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Chapter 5: Using AutoInstall
August 1997 Page 5-19
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Use Setup for
Configuration
Changes
The setup command facility is an interactive facility that allows you to
perform first-time configuration and other basic configuration proce-
dures on all routers. The facility prompts you to enter basic informa-
tion needed to start a router quickly and uneventfully.
Although the setup command facility is a quick way to set up a router,
you can also use it after first-time startup to perform basic configura-
tion changes. This section focuses on:
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Using the setup command facility after first-time startup
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Using the streamlined setup facility
Refer to your hardware platform's user guide for more information on
using setup for first-time startup.
Whenever you use the setup command facility, be sure that you know:
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Router interfaces
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Router protocols
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Bridging setting
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Network addresses for the protocols being configured
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Password strategy for your environment
Setup Command Facility Task List
You can perform these tasks to make configuration changes using the
setup command facility. Both tasks are optional.
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Use Setup after First-Time Startup
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Use the Streamlined Setup Facility
Use Setup after First-Time Startup
The command parser allows you to make very detailed changes to your
configurations; however, some major configuration changes do not re-
quire the granularity provided by the command parser. In these cases,
you can use the setup command facility to make major enhancements
to your configurations. For example, you might want to use setup to
add a protocol suite, to make major addressing scheme changes, or to
configure a newly installed interface. Although you can use the com-
mand parser to make these major changes, the setup command facility