This document provides information about router configuration. It discusses router components, operating systems, startup sequences, configuration modes and commands. Key points include:
- Routers have internal components like the CPU, RAM and flash memory and external components like Ethernet ports and console ports.
- The IOS operating system controls router functions. Routers boot by running POST checks, loading the IOS, and then loading the configuration file from NVRAM.
- Router configuration modes include setup, user exec, privilege exec, global configuration and interface configuration. Commands configure settings like interfaces, passwords and DHCP services.