Introduction to the Router and

CLI 

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 Router Internal Components

Processor
Interfaces
Memory

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 Router internal components

CPU
RAM
• Buses
Flash
• ROM
NVRAM • Interfaces
• Power Supply
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 Router physical characteristics

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 Router external connections

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 Connecting LAN
interfaces

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 Connecting WAN interfaces

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 interfaces

Serial 0 Serial 1/1 Serial 1/1/1

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 Memory

RAM

ROM

FLASH : ( IOS comprised )

NVRAM : ( configuration file)

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 ROM

POST

BOTSTRAP

RXBOOT
( initial IOS )
ROMMON

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 Switch LED indicators

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 Port LEDs during
Switch POST

1. At the start, all port LEDs are green.

2. Each LED turns off after its test completes.
3. If a test fails, its LED turns amber.
4. System LED turns amber if any test fails.
5. If no test fails, POST completes.
6. On POST completion, LEDs blink
then turn off.

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 BOOTSTRAP

Find IOS

Load it at the RAM

Find configuration file

Load it at the RAM

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 How can access cisco device

Virtual terminal
Console port
Telnet

Auxiliary port

• Configurations can come

from many sources

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 Management port – Console Port connection
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 Serial
Port

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Management port – AUX port connection

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 Cisco IOS Software
Show- Copy-erase-debug

enable
user mode privilleged mode
disable

Many show command

Exit Conf t

configuration mode
configuration command

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 Q1

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 Q2

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 Q3

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 Q4

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 Q5

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 LAB

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