Cisco Systems OL-11497-03 manual Router Configuration, Before You Begin, Setup Command

Chapter 3 Installing the Router

IOS Software Configuration for the Router

Router Configuration

You can perform a basic configuration for your router by using either the setup command automatic prompt method, or the global configuration method in which you enter each option and parameter manually. Configuration is described in these sections:

•Before You Begin, page 3-49

•setup Command, page 3-49

•Global Configuration Mode, page 3-50

Before You Begin

Before you begin the configuration process for your router, you should have the following information available:

•Interfaces the router will use

•Routing protocols the router will support

•Network addresses for the protocols being configured

•Password scheme for your environment

setup Command

One option is to use the setup command, also known as the setup command utility. During the first startup of an unconfigured router, the system automatically starts the setup command utility, which enables you to begin configuring your router. The setup command utility presents a structured, interactive script that guides you through the process.

You can invoke the setup command utility at any time by issuing the setup command at the privileged EXEC mode prompt (Router#), which invokes the same configuration script that appears automatically during the first startup of an unconfigured router. You can enter the setup command at any time to alter previously entered configuration information.

The advantage in using the setup command utility is that the system uses an interactive script to guide you through the configuration process.

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