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Chapter 5 Power-Up and Initial Configuration Procedures
Powering Up Cisco 1800 Series Fixed-Configuration Routers
Power-Up Procedure
To power up your Cisco router and verify that it completes initialization and self-test, follow the
procedure below. After you complete this procedure, you can configure the router.
If you encounter problems when you power on the router, see the “Troubleshooting” chapter.
Note To view the boot sequence, you must have a console connection to the router before it powers up.
Step 1 Make sure that your PC is powered up and connected as described in the “Checklist for Power Up”
section on page 5-1.
Step 2 Move the power switch to the ON position.
The following indications appear:
• The SYS OK LED on the front of the chassis blinks green.
• The fans operate.
If you encounter problems when you power up the router, see the “Troubleshooting” chapter.
Startup messages appear in your terminal emulation program window. When the startup messages end,
the SYS OK LED comes on solid green.
Caution Do not press any keys on the keyboard until the messages stop and the SYS OK LED is solid green. Any
keys pressed during this time are interpreted as the first command entered when the messages stop,
which might cause the router to power off and start over. The messages will stop after a few minutes.
You may see various startup messages:
• If you see the following messages, the router has booted with a configuration file and is ready for
initial configuration using Cisco Router and Security Device Manager (SDM).
yourname con0 is now available
Press RETURN to get started.
If these messages do not appear, then the Cisco SDM software and the Cisco Router and Security
Device Manager (SDM) Quick Start Guide
were not shipped with your router. If SDM is installed
on your router, we recommend using SDM to perform the initial configuration. To configure your
router using SDM, or to obtain SDM and install it on your router, see the
“Initial Configuration
Using Cisco Router and Security Device Manager” section on page 5-4.
• If you see the following messages, the router has booted and is ready for initial configuration using
the setup command facility or the command-line interface (CLI).
--- System Configuration Dialog ---
At any point you may enter a question mark '?' for help.
Use ctrl-c to abort configuration dialog at any prompt.
Default settings are in square brackets '[]'.
Would you like to enter the initial configuration dialog? [yes/no]:
To use the setup command facility to configure the router, see the “Initial Configuration Using the
Setup Command Facility” section on page 5-4.
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