Cisco 2524 and Cisco 2525 Router User Guide - About This Guide [Cisco 2500 Series Routers]

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About This Guide

Document Objectives

Audience

Document Organization

Document Conventions

About This Guide

This section discusses the objectives, audience, organization, and conventions of the Cisco 2524 and Cisco 2525 Router User Guide.

All Cisco technical documentation and additional literature are available on UniverCD, Cisco's online library of product information. UniverCD is updated and shipped monthly, so it might be more up to date than printed documentation. UniverCD is available both as a single CD and as an annual subscription. To order UniverCD, contact your local sales representative or call Customer Service.

Document Objectives

This publication will step you through initial site preparation, installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of the Cisco 2524 and Cisco 2525 routers. It also covers selected maintenance procedures.

Audience

This publication is designed for the person installing the router, who should be familiar with electronic circuitry and wiring practices and have experience as an electronic or electromechanical technician.

For more advanced configurations, refer to the Router Products Configuration Guide and Router Products Command Reference publications for Cisco Internetwork Operating System (Cisco IOS) Release 11.0 and earlier releases. Refer to the Configuration Fundamentals Configuration Guide and Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference publications for Cisco IOS Release 11.1 and later releases.

Document Organization

The major sections of this user guide are as follows:

•Chapter 1, "," discusses the features and specifications of the routers.

•Chapter 2, "," discusses environmental requirements and preparation for network connections, and describes the various ports and how to prepare for connections between networks and ports.

•Chapter 3, "," includes basic installation information and discusses making connections to your LAN, WAN, console terminal, and modem.

•Chapter 4, "," discusses how to configure the routers using configuration mode, AutoInstall, or the prompt-driven System Configuration Dialog.

•Appendix A, "," discusses maintenance procedures, including installing WAN modules, upgrading the boot Flash memory, upgrading the DRAM SIMM, replacing the system-code SIMMs, recovering lost passwords, changing the virtual configuration register settings, and copying a new system image to Flash memory.

•Appendix B, "," provides troubleshooting procedures for the routers, such as reading the LEDs and running diagnostic tests.

•Appendix C, "," provides pinouts for the router ports and cables.

•Appendix D, "Translated Safety Warnings," contains translations in multiple languages of the warnings that appear in this manual.

Document Conventions

This publication uses the following conventions to convey instructions and information.

Command descriptions use these conventions:

•Commands and keywords are in boldface font.

•Variables for which you supply values are in italic font.

•Elements in square brackets ([ ]) are optional.

•Alternative but required keywords are grouped in braces ({ }) and are separated by vertical bars ( | ).

Examples use these conventions:

•Terminal sessions and information the system displays are in screen font.

•Information you enter is in boldface screen font.

•Nonprinting characters are in angle brackets (< >).

•Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets ([ ]).

Note   Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to materials not contained in this manual.

Timesaver

Means the described action saves time. You can save time by performing the action described in the paragraph.

Caution

Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage or loss of data.

Warning

This warning symbol means danger. You are in a situation that could cause bodily injury. Before you work on any equipment, you must be aware of the hazards involved with electrical circuitry and familiar with standard practices for preventing accidents. (To see translated versions of this warning, refer to the appendix ".")

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Cisco 2524 and Cisco 2525 Router User Guide About This Guide Overview of the Cisco 2524 and Cisco 2525 Preparing to Install the Cisco 2524 and Cisco 2525 Installing the Cisco 2524 and Cisco 2525 Configuring the Cisco 2524 and Cisco 2525 Pinouts for the Cisco 2524 and Cisco 2525 Troubleshooting the Cisco 2524 and Cisco 2525 Maintaining the Cisco 2524 and Cisco 2525 Translated Safety Warnings	Download this chapter About This Guide Table Of Contents About This Guide Document Objectives Audience Document Organization Document Conventions About This Guide This section discusses the objectives, audience, organization, and conventions of the Cisco 2524 and Cisco 2525 Router User Guide. All Cisco technical documentation and additional literature are available on UniverCD, Cisco's online library of product information. UniverCD is updated and shipped monthly, so it might be more up to date than printed documentation. UniverCD is available both as a single CD and as an annual subscription. To order UniverCD, contact your local sales representative or call Customer Service. Document Objectives This publication will step you through initial site preparation, installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of the Cisco 2524 and Cisco 2525 routers. It also covers selected maintenance procedures. Audience This publication is designed for the person installing the router, who should be familiar with electronic circuitry and wiring practices and have experience as an electronic or electromechanical technician. For more advanced configurations, refer to the Router Products Configuration Guide and Router Products Command Reference publications for Cisco Internetwork Operating System (Cisco IOS) Release 11.0 and earlier releases. Refer to the Configuration Fundamentals Configuration Guide and Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference publications for Cisco IOS Release 11.1 and later releases. Document Organization The major sections of this user guide are as follows: •Chapter 1, "," discusses the features and specifications of the routers. •Chapter 2, "," discusses environmental requirements and preparation for network connections, and describes the various ports and how to prepare for connections between networks and ports. •Chapter 3, "," includes basic installation information and discusses making connections to your LAN, WAN, console terminal, and modem. •Chapter 4, "," discusses how to configure the routers using configuration mode, AutoInstall, or the prompt-driven System Configuration Dialog. •Appendix A, "," discusses maintenance procedures, including installing WAN modules, upgrading the boot Flash memory, upgrading the DRAM SIMM, replacing the system-code SIMMs, recovering lost passwords, changing the virtual configuration register settings, and copying a new system image to Flash memory. •Appendix B, "," provides troubleshooting procedures for the routers, such as reading the LEDs and running diagnostic tests. •Appendix C, "," provides pinouts for the router ports and cables. •Appendix D, "Translated Safety Warnings," contains translations in multiple languages of the warnings that appear in this manual. Document Conventions This publication uses the following conventions to convey instructions and information. Command descriptions use these conventions: •Commands and keywords are in boldface font. •Variables for which you supply values are in italic font. •Elements in square brackets ([ ]) are optional. •Alternative but required keywords are grouped in braces ({ }) and are separated by vertical bars ( \| ). Examples use these conventions: •Terminal sessions and information the system displays are in `screen` font. •Information you enter is in boldface screen font. •Nonprinting characters are in angle brackets (< >). •Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets ([ ]). Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to materials not contained in this manual. Timesaver Means the described action saves time. You can save time by performing the action described in the paragraph. Caution Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage or loss of data. Warning This warning symbol means danger. You are in a situation that could cause bodily injury. Before you work on any equipment, you must be aware of the hazards involved with electrical circuitry and familiar with standard practices for preventing accidents. (To see translated versions of this warning, refer to the appendix ".")
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