Cisco CISCO1720 manual

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    Quick Start Guide Cisco 1720 Router Cabling and Installation 1 Cisco One-Y ear Limited Hardware W arranty T erms 2 Overview 3 P arts List 4 Install the Router 5 V erify Y our Installation 6 For More Information 7 Obtaining Documentation 8 Documentation Feedbac k 9 Cisco Product S ecurity Overview 10 Obtaining T ec hnical Assistance 11 Obtaining Add[...]

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    2 1 Cisco One-Year Limited Hardware Warranty Terms There are special terms applicable to your hardware warranty and v arious services that you can use during the w arranty period. Y our formal W arranty Statement, including the warranties and license agreements applicable to Cisco softw are, is av ailable on Cisco.com. Follo w these steps to access[...]

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    3 Complete the information below , and keep it for reference. 2 Overview This document describes the basic process of setting up and installing the Cisco 1720 router . Additional documentation can be found on Cisco.com. 3 Parts List Y our router package should include the following items: • One Cisco 1700 series router • One blue RJ-45-to-DB-9 [...]

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    4 4 Install the Router Follow these steps to install the router . Connect the Router to the Local Network Y ou need to provide a straight-through Ethernet cable for connecting the router to the local Ethernet network. For more information on these cables, refer to the “Cabling Specif ications” chapter in the hardware installation guide that cam[...]

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    5 Install the WAN Interface Card(s) Look for a W AN interface card in one or both of the two slots on the rear of the router . If a card is already installed, connec t it to the W AN line according to the <Emphasis>Cisco W AN Interface Cards Hardware Installation Guide that came with the card. T o install a card in either slot, follow these i[...]

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    6 Connect a PC to the Router T o use Cisco IOS software to conf igure the router , it must be connected to a terminal or to a PC with terminal-emulation software. T erminal emulation software should be conf igured with the following settings: 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity bits, and 1 stop bit. The Cisco 1700 Router Software Conf iguration Guide[...]

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    7 Connect the Power Supply Connect the router to the power supply as shown below . Step 1 Connect the attached power -supply cord to the power socket (labeled +5, +12, -12 VDC) on the router rear panel. Step 2 Connect the separate power cord to the power socket on the power supply . Step 3 Connect the other end of the separate power cord to a power[...]

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    8 5 Verify Your Installation After the router is powered on, the following LEDs conf irm that you have correctly installed your router . 6 For More Information For more information about installing or conf iguring your Cisco 1700 router , refer to the following documents available on Cisco.com: • Cisco 1700 Router Hardware Installation Guide • [...]

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    9 Documentation DVD Cisco documentation and additional literature are available in a Documentation DVD package, which may have shipped with your product. The Documentation DVD is updated regularly and may be more current than printed documentation. The Documentation DVD package is available as a single unit. Registered Cisco.com users (Cisco direct[...]

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    10 Reporting Security Problems in Cisco Products Cisco is committed to delivering secure products. W e test our products internally before we release them, and we strive to correct all vulnerabilities quickly . If you think that you might have identif ied a vulnerability in a Cisco product, contact PSIRT : • Emergencies — security-alert@cisco.c[...]

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    11 For S1 or S2 service requests or if you do not have Internet access, contact the Cisco T AC by telephone. (S1 or S2 service requests are those in which your production network is down or severely degraded.) Cisco T AC engineers are assigned immediately to S1 and S2 service requests to help keep your business operations running smoothly . T o ope[...]

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