IT 242 WEEK 6 ROUTER AND SWITCH CONFIGURATION

It 242 Week 6 Router and Switch Configuration November 4, 2013

When installing a switch you want to figure out where to put the switch first, then you will want to decide whether you are going to use an internal AC power supply or by connecting the Cisco 600W AC RPS which is optional to the RPS connector on the switch. You are then going

IT 242 WEEK 6 ROUTER AND SWITCH CONFIGURATION to want to use the Command Line Interface to configure the switch. The console port on the back can be connected to a management station. This is normally a PC or you can use a modem with a supplied RJ-45-to-RJ-45 rollover console cable and the appropriate adapter. A new switch comes with no password installed. A password has to be installed in order to access the configuration or switch management interfaces. If you dont put a password on it, you cant access the configuration until the switch joins a cluster or you install a password. A switch does not need an IP, you can just plug in your devices and they will automatically connect to the Internet. The IP address allows you to manage the switch the configuration with different VLANs and other network functions. To configure the switch you will need to use the CLI, which is the exec command interpreter. Using the CLI you will need to know all the commands that are available. From this you can change the IP address, change the password, add a secure password, give the switch a name, you can turn logging on and off, you can also manage the network using the CLI. The User Interface Console is basically the main screen of the switch. This tells you about the switch and gives you several different options that you can perform. By typing M you will access all the menus that are available. By typing K you can access the CLI and make changes to the switch as far as networking goes. Typing I will show you the current IP configuration. Typing P will let you change your password or enter a password if you do not have one. VLANs can be connected to each other through the switch, the in settings for the switch you can limit what each VLAN can and cant send to another VLAN you can also tree the VLANs so that they can use different connections to reach their destination and directly connect to each other. This also helps to route them to their specific location so that the packages are delivered much quicker and more efficiently.

IT 242 WEEK 6 ROUTER AND SWITCH CONFIGURATION To install a router you need to plug it in using the power cord provided, and then you need to connect the modem to it so that the Internet runs directly through the router then to the devices. To set it up you will need to use the program that is provided which will immediately run when the router is first hooked up to your computer. You may need to give your router a password; if you already have a password you will type it in. You can leave everything set on default if you want and your router will work properly. However if you need to, you can configure the router by opening a browser and typing in 192.68.1.1 or whatever your routers host IP is set to, my router is set to default which is the 198.68.1.1. Once you type that in the address bar, it will open up a box asking for a username and password, you will need to type in your routers password. Unless you specifically assign a name to your router you need not enter a username. Once you enter the password you will get access to all of the available configurations for the router. You can change your wireless settings, DNS, IP, etc. in this menu. The different command modes that the router has are as follows: User Exec Mode This is pretty much the administrative access to the router. ROMMON Mode This mode will load if there is no operating system loaded into the flash memory. In this mode the routers configuration can be completed. Setup Mode When you first install a router and you configure it from the console port, the setup mode is invoked so you can set it up. Configuration Mode In this mode you will configure the router. Passwords Mode allows you to manage the passwords. Recovering Passwords Allows you to recover your password if you lose it.