Lab 1 – Basic Cisco Router and Switch Management

Command–line Interface (CLI)

Router>enable
Router#config t
Router(config)#exit

Router Modes
Mode Definition

User exec mode --- Router> Limited to basic monitoring commands

Privileged exec mode --- Router# Provides access to all other router commands

Global configuration mode --- Router(config)# Commands that affect the entire system

Hostname
R1>enable
R1#config t
R1(config)#hostname NET362-LAB
NET362-LAB(config)#

Banners
R1>enable
R1#config t
R1(config)#banner motd @Unauthorized Access is Strictly Prohibited@
R1(config)#exit
R1#exit

Interface Description
R1>enable
R1#config t
R1(config)#int fa0/1
R1(config-if)#description PC0 connects here
R1(config-if)#exit
R1(config)#exit
Verification
R1#show show running-config

Set Interface IP Address and Verify

R1
R1>enable
R1#config t
R1(config)#int fa0/0
R1(config-if)#ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0
R1(config-if)#no shutdown
R1(config-if)#exit
R1(config)#exit
R1#show ip interface brief
R2
R2>enable
R2#config t
R2(config)#int fa0/0
R2(config-if)#ip address 192.168.1.2 255.255.255.0
R2(config-if)#no shutdown
R2(config-if)#exit
R2(config)#exit
R2#show ip interface brief
Verification through pinging
R1#ping 192.168.1.2