auxiliary port:

The console port on the back of Cisco routers that allows you to dial the router and make console configuration settings. [TOC]

Basic Management Setup:

Used with Cisco routers when in setup mode. Only provides enough management and configuration to get the router working so someone can telnet into the router and configure it. [TOC]

Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS):

Is the kernel of Cisco routers and most switches, that supplies shared finctionality, scalability, and security for all products ubder its Cisco Fusion architecture. [TOC]

Command-Line Interface (CLI):

Allows you to configure Cisco routers and switches with maximum flexibility. [TOC]

console port:

Typically an RJ-45 port on a Cisco router or switch that allows Command-Line Interface capability. [TOC]

Extended Setup:

Used in setup mode to configure the router with more detail than Basic Setup mode. Allows multiple-protocol support and interface configuration. [TOC]

setup mode:

Mode that a router will enter if no configuration is found in nonvolatile RAM when the router boots. Allows the administrator to configure a router step-by-step. Not as robust or flexible as the Command-Line Interface. [TOC]

Telnet:

The standard terminal emulation protocol within TCP/IP protocol stack. Method of remote terminal connection, enabling users to log in on remote networks and use those resources as if they were locally connected. Telnet is defined in RFC 854. [TOC]