Preface; Audience; Organization - Cisco 7500 Series Configuration Manual

Preface

This preface describes the audience, organization, and conventions of this installation and configuration
guide, and provides information on how to obtain related documentation.
This guide contains specific procedures for the initial hardware installation, and procedures for
performing the basic system configuration of your Cisco 7500 series router. The Cisco 7500 series
includes six routers: the Cisco 7505, Cisco 7507, Cisco 7507-MX, Cisco 7513, Cisco 7513-MX, and
Cisco 7576.
The Cisco 7505, Cisco 7507, and Cisco 7507-MX routers arrive with all processor modules installed;
however, the Cisco 7513, Cisco 7513-MX, and Cisco 7576 routers arrive with processor modules
individually packaged; you need to install these in your system. After you install the hardware and
perform a basic system configuration, you will then use the appropriate software configuration
publications and companion publications to more completely configure your system and its interfaces.

Audience

Setting up and maintaining a network requires the knowledge and expertise of people with a variety of
skills. In many cases, the people responsible for installing hardware and wiring are not the ones who
configure the software and administer the network; therefore, this publication provides information
specific to installing the router hardware and performing a basic system configuration. To use this
publication, you should be familiar with electronic circuitry and wiring practices, and basic network
configuration, and preferably have experience as an electronic or electromechanical technician.

Organization

This guide is organized as follows:
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