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Cisco 3700 Series Routers Hardware Installation Guide
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Preface
Audience
Audience
This guide is designed for the person installing, configuring, and maintaining the router, who should be
familiar with electronic circuitry and wiring practices and has experience as an electronic or
electromechanical technician. It identifies certain procedures that should be performed only by trained
and qualified personnel.
Organization
Table 1
lists the major sections of this hardware installation guide.
Conventions
This guide uses the conventions listed in
Table 2
to convey instructions and information.
Table 1
Document Organization
Chapter
Title
Description
Chapter 1
Overview of Cisco 3700 Series Routers
Describes the features and specifications of Cisco 3700 series
routers.
Chapter 2
Preparing to Install the Router
Describes safety recommendations, site requirements, and
required tools and equipment, and includes installation checklist.
Chapter 3
Installing the Router
Describes how to install the router, and shows how to connect to
the router console and auxiliary ports.
Appendix A
Troubleshooting
Describes how to isolate problems, read LEDs, and interpret error
and recovery messages.
Appendix B
Using the ROM Monitor
Describes the ROM monitor (bootstrap program), how to recover
an enable password, and how to recover software images.
Appendix C
Configuration Register
Describes the configuration register settings and procedures for
changing these settings.
Table 2
Document Conventions
Convention
Description
boldface font
Commands and keywords.
italic font
Variables for which you supply values.
[
]
Optional keywords or arguments appear in square brackets.
{
x
|
y
|
z
}
A choice of required keywords appears in braces separated by vertical bars. You must select one.
screen font
Examples of information displayed on the screen.
boldface screen
font
Examples of information you must enter.
<
>
Nonprinting characters, for example passwords, appear in angle brackets in contexts where italics are
not available.
[
]
Default responses to system prompts appear in square brackets.
