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CHAPTER Cisco 1700 Router Overview 1-1 1 Cisco 1700 Router Ov er vie w This chapter introduces the Cisco 1700 router, also referred to in this guide as the router , and cov ers the following topics: .
Key Features Cisco 1700 Router Hardware Installation Guide 1-2 Figure 1-1 Cisco 1700 Router Ke y Features The Cisco 1700 router is a small, modular desktop router that links small- to medium-size remote Ethernet and FastEthernet LANs o ver one to four W AN connections to regional and central offices.
Cisco 1700 Router Overview 1-3 Key Features T able 1-1 Ke y Features Feature Description One FastEthernet (10/100BaseTX) port • Operates in full- or half-duplex mode (with manual o verride av ailable). • Supports autosensing for 10- or 100-Mbps operation.
Rear-Panel Ports and LEDs Cisco 1700 Router Hardware Installation Guide 1-4 Rear -P anel P or ts and LEDs This section describes the router rear panel ports and LEDs, which are sho wn in Figure 1-2 and described in T able 1-2 and T able 1-3.
Cisco 1700 Router Overview 1-5 Rear-Panel Ports and LEDs Use the rear-panel LEDs during router installation to confirm that you ha ve correctly connected all cables to the router . T able 1-3 Rear-P anel LEDs W AN interface card slot (WIC1) No label Supports one Cisco W AN interface card.
Front-Panel LEDs Cisco 1700 Router Hardware Installation Guide 1-6 Fr ont-P anel LEDs Use the router front-panel LEDs to determine network acti vity and status on the Ethernet port and on the W AN interface card ports. The front-panel LEDs are illustrated in Figure 1-3 and described in T able 1-4.
Cisco 1700 Router Overview 1-7 Front-Panel LEDs WICØ A CT/CHØ Green Serial and DSU/CSU cards—Blinks when data is being sent to or receiv ed from the port on the card in the WICØ slot. ISDN cards—On solid when the first ISDN B channel is up for the card in the WICØ slot.
Router Memory Cisco 1700 Router Hardware Installation Guide 1-8 Router Memory This section describes the types of memory stored in the router and how to find out ho w much of each type of memory is stored in the router .
Cisco 1700 Router Overview 1-9 Amounts of Memory Amounts of Memor y Use the show version command to vie w the amount of DRAM, NVRAM, and Flash memory stored in your router . The following example of the show version command output in bold text displays the amount of memory stored in this router .
Unpacking the Router Cisco 1700 Router Hardware Installation Guide 1-10 Unpac king the Router Figure 1-4 sho ws the items that come with your router . All of these are in the accessory kit that is inside the box that your router came in.
Cisco 1700 Router Overview 1-11 Additional Required Equipment Additional Required Equipment Depending on your local network and which Cisco W AN interface cards you install in your router , you will require other items, listed in T able 1-5, to complete your router installation.
Additional Required Equipment Cisco 1700 Router Hardware Installation Guide 1-12.
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