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Cisco 7401ASR Installation and Configuration Guide
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Preface
This preface describes who should read the Cisco 7401ASR Installation and Configuration Guide, how
it is organized, and its document conventions.
The following sections are in this preface:
•Audience, pageix
•Organization, page x
•Document Conventions, page x
•Warning Definition, pagexii
•Terms and Acronyms, pagexv
•Related Documentation, page xvii
•Obtaining Technical Assistance, pagexviii
•Obtaining Additional Publications and Information, pagexx

Audience

To use this publication, you should be familiar not only with Cisco router hardware and cabling but also
with electronic circuitry and wiring practices. You should also have experience as a n e le ctro nic or
electromechanical technician.
This installation guide explains the initial hardware installation and basic configuration procedures for
the Cisco 7401ASR router. It contains procedures for unpacking and instal ling t h e rou t er ha rd ware,
creating a basic software configuration file, and starting up the router. After completing the installation
and basic configuration procedures covered in this guide, you will then use the appropriate companion
publications to more completely configure your system.