Chapter 4. Performing the Initial Configuration
If you have a new router with no configuration, or if you have cleared the router’s
configuration or encountered a problem that cleared the configuration, you must
perform the steps in this section before you can send an existing configuration to
the router.
Setting Up the Router (Initial Configuration)
To perform initial configuration on the router, you must first establish access to the
router. You can establish access either locally or remotely as described in “Access
Methods” on page 3-1. Then:
1
At the
Config Only>
prompt, use the add device command to configure the
primary LAN interface.
2
At the
Config only>
prompt, type qconfig and press Enter to start the “Quick
Configuration” program
3
Perform an initial configuration to establish the IP address and IP mask for
the primary LAN interface for the router as follows:
a
Configure Bridging
1) Enter No to
Configure Bridging?
b
Configure Protocols
1) Enter Yes to
Configure Protocols?
c
Configuring IP
1) Enter Yes to
Configure IP?
2) For the LAN interface that will communicate with the configuration
program, enter Yes to
Configure IP on this interface?
3) Enter the IP address at the
IP Address
prompt
4) Enter the IP mask at the
Address Mask
prompt
5) If you have other interfaces, enter No to
Configure IP on this
interface?
6) Enter No to
Enable Dynamic Routing?
7) Enter Yes to
Define Community with Read_Write_Trap Access?
Enter the community name that will have Read_Write_Trap access
8) Enter Yes to
Save this configuration?
d
Configuring IPX and DECnet
1) Enter No to
Configure IPX?
2) Enter No to
Configure DNA?
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