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Cisco ASR 903 Router Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter4 Cisco ASR 903 Router Initial Configuration
Configuring the CiscoASR 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 CiscoASR 903 Router from the console, you must connect a terminal or terminal server
to the console port on the CiscoASR 903 Router RSP. To configure the CiscoASR 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:
Step1 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
Step2 Then Press Return to enter user EXEC mode. The following prompt appears:
Router>
Step3 From user EXEC mode, enter the enable command as shown in the following example:
Router> enable
Step4 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
Step5 When your enable password is accepted, the privileged EXEC mode prompt appears: Router#
Step6 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:
Step1 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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