Switch configuration

Posted: March 4, 2011 in Networking, Switch
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Enable mode: Used to view the switch configuration, port status and basic stuffs.

COMMAND: enable

IDENTIFICATION: >

 

Config mode: Higher lever mode to view advanced features, configure the device.  It is the mode from where all other modes can be entered.

COMMAND: configure

IDENTIFICATION: #

 

Interface mode:  used for configuring the interface

COMMAND: interface <ifname>

IDENTIFICATION: (config-if)#

 

BASIC COMMANDS:

Step 1) Set hostname

# configure

(Config)# hostname <name>

 

Step2) configure management ip

(Config)# interface vlan 1

(config-if)# ip address <ip add> <mask>

 

Step3) configure the username & password for Level 15

Config)# username <uname> password <pwd> level 15

 

Step4) configure default gateway

Config)# ip default-gateway <gatewayip>

 

Step5) configure http access

Config)# ip http authentication local

 

Step6) configure telnet, ssh and console password

Config)# line console

Config-line)# password <pwd>

 

Config)# line  telnet

Config-line)# password <pwd>

 

Config)# line ssh

Config-line) password <pwd>

 

Step7) Setup VLAN

Config)# vlan database

Config-vlan)# vlan 250

Config

 

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