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This chapter provides instructions for initial configuration of the Cisco 819, 860, 880, 890 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISRs), and contains the following sections:
This section provides instructions for initial configuration of the Cisco 819 ISRs. For the initial configuration, we recommend using Cisco Configuration Professional Express. For instructions on how to use Cisco Configuration Professional Express to configure the router, see Cisco Configuration Professional Express User’s Guide.
You may also initially configure your router by using the Cisco IOS command-line interface (CLI) or by using the setup command facility. To create the initial configuration, the setup command facility prompts you for basic information about your router and network.
To configure the initial router settings by using the Cisco IOS CLI, you must set up a console connection. To configure the initial router settings using the Cisco IOS CLI, refer to the Cisco IOS CLI.
For instructions on how to set up a console connection, see the “Connecting a Terminal or PC to the Console Port” section.
For more information, refer to the “Setup Command Facility” section.
For more information, refer to the “Verifying the Initial Configuration” section.
This section provides instructions for initial configuration of the Cisco 860 series, 880 series, and 890 series ISRs. You may also initially configure your router by using the Cisco IOS command-line interface (CLI) or by using the setup command facility. To create the initial configuration, the setup command facility prompts you for basic information about your router and network.
This section contains the following topics:
Note Some SKUs may not include a default configuration file. If your router does not have a default configuration file, go to the “$paratext>” section to configure the initial router settings.
After you connect the cables and power up the router, we recommend that you use the Cisco Configuration Professional Express web-based application to configure the initial router settings.
For instructions on how to use Cisco Configuration Professional Express to configure the router, see Cisco Configuration Professional Express User’s Guide.
To configure the initial router settings by using the Cisco IOS CLI, you must set up a console connection. For instructions on how to set up a console connection, see the “Connecting a Terminal or PC to the Console Port” section.
To configure the initial router settings using the Cisco IOS CLI, follow these steps:
Step 1 Set up a console connection to your router. The following message is displayed:
Step 2 Press Return. The following message is displayed:
Step 3 Enter the username username1, and press Return or Enter. The following prompt is displayed:
Step 4 Enter the password password1, and press Return or Enter. The following prompt is displayed:
A message is displayed that is similar to the first warning message. The message directs you to change the username and password.
You are now in privileged EXEC mode.
Note You must change the username and password before you log off the router. You cannot use the username username1 or password password1 after you log off from this session.
Step 5 Enter configuration mode using the following commands.
Step 6 To change the username and password, enter the following at the prompt:
username username privilege 15 secret 0 password
The username and password are the username and password that you determine.
To continue using the Cisco IOS CLI for initial configuration, see the applicable configuration procedures in Cisco 860 Series, Cisco 880 Series, and Cisco 890 Series Integrated Services Routers Software Configuration Guide.
Note Save your configuration changes regularly to avoid losing them during resets, power cycles, or power outages. Use the copy running-config startup-config command at the privileged EXEC mode prompt (Router#) to save the configuration to NVRAM.
Step 7 Verify the initial configuration. See the “Verifying the Initial Configuration” section.
The setup command facility guides you through the configuration process by prompting you for the specific information that is needed to configure your system. Use the setup command facility to configure a hostname for the router, to set passwords, and to configure an interface for communication with the management network.
To use the setup command facility, you must set up a console connection with the router and enter the privileged EXEC mode.
Note For instructions on how to set up a console connection, see the “Connecting a Terminal or PC to the Console Port” section.
To configure the initial router settings by using the setup command facility, follow these steps:
Step 1 Set up a console connection to your router, and enter privileged EXEC mode. For instructions on how to enter privileged EXEC mode, see Step 1 through Step 4 in the “Cisco IOS CLI” section.
Step 2 In privileged EXEC mode, at the prompt, enter setup.
The following message is displayed:
You are now in the setup command facility.
The prompts in the setup command facility vary, depending on your router model, on the installed interface modules, and on the software image. The following steps and the user entries (in bold) are shown as examples only.
Note If you make a mistake while using the setup command facility, you can exit and run the setup command facility again. Press Ctrl-C, and enter the setup command at the privileged EXEC mode prompt (Router#). For more information on using the setup command facility, see “The Setup Command” chapter in Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference, Release 12.2T.
Step 3 To proceed using the setup command facility, enter yes.
Step 4 When the following messages appear, enter yes to enter basic management setup.
Step 5 Enter a hostname for the router (this example uses Router).
Step 6 Enter an enable secret password. This password is encrypted (more secure) and cannot be seen when viewing the configuration.
Step 7 Enter an enable password that is different from the enable secret password. This password is not encrypted (less secure) and can be seen when viewing the configuration.
Step 8 Enter the virtual terminal password, which prevents unauthenticated access to the router through ports other than the console port.
Step 9 Respond to the following prompts as appropriate for your network.
A summary of the available interfaces is displayed.
Step 10 Choose one of the available interfaces for connecting the router to the management network.
Step 11 Respond to the following prompts as appropriate for your network.
The configuration is displayed:
Step 12 Respond to the following prompts. Enter 2 to save the initial configuration.
Step 13 Verify the initial configuration. See the “Verifying the Initial Configuration” section for verification procedures.
After the initial configuration file is created, you can use the Cisco IOS CLI to perform additional configuration.
To verify that the new interfaces are operating correctly, perform the following tests:
After you complete and verify the initial configuration, you can configure your Cisco router for specific functions.
The embedded wireless access point (AP) runs its own IOS. You can initially configure the embedded wireless AP by using one of the following methods:
For information on how to do basic wireless configuration on your router see the “ Basic Wireless Device” chapter of the Cisco 860 Series, Cisco 880, and Cisco 890 Series Integrated Services Routers Software Configuration Guide.