Table of Contents

About This Guide

Document Objectives
Audience
Document Organization
Document Conventions

About This Guide

This section discusses the objectives, audience, organization, and conventions of this installation and configuration guide.

Document Objectives

This guide explains how to install, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot the hardware, software, and cabling of the router. It also includes instructions for the router ROM monitor and virtual configuration register.

This guide does not contain complete configuration instructions. Refer to the Cisco Internetwork Operating System (Cisco IOS) configuration guides and command references for detailed configuration instructions.

Warranty, service, and support information is in the information packet that shipped with the router.

Audience

This publication is designed for the person responsible for installing, configuring, and maintaining the router. It identifies certain procedures that should be performed only by trained and qualified personnel.

Document Organization

The major sections of this installation and configuration guide are:

• Chapter 1, "Overview," describes the features and specifications of the router.
  

• Chapter 2, "Preparing to Install the Router," describes safety recommendations, site requirements, network connection considerations, and required tools and equipment, and includes the installation checklist.
  

• Chapter 3, "Installing the Router," discusses rack-mounting and wall-mounting the router, installing network modules and WAN interface cards, and making connections to router console, auxiliary, and network ports.
  

• Chapter 4, "Configuring the Software," discusses configuring the router for the first time, configuring the router using the Cisco IOS configuration mode, configuring the router using AutoInstall, and manually using the System Configuration Dialog.
  

• Appendix A, "Maintaining the Router," describes how to add and replace memory.
  

• Appendix B, "Troubleshooting," discusses reading the LEDs, troubleshooting the network modules, WAN interface cards, and cables, environmental reporting features, recovering a lost enable password, and recovering software images.
  

• Appendix C, "Cable Specifications," contains cable and adapter pinouts for the router.
  

• Appendix D, "ROM Monitor," describes the ROM monitor (bootstrap program).
  

• Appendix E, "Virtual Configuration Register," describes the virtual configuration register settings, factory default settings, and procedures for changing these settings.
  

Document Conventions

This publication uses the following conventions to convey instructions and information:

Screen Displays use the following convention:

• The ^ symbol represents the control key. For example, the key combination ^D in a screen display means hold down the control key while you press the D key.
  

Command descriptions use these conventions:

• Commands and keywords are in boldface.
  

• Arguments for which you supply values are in italics.
  

• Elements in square brackets ([ ]) are optional.
  

• Alternative keywords are grouped in braces ({ }) and separated by vertical bars ( | ).
  

Examples use the following conventions:

• Terminal sessions and information the screen displays are printed in screen font.
  

• Information you enter is in boldface screen font.
  

• Nonprinting characters, such as passwords, are in angle brackets (< >).
  

• Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets ([ ]).