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Hardware Installation Guide for the Cisco 4451-X Integrated Services Router
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Initial Configuration
This chapter describes how to perform the initial configuration on the router after you have installed and
connected it. It contains the following sections:
• Performing the Initial Configuration on the Router, page 4-1
–
Using Cisco Setup Command Facility, page 4-1
–
Using Cisco IOS-XE CLI—Manual Configuration, page 4-5
• Verifying the Initial Configuration, page 4-23
Performing the Initial Configuration on the Router
You can perform initial configuration on the router with the help of the following tools:
• Using Cisco Setup Command Facility
• Using Cisco IOS-XE CLI—Manual Configuration
Using Cisco Setup Command Facility
The setup command facility prompts you to enter the information that is needed to configure a router
quickly. The facility steps you through a initial configuration, including LAN and WAN interfaces. For
more general information about the setup command facility, see the following document:
Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Configuration Guide, Release 12.4, Part 2: Cisco IOS User
Interfaces:Using AutoInstall and Setup:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/fundamentals/configuration/guide/12_4/cf_12_4_book.html
This section explains how to configure a hostname for the router, set passwords, and configure an
interface tocommunicate with the management network.
Note The messages that are displayed will vary based on your router model, the installed interface modules,
and the software image. The following example and the user entries (in
bold) are shown as examples
only.
Note If you make a mistake while using the setup command facility, you can exit and run the setup command
facility again. Press Ctrl-C, and enter the setup command in privileged EXEC mode (Router#).