Cisco 7200 VXR router User Manual page 87

Initial Configuration Information
After you install the chassis and verify that all the hardware is operating properly, you must
configure the system and individual interfaces before you can connect your system to
external networks. You can use the setup command facility or standard configuration
commands to enter the configuration information.
Before you begin, you should be prepared with global (system-wide) parameters such as
host names, passwords, and routing protocols, and configuration information for each
interface such as addresses, rates or speeds of operation, routing protocol specifics, and
so on.
Following is some of the information you are likely to need, depending on your
configuration:
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Host name for the router.
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Passwords to prevent unauthorized privileged-level access to the EXEC command
interpreter and for individual virtual terminal lines.
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Protocols you plan to route.
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Bridging configuration (if you plan to use bridging and, if so, on which interfaces).
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Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and subnet masks if you are routing IP.
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Zone names, network numbers, or node numbers for the new interfaces if required.
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Operating speeds for specific interfaces—for example, Token Ring interfaces operate at
either 4 or 16 Mbps, and serial interfaces operate at speeds of up to 2 Mbps. The speed
of an interface often depends on the speed of the remote device to which it is attached.
For complete configuration instructions, refer to the Configuration Fundamentals
Configuration Guide and the Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference, which are
available on the Documentation CD-ROM or in print.
Initial Configuration Information
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