Setup Command Facility - Cisco 819 Installation Manual

Chapter 4 Initial Configuration

Setup Command Facility

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.
To configure the initial router settings by using the setup command facility, follow these steps:
Set up a console connection to your router, and enter privileged EXEC mode. For instructions on how to
Step 1
enter privileged EXEC mode, see
In privileged EXEC mode, at the prompt, enter setup.
Step 2
yourname# setup
The following message is displayed:
--- System Configuration Dialog ---
Continue with configuration dialog? [yes/no]:
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
To proceed using the setup command facility, enter yes.
Step 3
Continue with configuration dialog? [yes/no]: yes
When the following messages appear, enter yes to enter basic management setup.
Step 4
At any point you may enter a question mark '?' for help.
Use ctrl-c to abort configuration dialog at any prompt.
Default settings are in square brackets '[]'.
Basic management setup configures only enough connectivity
for management of the system, extended setup will ask you
to configure each interface on the system
Would you like to enter basic management setup? [yes/no]: yes
Enter a hostname for the router (this example uses Router).
Step 5
Configuring global parameters:
Enter host name [Router]: Router
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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
Setup Command" chapter in
Release 12.2T.
Step 1 through Step 4 in the
Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference,
Cisco 819 Integrated Services Router Hardware Installation Guide
Setup Command Facility
"Cisco IOS CLI" section on page 4-1.
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