INITIAL CONFIGURATION

INITIAL CONFIGURATION

A brand new router does not have any configurations. Initial configuration has to be done first. As part of initial configuration the following configurations needs to be done!

1.      Hostname

2.      IP Address to Ethernet interface

3.      Passwords

a.      Console

b.      Auxiliary

c.       VTY (Telnet)

d.      Enable

4.      Save the configuration

Initial Configuration – Example

Router >

Router > enable

Router #

Router #show running-config

Router # show startup-config

Router # show flash

Router # show version

Router # configure terminal or conf t

Router(config)#

Router # hostname Delhi

Delhi(config) #interface ethernat 0

Delhi(config-if) #

Delhi(config-if) #ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0

Delhi(config-if) #no shutdown

Delhi(config-if) #exit

Delhi(config) #line vty 0 4

Delhi(config-line) #

Delhi(config-line) #password THN

Delhi(config-line) #login

Delhi(config-line) #exit

Delhi(config) #line con 0

Delhi(config-line) #password CCNA

Delhi(config-line) #login

Delhi(config-line) #exit

Delhi(config) #line aux 0

Delhi(config-line) #password CCNA

Delhi(config-line) #login

Delhi(config-line) #exit

Delhi(config) #enable password cisco

Delhi(config) # enable secret thn

Delhi(config) #exit

Verify the Configuration

Delhi #show running-config

Delhi #show startup-config

Commands to save the configuration:

Delhi #copy running-config startup-config

                        (OR)

Delhi #write memory

                        (OR)

Delhi #wr

Verify the Startup Configuration

Delhi #show running-config