Preface; Audience; Organization; Conventions - Cisco 3700 Series Hardware Installation Manual

Audience

Audience
This guide is designed for the person installing, configuring, and maintaining the router, who should be
familiar with electronic circuitry and wiring practices and has experience as an electronic or
electromechanical technician. It identifies certain procedures that should be performed only by trained
and qualified personnel.

Organization

Table 1
Table 1 Document Organization
Chapter Title
Chapter 1 Overview of Cisco 3700 Series Routers
Chapter 2 Preparing to Install the Router
Chapter 3 Installing the Router
Appendix A Troubleshooting
Appendix B Using the ROM Monitor
Appendix C Configuration Register

Conventions

This guide uses the conventions listed in
Table 2 Document Conventions
Convention Description
boldface font Commands and keywords.
italic font Variables for which you supply values.
[ ] Optional keywords or arguments appear in square brackets.
{x | y | z} A choice of required keywords appears in braces separated by vertical bars. You must select one.
Examples of information displayed on the screen.
screen font
Examples of information you must enter.
boldface screen
font
< > Nonprinting characters, for example passwords, appear in angle brackets in contexts where italics are
not available.
[ ] Default responses to system prompts appear in square brackets.
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lists the major sections of this hardware installation guide.
Description
Describes the features and specifications of Cisco 3700 series
routers.
Describes safety recommendations, site requirements, and
required tools and equipment, and includes installation checklist.
Describes how to install the router, and shows how to connect to
the router console and auxiliary ports.
Describes how to isolate problems, read LEDs, and interpret error
and recovery messages.
Describes the ROM monitor (bootstrap program), how to recover
an enable password, and how to recover software images.
Describes the configuration register settings and procedures for
changing these settings.
Table 2 to convey instructions and information.

Preface

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