
Configuring Routers
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Remote Mode
Use remote mode if you can access the router over the network, but want to
implement the configuration at a later date.
To configure a router in remote mode, you must
• Configure the router connection options that identify the router you want to
configure and that provide Site Manager with an SNMP community that has
read/write access to the router.
After you specify the router connection options and select the remote
operating mode, the Configuration Manager uses SNMP GETs to retrieve and
display the router’s hardware configuration in the Configuration Manager
window. Optionally, if you specify a configuration file stored in the router’s
file system, the Configuration Manager uses TFTP to automatically retrieve
that file for local editing.
• Use the Configuration Manager to perform all desired router configuration
functions (adding interfaces, and so forth), as described in subsequent
chapters.
• Save the configuration file to the Site Manager workstation. When you save an
updated configuration file in remote mode, the Configuration Manager
automatically uses TFTP to send the file to the router. See Chapter 3 for more
information.
• Implement the changes. To implement your configuration, you must use Site
Manager to reboot the router with the configuration file. See Chapter 3 for
more information.
See the section “Starting a Configuration in Remote Mode” later in this chapter
for information on how to begin configuring the router in remote mode.
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