Cisco Systems 2525, 2524 manual Document Organization

Document Organization

Document Organization

The major sections of this user guide are as follows:

•Chapter 1, “Overview of the Cisco 2524 and Cisco 2525 Routers,” discusses the features and specifications of the routers.

•Chapter 2, “Preparing to Install the Cisco 2524 and Cisco 2525 Routers,” discusses environmental requirements and preparation for network connections, and describes the various ports and how to prepare for connections between networks and ports.

•Chapter 3, “Installing the Cisco 2524 and Cisco 2525 Routers,” includes basic installation information and discusses making connections to your LAN, WAN, console terminal, and modem.

•Chapter 4, “Configuring the Cisco 2524 and Cisco 2525 Routers,” discusses how to configure the routers using configuration mode, AutoInstall, or the prompt-driven System Configuration Dialog.

•Appendix A, “Maintaining the Cisco 2524 and Cisco 2525 Routers,” discusses maintenance procedures, including installing WAN modules, upgrading the boot Flash memory, upgrading the DRAM SIMM, replacing the system-code SIMMs, recovering lost passwords, changing the virtual configuration register settings, and copying a new system image to Flash memory.

•Appendix B, “Troubleshooting the Cisco 2524 and Cisco 2525 Routers,” provides troubleshooting procedures for the routers, such as reading the LEDs and running diagnostic tests.

•Appendix C, “Cabling Specifications for the Cisco 2524 and Cisco 2525 Routers,” provides pinouts for the router ports and cables.

•Appendix D, “Translated Safety Warnings,” contains translations in multiple languages of the warnings that appear in this manual.

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