This How-To Tutorial maybe helpful when you have a configuration that needs to be copied from a file, or from one Cisco router to another.
This procedure is described in the Microsoft Hyperterminal Terminal Emulation Software.
You may wish to install a text file configuration into a Cisco router by performing these steps.
Note: If the configuration is already uploaded, go directly to step 8.
| 1. | If the configuration needs to be copied from another router, connect to that router through the console or Telnet. |
At the Router > prompt, issue the enable command and provide the required password.
The prompt changes to Router#, indicating that the router is now in privileged mode.
This allows you to capture the configuration without extraneous --more-- prompts generated when the router responds a screen at a time.
The Capture Text window appears
Note: This step removes any security commands that could lock you out of the router.
!
interface Serial0/0
no ip address
no ip directed-broadcast
no shutdown
!
To accomplish this, drag the cursor from before the first character to after the last character in the file while holding down the left mouse button.
If you are using Notepad, select Edit > Select All from the menu.
To copy, you can either select Edit > Copy from the text editor's menu, or hold down the CTRL key and simultaneously press the C key.
This writes the configuration into memory.
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