February 28, 2012 basic switch configuration cisco ios basic switch functions, names and passwords the switch name is tool to let us see what device we are connected to. Ciscolike command via telnet or console port and customer doesnt need to learn new command from these switches. Ccna routing and switching portable command guide icnd1 100. Catalyst 2960 switch software configuration guide cisco. Configure netflow to manage your cisco switch optional it is also a good idea to use a network traffic analyzer to monitor network traffic. Root guard for preventing switches outside the network core from becoming the spanningtree root. The guide summarizes all ccna certificationlevel cisco ios software commands, keywords, command arguments, and associated prompts, providing you. The official cisco command reference guide for asa firewalls is more than pages. Cisco switches run on proprietary os known as cisco ios. The following commands will work on most cisco switch models such as 4500, 3850, 3650, 2960, 3560 etc. Sep 18, 2012 walk through of vlan, ip, link aggregation, ospf and bgp basics on both platforms. There are hundreds of commands and configuration features of the cisco asa firewall.
There are also guis graphical user interface for the routers, switches and. Basic cisco commands by marcus nielson 2014 configuring basic switch settings switch examples enter enable if the prompt has changed back to switch. If the switch is running layer 3 code, management ip addresses must be configured on a management vlan. Jan 15, 2020 those who prepare for cisco ccna exams are familiar with gns3 or cisco packet tracer programs. Navigate to the distribution switch s details page from monitor switches.
Configure the uplink interface first using the following steps. Cisco switch commands cheat sheet cli cisco switches can be used as plugandplay devices out of the box but they also offer an enormous amount of features. Catalyst 2950 and catalyst 2955 switch command reference full. Ccna routing and switching portable command guide is filled with valuable, easytoaccess informationand its portable enough to use whether youre in the server room or the equipment closet. Catalyst 2960 switch software configuration guide ol860301 configuring time and date manually 611 setting the system clock 611 displaying the time and date configuration 612 configuring the time zone 612 configuring summer time daylight saving time 6 configuring a system name and prompt 614 default system name and prompt configuration 615. Configuration guide of layer3 managed switch planet technology. Although the main purpose of the switch is to provide interconnectivity in layer 2 for the connected devices of the network, there are myriad features and functionalities that can be configured on cisco switches. Knowing how switches normally boot and load an operating system is also important. Cisco ios router configuration commands cheat sheet pdf. Keep this fact in mind when purchasing a lowerend switch, to ensure that the switch will support the number of vlans required for your specific implementation.
If a brocade switch is running layer 2 code, a management ip address is defined for the whole box. If you are asked to save the configuration, enter no. Not all cisco catalyst switches support the configuration of all 4,090 vlans 4,094 minus the four reserved. Each command mode provides a different group of related commands. Available basic switch configuration commands are listed below. Jan 15, 2020 after configuring the cisco routers interface and the tcpip settings of the computers, click switch and click the cli tab in the window that opens.
On all the serviceprovider core switches, enter the vlan dot1q tag native command to tag. As a cisco device, your switch will have the communication protocol netflow. I have created 3 templates text files with for each model and an excel spreadsheet or ms access db containing specific information such as switch model, hostnames, ip addresses, native vlans, etc for all the switches. I want to configure vss between this switches using both sups. Optional when the router or switch is transmitting, translates pervlan. Ip routing layer 2 and 3 switch ports dhcp pool acls stacking then applying a basic configuration. Older cheat sheets may contain additional commands, such as ipx which is no longer in the exam. Switch port configuration cisco operating systems cisco offers two brands of network switches. Catalyst 2960 switch software configuration guide ol860301 chapter 8 configuring switch based authentication 81 preventing unauthorized access to your switch 81 protecting access to privileged exec commands 82 default password and privilege level configuration 82 setting or changing a static enable password 83. Most of the basic router commands, such as setting passwords and banners, work on the switch. How to configure vlan on cisco switch sysnettech solutions.
