Power-Up Procedure - Cisco SE2800 Quick Start Manual

Power-Up Procedure

To power up your Cisco 2800 series router and verify that it goes through its initialization and self-test, perform this procedure.
When the procedure is finished, the Cisco 2800 series router is ready to configure.
To view the boot sequence, you must have a console connection to the Cisco 2800 series router before it powers up.
Note
Make sure that your PC is powered up and connected as described in the "Checklist for Power-Up" section on page 28.
Step 1
Move the power switch to the ON position. The SYS PWR LED on the front of the chassis blinks green and the fans
Step 2
operate. If this does not happen, see the "Troubleshooting" module in the online Cisco 2800 series hardware
installation documentation at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/access/acs_mod/2800/hw/index.htm
Startup messages appear in your terminal emulation program window. When the startup messages end, the SYS PWR
LED comes on solid green.
Do not press any keys on the keyboard until the messages stop and the SYS PWR LED is solid green. Any keys
Caution
pressed during this time are interpreted as the first command typed when the messages stop, which might cause the
router to power off and start over. It takes a few minutes for the messages to stop.
You may see different startup messages:
• If you see the following messages, the router has booted with a configuration file and is ready for initial
configuration using Cisco Router and Security Device Manager (SDM):
yourname con0 is now available
Press RETURN to get started.
Because SDM is installed on your router by default, we recommend using SDM to perform the initial
Note
configuration.
See the "Initial Configuration Using Cisco Router and Security Device Manager (SDM)" section on page 32 to learn
how to configure your router using SDM, or how to obtain SDM and install it on your router.
• If you see the following messages, the router has booted and is ready for initial configuration using the setup
command facility or the command-line interface (CLI):
--- System Configuration Dialog ---
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 '[]'.
Would you like to enter the initial configuration dialog? [yes/no]:
To learn how to use the setup command facility to configure the router, see the "Initial Configuration Using the
Setup Command Facility" section on page 33. To learn how to use the CLI to configure the router, see the "Initial
Configuration Using the Cisco CLI—Manual Configuration" section on page 35.
If the rommon 1> prompt appears, your system has booted in ROM monitor mode. For information on using ROM
monitor, see the Troubleshooting and Maintenance module in the Cisco 2800 series software configuration
documentation at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/access/acs_mod/2800/sw/index.htm
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