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Chapter 3 Installing the Cisco 12404 Internet Router
Configuring the Router
Configuring the Router
You can perform a basic configuration for your router by using either the
setup
command automatic prompt method or the global configuration method where
you enter each option and parameter manually. The configuration process is
mapped into three processes:
•
•
•
Global Configuration Mode, page 3-53
Before You Begin
Before you begin the configuration process for your router, you should have the
following information onhand:
•
Router interfaces
•
Protocols the router is routing
•
Network addresses for the protocols being configured
•
Password scheme for your environment
setup Command
Using the setup command, also known as the
setup
command utility. During, the
first startup of an unconfigured router, the system automatically starts up the
setup
command utility, which enables you to begin configuring your router. The
setup
command utility presents a structured, interactive script that guides you
through the process.
You can also invoke the
setup
command utility at any time by issuing the
setup
command at the privileged EXEC mode prompt (
Filo#
), which invokes the same
configuration script that appears automatically during the first startup of an
unconfigured router.
You can enter the
setup
command at any time you want to alter previously entered
configuration information. The advantage in using the
setup
command utility is
that the system uses an interactive script to guide you through the configuration
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