3Com Router 3000 ADSL2+ Family

3. Starting and Maintaining the Router

Installation Guide

3.2 Maintaining the Router

3.2.1 Boot Menu

Start the router. When the information “Press Ctrl-B to enter Boot Menu” appears on the terminal screen, press <Ctrl+B>. The system displays:

Please input Boot ROM password :

Caution:

zPress <Ctrl+B> within three seconds after the prompt “Press Ctrl-B to Enter Boot Menu...?” appears to enter the Boot Menu. Otherwise, the system starts decompressing the program.

zIf you want to enter the Boot menu after the system starts decompressing the program, you need to reboot the router.

Type the correct password and press <Enter>. (If no Boot ROM password is configured, just press <Enter>.) The system accesses the following Boot menu:

Boot Menu:

1:Download application program with XMODEM

2:Download application program with NET

3:Clear configuration

4:Clear application password

5:Start up and ignore configuration

6:Enter debugging environment

7:Boot Rom Operation Menu

8:Do not check the version of the software

9:Exit and reboot

Enter your choice(1-9):

Note that:

1)To download an application program through XModem, see the section “3.2.2 Upgrading Programs through XModem”.

2)To download an application program through Ethernet, select <2>. This menu appears:

Net Port Download Menu:

1:Change Net Parameter

2:Download From Net

3:Exit to Main Menu Enter your choice(1-3):1

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HP 3000 Router manual Maintaining the Router, Boot Menu

3000 Router specifications

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