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Chapter 3
Modifying and Saving Router Configurations
Modifying a Router’s Configuration .................................................................................3-2
Configuration Procedure ..........................................................................................3-2
Modifying Network Interfaces ...................................................................................3-4
Preparing to Modify a Configuration File ........................................................................3-5
Verifying Available Space on the Destination Volume ..............................................3-5
Making a Copy of the Existing Configuration File ....................................................3-7
Transferring the Configuration File to the Site Manager Workstation ................3-9
Adding a Circuit to an Interface ....................................................................................3-11
Circuit Naming Conventions ...................................................................................3-11
Configuring a Circuit ..............................................................................................3-12
Adding a Protocol to a Circuit .................................................................................3-14
Configuring a LAN Protocol for a Circuit ..........................................................3-15
Configuring a WAN Protocol for a Circuit .........................................................3-16
Modifying Circuits on an Interface ................................................................................3-19
Adding Protocols to a Circuit ..................................................................................3-19
Moving a Circuit .....................................................................................................3-21
Renaming a Circuit .................................................................................................3-22
Assigning an Additional IP Address to a Circuit .....................................................3-22
Deleting Protocols from a Circuit ............................................................................3-25
Deleting a Circuit from the Router ..........................................................................3-26
Modifying Configurations with New Link or Net Modules ..............................................3-27
Saving Configuration Files ............................................................................................3-30
Saving a Configuration File in Local Mode .............................................................3-30
Transferring a Local Mode Configuration File to the Router ............................3-31
Saving a Configuration File in Remote Mode .........................................................3-33
Saving a Configuration File in Dynamic Mode .......................................................3-35
Chapter 4
Booting the Router
Booting Methods .............................................................................................................4-2
Preparing to Boot a Router .............................................................................................4-3
FN/LN/CN Router Boot Prerequisite ........................................................................4-3
Booting with the Default Configuration and Image Files .................................................4-4
Booting with a Named Boot ............................................................................................4-5