Configuring The Interfaces - Cisco ciscoBus CSC-C2CTR Installation And Upgrade Instructions

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Conﬁguring the Interfaces

If you installed a new CSC-C2CTR or if you want to change the conﬁguration of an existing

interface, you must enter conﬁguration mode. After you verify that the new equipment is installed

correctly, use the privileged-level conﬁgure command to conﬁgure each new Token Ring interface.

Be prepared with the information you will need, which includes the following:

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Protocols you plan to route on the new interface

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Internet Protocol (IP) addresses if you will conﬁgure the interface for IP routing

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Whether or not the new interface will use bridging

Refer to the Router Products Conﬁguration Guide and Router Products Command Reference

publications for a complete summary of the conﬁguration options available and instructions for

conﬁguring a Token Ring interface.

Note

which usually requires a password. Refer to the description that follows and contact your system

administrator if necessary to obtain privileged-level access.

Privileged Access to the EXEC Command Interpreter

Before you use the conﬁgure command, you must enter the privileged level of the EXEC command

interpreter with the enable command. The system will prompt you for a password if one has been

set. The system prompt for the privileged level ends with a pound sign (#) instead of an angle bracket

(>). At the console terminal, enable the privileged level as follows:

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Proceed to the next section to conﬁgure the interface.

The conﬁgure command requires privileged-level access to the EXEC command interpreter,

At the user-level EXEC prompt, enter the enable command. The EXEC prompts you for a

privileged-level password, as follows:

Router> enable

Password:

Enter the password. (The password is case sensitive.) For security purposes, the password

is not displayed.

When you enter the correct password, the system displays the privileged-level prompt (#):

Router#

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