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Cisco 850 Series and Cisco 870 Series Access Routers Hardware Installation Guide
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Initial Configuration
This chapter provides instructions for performing the initial configuration of the router, and contains the
following sections:
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Installing Cisco Router and Security Device Manager, page 5-1
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Initial Configuration Using Cisco SDM, page 5-1
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Initial Configuration Using the Setup Command Facility, page 5-2
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Initial Configuration Using the Cisco CLI—Manual Configuration, page 5-4
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Verifying the Initial Configuration, page 5-5
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What to Do Next, page 5-5
Installing Cisco Router and Security Device Manager
Once you have completed the cable connections and powered up the router, we recommend that you use
the Cisco Router and Security Device Manager (SDM) web-based application to configure the initial
router settings.
To install Cisco SDM for configuring the router, follow these steps:
Step 1
Connect a PC to the router console port.
Step 2
Insert the Cisco SDM software CD into the CD drive of the PC to launch an installation wizard. Install
Cisco SDM by following the instructions on the installation wizard user interface.
Step 3
Use Cisco SDM to configure the router by following the instructions in the
Cisco Router and Security
Device Manager (SDM) Quick Start Guide
.
Initial Configuration Using Cisco SDM
If the following messages appear at the end of the startup sequence, Cisco SDM is installed on your
router:
yourname con0 is now available
Press RETURN to get started.
