Starting And Configuring The Router; Setting Up A Configuration Environment - HP A6604 Installation Manual

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Starting and Configuring the Router

You can use only the console port to make initial configuration of the device.
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For a device configured with two RPE-X1s in Slot 0 and Slot 1, the RPE-X1 installed in Slot 0
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serves as the active RPE-X1 by default.
For a device configured with two RSE-X1s in Slot 1 and Slot 2, the RSE-X1 installed in Slot 1
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serves as the active RSE-X1 by default.
Through active/standby switchover, the original active MPU serves as the standby MPU, and
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vice versa. For more information, refer to "Switchover between the active and standby RPE-
X1s" in Chapter 1 "Router Overview".
You can perform operations and configurations only on the active RPE-X1.
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The startup and configuration process is the same for both the A6604 and the A6608, no matter
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whether an RPE-X1 or RSE-X1 is installed. An A6608 configured with an RPE-X1 is taken as
an example in this chapter.

Setting Up a Configuration Environment

Connecting the Router to a Configuration Terminal
For how to connect the router to a configuration terminal, refer to "Connecting the Console
Cable" in Chapter 4 "Installing the Router".
Setting the Parameters for the Console Terminal
Step1 Create a HyperTerminal connection. Select Start > Programs > Accessories >
Communications > HyperTerminal, and enter a connection name in the Connection
Description dialog box, as shown below.
Figure 5-1 Create a connection