving Backup Copies of Your Configuration and System Image, page 17 (Optional)
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