Configuration Fundamentals Of The Router; Basic Configuration Steps - 3Com 5000 Series Installation Manual

3Com Router 5000 Family
Installation Guide
Testing memory...OK!
256M
32768k
Hardware Version is MTR 1.0
CPLD Version is CPLD 1.0
Press Ctrl-B to enter Boot Menu
Press <Ctrl+B> and the system will enter the Boot menu. Otherwise, the system will
enter the program decompression process.
Note:
After "3Com 5000 Router Boot ROM, V9.13" appears, "3Com start booting, (V2.00)"
will disappear immediately.
The system enters the Boot menu only if <Ctrl+B> is pressed immediately (within
three seconds) after the statement "Press Ctrl-B to Enter Boot Menu..." appears.
Otherwise, you will enter the program decompression process. To re-enter the Boot
menu during the decompression process, you need to reboot the router.
System is self-decompressing......................................
OK!
System is starting...
Starting at 0x10000...
User interface Con 0 is available.
Press ENTER to get started.
Press <Enter> and the screen will display:
<3Com>
This prompt indicates that the router has entered the system view, and now the router
can be configured.

5.2 Configuration Fundamentals of the Router

5.2.1 Basic Configuration Steps

In general, the configuration steps are as follows:
Step 1: Before configuring the router, the networking requirements should be made
specific, which include networking purpose, the role of the router in the network, the
bytes SDRAM
bytes flash memory
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Chapter 5 Startup and Configuration of the Router
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