Lab 1 Router Basic commands

Lab Section: Router and Routing Protocol
Lab Title: Router Basic commands

Purpose:
1. Understand the basic commands of Cisco Router.
Preparation:
1. What’s User EXEC Mode, Privileged EXEC Mode and Global Configuration Mode
2. The difference between running-config and startup-config.
3. ROM, RAM, Flash and NVRAM
4. The difference of “exit” and “end”.
5. Commands: enable, configure, exit, end, show, ?, copy, hostname, banner, interface, line console, line vty, no, etc.

Procedure:
1. Task 1: Connect Router to PC through RS232.


2. Task 2: Commands: enable, show, clock:
1) Router>enable
2) Router# show version
3) Router# show clock
4) Router# clock set 10:11:00 Dec 22 2008
5) Router# show clock

3. Task 3: Setup hostname and banner:
1) Router# conf ig terminal
2) Router(config)# enable password cisco
3) Router(config)# enable secret cisco12345
4) Router(config)# hostname R2600
5) R2600(config)# banner ?
6) R2600(config)# Banner motd $ Welcome to Value IT virtual Lab$
7) R2600(config)# exit

4. Task 4: Setup Interface:
1) R2600# show running-configure
2) R2600# conf t
3) R2600(config)# interface fastEthernet 0/0
4) R2600(config-if)# description Management
5) R2600(config-if)# no shutdwon
6) R2600(config-if)# exit
7) R2600(config)# interface FastEthernet 0/1
8) R2600(config-if)# description IT Security
9) R2600(config-if)# no shutdown
10) R2600(config)# end

5. Task 5: Setup Console:
1) R2600# conf t
2) R2600(config)# line console 0
3) R2600(config-line)# login
4) R2600(config-line)# password cisco
5) R2600(config-line)# exec-timeout 0 0
6) R2600(config-line)# logging synchronous
7) R2600(config-line)# end

6. Task 6: Copy current config to start config, and verify the banner and password
1) R2600# copy running-config startup-config
2) R2600# exit
3) Press Enter key to reenter the router, check the banner, you’ll need password to get into user exec mode.


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