CCNA 640-802
Chapter 4: Ciscos IOS and SDM
Chapter 4 Objectives
The Cisco router IOS
Enhanced editing
Administrative functions
Hostnames
Banners
Passwords
Interface descriptions
Verifying your configuration
Cisco Router IOS
Carries network protocols and
functions
Connects high-speed traffic
between devices
Adds security to control access
Provides scalability for growth
Supplies reliability
Connecting To A Cisco Router
Cisco 2811
Cisco 1841
Bringing up a Router
Boot-up process:
1: POST
2: Looks for the Cisco IOS from Flash
memory
3: IOS loads & looks for a valid
configuration;
startup-config
stored in nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM)
4: If a valid config is not found in NVRAM:
setup mode
Setup Mode
Basic Management Setup
Extended Setup
Command-Line Interface
Command-Line Interface (CLI)
More flexible than setup mode.
To use the CLI, just say No to
entering the initial configuration
dialog.
Logging into the Router
User mode:
Router>
Used mostly to view statistics
Privileged mode:
Router#
Used to view & change router
configuration
Overview of Router Modes
Global changes:
config terminal or config t
Changes made to running-config
(DRAM)
To change the startup-config (NVRAM)
config memory or config mem
Note: Any configuration changes need to
be placed into RAM. Typing config mem or
config net (from a TFTP host) will append
the current running-config
Configuration
CLI Prompts
Interfaces
Sub-interfaces
Line Commands
Routing Protocol
Configurations
Editing & Help Features
Editing & Help Features
Commands starting with a certain
letter
Router#c?
clear clock configure connect copy
Enhanced Editing Commands
Router-Command History
Gathering Basic Routing
Information
show version
Enhanced Editing Commands
Enhanced Editing Commands
(cont.)
Router Command History
Gathering Basic Routing
Information
Administrative Functions
The administrative functions that
you can configure on a router
and switch are
Hostnames
Banners
Password
Interface descriptions
Hostnames & Descriptions
Hostnames
Router(config)#hostname todd
todd(config)#
Descriptions
Atlanta(config)#int e0
Atlanta(config-if)#description Sales
Lan
Banners
Purpose
Types
exec
incoming
login
motd
Delimiting character
Setting the Passwords
5 passwords:
1st two used to set your enable
password
Used to secure privileged mode;
Router>enable
Other three are used to configure a
password in user mode via:
console port
auxiliary port
Telnet
Passwords
Enable passwords
Router(config)#enable password cisco
Router(config)#enable secret cisco
Auxiliary Password
Console Password
Telnet Password
Encrypting Your Password
Router(config)#service passwordencryption
Interface Descriptions
Setting descriptions on an interface is helpful to the
administrator and, like the hostname, only locally
significant. The description command is a helpful one
because you can, for instance, use it to keep track of
circuit numbers.
Heres an example:
Atlanta(config)#int e0
Atlanta(config-if)#description Sales Lan
Atlanta(config-if)#int s0
Atlanta(config-if)#desc Wan to Miami circuit:6fdda4321
You can view the description of an interface
either with the show running-config command
or the show interface command.
Router Interfaces
Bringing up an Interface
no shutdown
shutdown
show interface
Configuring an IP Address on an
Interface
Router(config)#int e0
Router(config-if)#ip address 172.16.10.2
255.255.255.0
Router(config-if)#no shut
Serial Interface Commands
clock rate
kilobits)
& bandwidth
(entered in
Viewing, & Saving
Configurations
Viewing & Saving Configurations
running-config saved in
startup-config saved in
copy run start
sh run
sh start
erase startup-config
DRAM
NVRAM
Verifying Your Configuration
Tools:
show running-config
show startup-config
ping
show cdp nei detail
trace
telnet
Other Verification Methods
Verifying with the show interface
command
Router#show interface ?
Verifying with the show ip
interface command
Router#show ip interface
Router#show ip interface brief
Router#show controllers
Summary
Go through all the written labs and review
questions
Review answers in class
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