Cisco Systems SOHO 70 Series Network Router User Manual


 
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Cisco 806, Cisco 820 Series, Cisco 830 Series, SOHO 70 Series and SOHO 90 Series Routers ROM Monitor Download Procedures
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Supported Platforms
Supported Platforms
While the Cisco 827-4V is currently the only router requiring a ROMMON upgrade image, and the IOS
“No service password recovery” feature introduced with Cisco IOS Release 12.3(8)YA is the only reason
to upgrade Cisco 828, Cisco 830 Series, and SOHO 90 Series ROMMON images, ROMMON upgrade
images are supported on the following routers.
Cisco 806
Cisco 826
Cisco 827
Cisco 827-4V
Cisco 828
Cisco 831
Cisco 836
Cisco 837
SOHO 71
SOHO 76
SOHO 77
SOHO 78
SOHO 91
SOHO 96
SOHO 97
Important Notes
The 827-4V Cisco IOS images available on Cisco IOS Release 12.2(2)XK and later require the use of a
ROMMON upgrade image version 12.2(1r)XE2 or later. Attempting to run Release 12.2(2)XK or later
IOS Voice images with an earlier ROMMON image installed will cause the router to operate improperly
and enter into an unrecoverable state. In order to prevent this from occurring, download a ROMMON
upgrade image version 12.2(4r)XM2 or later from the CCO website onto a TFTP server, and then load
it onto the router before running the new IOS image. These ROMMON images are backward compatible
with all Cisco IOS images released for the Cisco 827-4V router.
Installing a ROMMON upgrade image on other routers in the supported platform list may allow you to
take advantage of software enhancements included in later ROMMON images and Cisco IOS releases.
In particular, there is a potential for an intermittent hang after using the reload command that is
eliminated by installing a ROMMON upgrade. Further, the IOS “No service password recovery” feature,
introduced with Cisco IOS Release 12.3(8)YA for Cisco 820, Cisco 830 Series, and SOHO 90 Series
routers requires a ROMMON upgrade.