Chapter 3 Starting and Configuring the Router

Configuring a Cisco 7201 Router

The first two sections of the configuration script (the banner and the installed hardware) appear only at initial system startup. On subsequent uses of the setup facility, the script begins with a System Configuration Dialog as shown in the following example.

--- System Configuration Dialog ---

Step 2 When asked if you would like to enter the initial configuration dialog, enter yes.

Would you like to enter the initial configuration dialog? [yes/no] yes

At any point you may enter a question mark '?' for help.

Use ctrl-c to abort configuration dialog at any prompt.

Default settings are in square brackets '[]'.

Basic management setup configures only enough connectivity for management of the system, extended setup will ask you to confiuure each interface on the system.

Step 3 When asked if you want to enter the basic management setup, enter no.

Would you like to enter the basic management setup [yes/no]: no

Step 4 When asked if you want to enter the initial configuration dialog and see the current interface summary, enter yes or press Return:

First, would you like to see the current interface summary? [yes]:

In the following example, the summary shows a Cisco 7201 router at first-time startup; that is, nothing is configured.

Interface

IP-Address

OK?

Method

Status Protocol

FastEthernet0/0

unassigned

NO

unset

up

up

GigabitEthernet0/0 unassigned

NO

unset

up

up

GigabitEthernet0/1 unassigned

NO

unset

up

up

GigabitEthernet0/2 unassigned

NO

unset

up

up

GigabitEthernet0/3 unassigned

NO

unset

up

up

Step 5 Choose which protocols to support on your interfaces. For Internet Protocol (IP)-only installations, you can accept the default values for most of the questions. A typical configuration using IP, IPX, and AppleTalk follows and continues through Step 10:

Configuring global parameters:

Enter host name [Router]:

Step 6 Enter enable secret, enable, and virtual terminal passwords:

The enable secret is a password used to protect access to privileged EXEC and configuration modes. This password, after entered, becomes encrypted in the configuration. Enter enable secret: barney

The enable password is used when you do not specify an

enable secret password, with some older software versions, and some boot images.

Enter enable password: betty

The virtual terminal password is used to protect access to the router over a network interface.

Enter virtual terminal password: fred

 

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Cisco Systems CISCO7201 manual Enter enable secret, enable, and virtual terminal passwords, Ok?