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Cisco 3700 Series Routers Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 3 Installing the Router
Configuring the Router
Press RETURN to get started!
Step 12
The user prompt appears:
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After you complete the initial configuration tasks, your Cisco router is ready to configure for specific
functions. For configuration procedures, see the
Software Configuration Guide for Cisco 2600 Series,
Cisco 3600 Series, and Cisco 3700 Series Routers
or the
Cisco IOS software configuration
documentation
. You can access these documents on Cisco.com.
Initial Configuration Using the CLI (Manual Configuration)
This section shows how to bring up a command-line interface (CLI) prompt for configuration using the
CLI, and it directs you to documentation for the CLI configuration.You can use the CLI if you see the
following messages at the end of the startup sequence:
--- 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]:
Note
If these messages do not appear, SDM and a default configuration file have been installed on the router
at the factory. To use SDM to configure the router, see the quick start guide that shipped with your router.
You can also access the
Cisco 3700 series routers quick start guides
online at:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/access/acs_mod/cis3700/37xx_qsg/index.htm
Note
To avoid losing work you have completed, be sure to save your configuration occasionally as you
proceed. Use the
copy running-config startup-config
command to save the configuration to NVRAM.
Step 1
To proceed with manual configuration using the CLI, enter
no
.
Would you like to enter the initial configuration dialog? [yes/no]:
no
Step 2
Press
Return
to terminate autoinstall and continue with manual configuration.
Would you like to terminate autoinstall? [yes]
Return
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