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Chapter 13 Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers Power Up and Initial Configuration
Configuring the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers at Startup
To configure a Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers from the console, you must connect a terminal or
terminal server to the console port. To configure the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers over your
management Ethernet, you must have the router’s IP address available.
Using the Console Interface
To access the command line interface using the console, follow these steps:
Step 1
Your system is booting and if you answer No, at the prompt:
--- System Configuration Dialog ---
Would you like to enter the initial configuration dialog? [yes/no]: no
Step 2
Then Press
Return
to enter user EXEC mode. The following prompt appears:
Router>
Step 3
From user EXEC mode, enter the enable command as shown in the following example:
Router> enable
Step 4
At the password prompt, enter your system password. If an enable password has not been set on your
system, this step may be skipped. The following example shows entry of the password called
enablepass
:
Password: enablepass
Step 5
When your enable password is accepted, the privileged EXEC mode prompt appears: Router#
Step 6
You now have access to the CLI in privileged EXEC mode and you can enter the necessary commands
to complete your desired tasks. To exit the console session, enter the quit command as shown in the
following example:
Router# quit
Configuring Global Parameters
When you first start the setup program, you must configure the global parameters. These parameters are
used for controlling system-wide settings. Perform the following steps to enter the global parameters:
Step 1
Connect a console terminal to the console port, and then boot the router.
Note
This is only an example of the output display; prompts may vary.
When you see this information, you have successfully booted your router:
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