Setup Command Facility

Chapter 4 Initial Configuration

Step 6 Verify the initial configuration. See the “Verifying the Initial Configuration” section on page 4-5.

The setup command facility guides you through the configuration process by prompting you for the specific information that is needed to configure your system. Use the setup command facility to configure a hostname for the router, to set passwords, and to configure an interface for communication with the management network.

To use the setup command facility, you will need to set up a console connection with the router and enter the privileged EXEC mode.

Note For instructions on how to set up a console connection see the “Connecting a Terminal or PC to the Console Port” section on page 3-6.

To configure the initial router settings with setup command facility, follow these steps:

Step 1 Set up a console connection to your router and enter privileged EXEC mode. For instructions on how to enter privileged EXEC mode see Step 1 through Step 4 in the “Cisco IOS CLI” section on page 4-1section.

Step 2 In privileged EXEC mode, at the prompt, enter setup.

yourname# setup

The following message is displayed:

--- System Configuration Dialog ---

Continue with configuration dialog? [yes/no]:

You are now in setup command facility.

The prompts in the setup command facility vary, depending on your router model, on the installed interface modules, and on the software image. The following steps and the user entries (in bold) are shown as examples only.

Note If you make a mistake while using the setup command facility, you can exit and run the setup command facility again. Press Ctrl-C, and enter the setup command at the privileged EXEC mode prompt (Router#). For more information on using the setup command facility, see The Setup Command chapter in Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference, Release 12.2T.

Step 3 To proceed using the setup command facility, enter yes:

Continue with configuration dialog? [yes/no]: yes

Step 4 When the following messages appear, enter yes to enter basic management setup:

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 '[]'.

Cisco 860 Series and Cisco 880 Series Integrated Services Routers Hardware Installation Guide

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880, 860, 861W, 861, 861WGNPK9RF specifications

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