HP 445 manual Overview of Initializing and Verifying Router Software

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Overview of Initializing and Verifying Router Software

This chapter provides an overview of getting started with a router. For actual operating instructions, refer to chapters 2 through 8.

After a router has been installed and the hardware verified as described in the installation guide, you are ready to use the console to initialize and verify the router’s software operation. This chapter provides an overview of these topics as well as an introduction to the console interface and the software tools for creating or modifying a configuration.

If you are new to Hewlett-Packard routers, this chapter can help you to become more familiar with the functions of the console interface before you actually begin to use it. If you are already familiar with HP routers, you may want to bypass this chapter and use the following chapters in this guide as needed for reference.

In the case of a router that is automatically configured and subsequently managed via Telnet from another location (such as configuration via Quick Remote from another Hewlett-Packard router), local operator intervention is usually unnecessary. In such cases, it may be unneces- sary for a local operator to use the features described in this manual.

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