Cisco Systems CISCO1841-HSEC/K9-RF manual Verifying the Initial Configuration

Chapter 7 Power-Up Procedures for Cisco 1800 Series Routers (Modular)

Initial Configuration of the Router

•Cisco Router and Security Device Manager—See the “Cisco Router and Security Device Manager” section on page 7-6

•Setup command facility—See the “Initial Configuration Using the Setup Command Facility” section in the Cisco 1800 Series Integrated Services Routers (Modular) Quick Start Guide.

•Command-line interface (CLI)—See the “Initial Configuration Using Cisco CLI—Manual Configuration” section in the Cisco 1800 Series Integrated Services Routers (Modular) Quick Start Guide.

Cisco Router and Security Device Manager

If the Cisco Router and Security Device Manager (SDM) has been installed on your router, the following messages appear at the end of the startup sequence:

yourname con0 is now available

Press RETURN to get started.

For instructions on configuring your router by using SDM, see the Cisco Router and Security Device Manager (SDM) Quick Start Guide. To use SDM, you can download the latest version of SDM and instructions for installing it on your router:

http://www.cisco.com/pcgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/sdm

To obtain the SDM quick start guide, SDM release notes, and other SDM documentation, go to www.cisco.com/go/sdm.

Verifying the Initial Configuration

Verify that the new interfaces are operating correctly by performing the following tests:

•Enter the show interfaces command to verify that the interfaces are operating correctly and that the interfaces and line protocol are in the correct state—up or down.

•Enter the show ip interface brief command to display a summary status of the interfaces configured for IP.

•Enter the show configuration command to verify that you configured the correct hostname and password.

When you have completed and verified the initial configuration, your Cisco router is ready to be configured for specific functions. See the “Completing the Configuration” section on page 7-6for information about locating documentation for advanced configuration procedures.

Completing the Configuration

When you have completed and verified the initial configuration, your Cisco router is ready to be configured for specific functions. For advanced configuration procedures, use either SDM or the CLI.

For configuration procedures using SDM, see Cisco Router and Security Device Manager (SDM) Quick Start Guide.

For configuration procedures using the CLI, see Cisco 1800 Series Router Software Configuration. The software configuration documents include information about the following topics:

•Basic software configuration

Cisco 1800 Series Routers (Modular) Hardware Installation Guide

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