Experiment-2
Aim: Switch configuration using packet tracer.
Topology Diagram
Objectives
Perform an initial configuration of a Cisco Catalyst 2960 switch.
Background / Preparation
In this activity, you will configure these settings on the customer Cisco Catalyst 2960 switch:
Host name
Console password
vty password
Privileged EXEC mode password
Privileged EXEC mode secret
IP address on VLAN1 interface
Default gateway
Note: Not all commands are graded by Packet Tracer.
Step 1: Configure the switch host name.
a. From the Customer PC, use a console cable and terminal emulation software to connect to the
console of the customer Cisco Catalyst 2960 switch.
b. Set the host name on the switch to CustomerSwitch using these commands.
Switch>enable
Switch#configure terminal
Switch(config)#hostname CustomerSwitch
Step 2: Configure the privileged mode password and secret.
a. From global configuration mode, configure the password as cisco.
CustomerSwitch(config)#enable password cisco
b. From global configuration mode, configure the secret as cisco123.
CustomerSwitch(config)#enable secret cisco123
Step 3: Configure the console password.
a. From global configuration mode, switch to configuration mode to configure the console
line. CustomerSwitch(config)#line console 0
b. From line configuration mode, set the password to cisco and require the password to be entered
at login.
CustomerSwitch(config-line)#password cisco
CustomerSwitch(config-line)#login
CustomerSwitch(config-line)#exit
Step 4: Configure the vty password.
a. From global configuration mode, switch to the configuration mode for the vty lines 0 through 15.
CustomerSwitch(config)#line vty 0 15
b. From line configuration mode, set the password to cisco and require the password to be entered
at login.
CustomerSwitch(config-line)#password cisco
CustomerSwitch(config-line)#login
CustomerSwitch(config-line)#exit
Step 5: Configure an IP address on interface VLAN1.
From global configuration mode, switch to interface configuration mode for VLAN1, and assign the IP
address 192.168.1.5 with the subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
CustomerSwitch(config)#interface vlan 1
CustomerSwitch(config-if)#ip address 192.168.1.5 255.255.255.0
CustomerSwitch(config-if)#no shutdown
CustomerSwitch(config-if)#exit
Step 6: Configure the default gateway.
a. From global configuration mode, assign the default gateway to 192.168.1.1.
CustomerSwitch(config)#ip default-gateway 192.168.1.1
b. Click the Check Results button at the bottom of this instruction window to check your work.
Step 7: Verify the configuration.
The Customer Switch should now be able to ping the ISP Server at 209.165.201.10. The first one or two
pings may fail while ARP converges.
CustomerSwitch(config)#end
CustomerSwitch#ping 209.165.201.10
Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 209.165.201.10, timeout is 2 seconds:
..!!!
Success rate is 60 percent (3/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 181/189/197 ms
CustomerSwitch#
Reflection
a. What is the significance of assigning the IP address to the VLAN1 interface instead of any of the
Fast Ethernet interfaces?
b. What command is necessary to enforce password authentication on the console and vty lines?
c. How many gigabit ports are available on the Cisco Catalyst 2960 switch that you used in the
activity?
