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This section describes document objectives, audience, organization, and conventions. This section also provides guidelines for obtaining additional information.
The purpose of this guide is to help you configure your Cisco 6400 universal access concentrator for the most common scenarios. It does not cover every feature, but does describe in detail those tasks most commonly required for configuration. This guide also references detailed features described in the Cisco IOS configuration guides and command references. Refer to these other books for additional information.
This publication is designed for the system administrator who will be responsible for installing the Cisco IOS software on the Cisco 6400 universal access concentrator. The system administrator should be familiar with the installation of high-end networking equipment.
This guide is intended primarily for the following audiences:
This document describes software installation, configuration, and troubleshooting instructions, which are included in the following chapters and appendixes:
Chapter 1 | Provides an overview and list of configuration tasks for the Cisco 6400 universal access concentrator. | |
Chapter 2 | Tells how to access and list the commands available in each command mode, and explains the primary uses for each command mode. | |
Chapter 3 | Tells how to configure the Cisco 6400 using the on-line Web Console application. | |
Chapter 4 | Tells how to configure the Cisco 6400 node switch processor (NSP). | |
Chapter 5 | Tells how to configure system features, such as simple network management protocol (SNMP), system alarms, redundancy, and SONET automatic protection switching (APS). | |
Chapter 6 | Tells how to configure the Cisco 6400 node route processor (NRP). | |
Chapter 7 | Tells how to manually configure Cisco 6400 node line card (NLC) ATM network interfaces. | |
Appendix A | Lists commands specific to the Cisco 6400 command-line interface (CLI). | |
Appendix B | Describes the Cisco Systems private, or local, Management Information Base for the Cisco 6400. | |
Appendix C | Lists and describes system error messages for the Cisco 6400. | |
Appendix D | Lists terms and definitions specific to the Cisco 6400. |
The Cisco IOS documentation set uses the following conventions:
| Convention | Description |
|---|---|
^ or Ctrl | Represents the Control key. For example, when you read ^D or Ctrl-D, you should hold down the Control key while you press the D key. Keys are indicated in capital letters but are not case sensitive. |
string | A string is defined as a nonquoted set of characters. For example, when setting an SNMP community string to public, do not use quotation marks around the string; otherwise, the string will include the quotation marks. |
Examples use the following conventions:
| Convention | Description |
| Shows an example of information displayed on the screen. |
boldface screen | Shows an example of information that you must enter. |
< > | Nonprinting characters, such as passwords, appear in angled brackets. |
! | Exclamation points at the beginning of a line indicate a comment line. They are also displayed by the Cisco IOS software for certain processes. |
[ ] | Default responses to system prompts appear in square brackets. |
The following conventions are used to attract the reader's attention:
 | Caution Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage or loss of data. |
Command descriptions use the following conventions:
| Convention | Description |
boldface | Indicates commands and keywords that are entered literally as shown. |
italics | Indicates arguments for which you supply values; in contexts that do not allow italics, arguments are enclosed in angle brackets (< >). |
[x] | Keywords or arguments that appear within square brackets are optional. |
{x | y | z} | A choice of required keywords (represented by x, y, and z) appears in braces separated by vertical bars. You must select one. |
[x {y | z}] | Braces and vertical bars within square brackets indicate a required choice within an optional element. You do not need to select one. If you do, you have some required choices. |
Refer to the following documents for detailed site planning and system hardware installation information:
The Cisco IOS software running your Cisco 6400 includes extensive features and functionality. For information on configuring the Cisco 6400, refer to the following modular configuration and modular command reference publications, as appropriate for your configuration:
The Cisco 6400 NSP provides additional ATM switch features and functionality, which is documented in the following publications:
When referring to the ATM Switch Router documentation, the Cisco 6400 NSP is functionally equivalent to the Catalyst 8540 platform.
"Command Reference," describes only those commands that are unique to the Cisco 6400 CLI. For a description of additional commands available on the Cisco 6400 NRP (router), refer to the Cisco IOS 12.0 Software Configuration documentation. For a description of additional commands available on the Cisco 6400 NSP (ATM switch), refer to the ATM Switch Router documentation.
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