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Cisco 2800 Series Hardware Documents: Introduction and Warnings
This introduction discusses the objectives, audience, organization, and conventions of these hardware
documents, and points to related documents that have information beyond the scope of these documents.
This preface contains the following sections:
Objectives, page1
Audience, page2
Topics Covered by Hardware Documents, page2
Conventions, page3
Safety Warnings, page4
Related Documentation, page9
Cisco 90-Day Limited Hardware Warranty Terms, page10
Obtaining Documentation, page11
Documentation Feedback, page12
Obtaining Technical Assistance, page12
Obtaining Additional Publications and Information, page14

Objectives

These hardware documents provide you with comprehensive hardware-related information about
Cisco 2800 series integrated services routers, including platform descriptions, safety information, site
preparation, chassis installation and interconnection, power up, initial configuration, troubleshooting,
interface card and module installation, and procedures for maintenance and upgrades.
These documents provide enough initial software configuration information to establish network
communication. For detailed software configuration information, refer to the Cisco 2800 series software
configuration documents and to the CiscoIOS configuration guides and command reference
publications. These publications are available online. See the “Obtaining Documentation” section on
page 11 for more information.