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Cisco 3600 Series Routers Hardware Installation Guide
OL-2056-05
Preface
Audience
Audience
This guide is designed for the person installing, configuring, and maintaining the router, who should be
familiar with electronic circuitry and wiring practices and has experience as an electronic or
electromechanical technician. It identifies certain procedures that should be performed only by trained
and qualified personnel.
Organization
Table 1 lists the major sections of this hardware installation guide.
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Conventions
This guide uses the conventions listed in Table 2 to convey instructions and information.
Table 1 Document Organization
Chapter Title Description
Chapter 1 Overview of Cisco 3600 Series
Routers
Discusses the features and specifications of the routers.
Chapter 2 Preparing to Install the Router Describes safety recommendations, site requirements, network
connection considerations, and required tools and equipment; includes
the installation checklist.
Chapter 3 Installing the Router Includes router installation information and shows how to connect to the
router console, auxiliary, and network ports.
Appendix A Troubleshooting Describes how to isolate problems, read LEDs, interpret error and status
messages, recover an enable password, and recover software images.
Appendix B Using the ROM Monitor Describes the ROM monitor (bootstrap program).
Appendix C Configuration Register Describes the configuration register settings, factory default settings,
and procedures for changing these settings.
Table 2 Document Conventions
Convention Description
boldface font Commands and keywords.
italic font Variables for which you supply values.
[ ] Keywords or arguments that appear within square brackets are optional.
{x | y | z} A choice of required keywords appears in braces separated by vertical bars. You must select one.
screen font Examples of information displayed on the screen.
boldface screen
font
Examples of information you must enter.
< > Nonprinting characters, such as passwords, appear in angle brackets in environments where italic font
is not available.
[ ] Default responses to system prompts appear in square brackets.