Cisco Systems ASR 903 manual Using the Console Interface, Configuring Global Parameters

Chapter 4 Cisco ASR 903 Router Initial Configuration

Configuring the Cisco ASR 903 Router at Startup

For information on modifying the configuration after you create it, see the Cisco IOS configuration and command reference guides.

To configure a Cisco ASR 903 Router from the console, you must connect a terminal or terminal server to the console port on the Cisco ASR 903 Router RSP. To configure the Cisco ASR 903 Router using the management Ethernet port, 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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