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Cisco 1800 Series Integrated Services Routers (Fixed) Hardware Installation Guide
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Power-Up and Initial Configuration Procedures
This chapter describes how to power up your Cisco 1800 series fixed-configuration router and perform
an initial configuration for network access. This chapter includes the following sections:
• Powering Up Cisco 1800 Series Fixed-Configuration Routers, page 5-1
• Configuring the Router, page 5-3
Powering Up Cisco 1800 Series Fixed-Configuration Routers
This section includes the following topics:
• Checklist for Power Up
• Power-Up Procedure
• Verifying the Front Panel LED Indications
• Verifying the Hardware Configuration
Checklist for Power Up
After you ensure that the following conditions have been met, you can power up the Cisco 1800 series
fixed-configuration router:
• The chassis is securely mounted and grounded.
• The power and interface cables are connected.
• The external CompactFlash memory card is properly seated into its slot. For installation
instructions, see the
“Removing and Installing CompactFlash Cards” section on page 7-7.
• A PC with terminal emulation program (HyperTerminal or equivalent) is connected to the console
port and powered up.
• Your PC terminal emulation program is configured for 9600 baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and no
parity, and flow control is set to “none.”
• A suitable PC COM port is selected in the terminal emulation program.
• You have selected passwords for access control.
• You have determined the IP addresses for the Ethernet and serial interfaces.