Configuring The Junos Os; Initially Configuring The T1600 Router - Juniper T1600 Hardware Manual

CHAPTER 14

Configuring the Junos OS

Initially Configuring the T1600 Router

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Initially Configuring the T1600 Router on page 145
The T1600 router is shipped with the Junos OS preinstalled and ready to be configured
when the T1600 router is powered on. There are three copies of the software: one on a
CompactFlash card in the Routing Engine, one on a rotating hard disk in the Routing
Engine, and one on a PC Card that can be inserted into the slot in the Routing Engine
faceplate.
When the router boots, it first attempts to start the image on the PC Card. If a PC Card
is not inserted into the Routing Engine or the attempt otherwise fails, the router next tries
the CompactFlash card (if installed), and finally the hard disk.
You configure the router by issuing Junos OS command-line interface (CLI) commands,
either on a console device attached to the
connection to a network connected to the
Gather the following information before configuring the router:
Name the router will use on the network
Domain name the router will use
IP address and prefix length information for the Ethernet interface
IP address of a default router
IP address of a DNS server
Password for the root user
This procedure connects the router to the network but does not enable it to forward
traffic. For complete information about enabling the router to forward traffic, including
examples, see the Junos OS configuration guides.
To configure the software:
Verify that the router is powered on.
1.
Log in as the "root" user. There is no password.
2.
CONSOLE port on the CIP, or over a telnet
port on the CIP.
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