This section outlines some of the popular commands you use on a cisco switch for the ccent certification exam. Hello, i have two cisco c6807xl core switches with redundant sup engine c6800sup6txl. We are looking at replacing our dell powerconnect 7048 switch 2 in a stack as our core routing switch. Cisco switch configuration generator cisco community. The most specific way to configure a switch is to use the graphical network simulator software. Layer 2 switching limitations cisco s portfolio of catalyst switches is designed to meet any network requirement in speed, capacity, expandability and security from small companies up to very large enterprises. Most cisco devices including routers and switches use a cli command line interface to configure the network device. Essential cisco ios commands internetwork training. What is the cisco ios version that the switch is running. Chapter 2, cisco ios commands, describes in alphabetical order the ios commands that you use to.
Be careful when adding a cisco iosbased switch to a network if the switch had been used before such as in lab testing or as a spare from another project and was not reset to factory default settings after. You can configure netflow by completing the four steps below. The core or backbone layer is the backbone of the network. Any examples, command display output, and figures included in the document are shown for. Switch configuration by the end of this session, you will be able to. How to configure cisco switches a step by step guide. On the distribution switch, three layer 3 interfaces will be required. Configuring a management ip address on a switch note. Catalyst 2950 and catalyst 2955 switch command reference.
Cisco nexus 7000 series nxos high availability command reference, release 5. You type in configuration commands and use show commands to get the output from the router or switch. Other duties involve the ongoing training of cisco partners and participation in the examination of. This also means that the switch at the other end of the connections needs to be a cisco switch as well.
Cisco ios modes of operation the cisco ios software provides access to several different command modes. Nexus highend switches focused at datacenter environments. Configuration and commands explained in this tutorial are essential commands to manage a cisco switch effectively. The following commands are the setup commands you use for configuring one of the switches for etherchannel. Cisco router configuration tutorial cisco internetwork operating system. Commands, command options, and keywords are in boldface. We have talked with consultants and they have suggested either the cisco catalyst 3850 in a 3stack configuration, or 2 nexus 3172tqxl they are not stackable.
The cisco web site may show other methods of resetting the switch. You can access all the switch commands in privileged mode. Daves current duties involve the design of largescale campus and wan solutions for corporate and government clients in south africa. After making the basic settings, create 3 different vlan groups according to the topology you have created on the switch. Use the port block interface configuration command to block the flooding of unknown unicast or multicast packets to a port. The configuration of vlans is the same on any of the catalyst switchesthe 2950, 2960, 3550, 3560, 3750 and 45006500 series use the same commands. Introduction to cisco ios cli commandline interface. Cisco ios software configuration guide, release 12. This tutorial explains basic switch configuration commands in detail with examples.
Also, make sure your windows firewall is not blocking icmp. For security purposes, the cisco ios software provides two levels of access to. Apr 18, 2014 in this video i show you a step by step for the initial configuration of the switch. The prompt will display the name of the switch so sw1 tells us that we are connected to a switch named sw1. Clear the configuration on the switch using the procedure in appendix 1.
Lets make one configuration change to the switch and then save it. Basic switch commands to remember for the ccent certification. For guidelines about configuring this cisco ios feature refer to the following cisco ios configuration guide. Create a basic switch configuration, including a name and an ip address.
Catalyst ciscos flagship switching platform, with a large selection of models spanning access, distribution, and core layers. In a previous post, i have published a cisco switch commands cheat sheet tutorial. Since these kinds of posts are useful as a reference for many people, i have decided to create also a cisco router commands cheat sheet with the most useful and the most frequently used command line interface cli configuration commands for cisco routers cisco ios routers are probably the most complete. Learn how to configure and manage a cisco switch step by step with this basic switch commands and configuration guide. You can configure many of ciscos network devices using these programs. One for the uplink to the firewall which acts as the switch s default route, one for the data vlan, and one for the voice vlan. The privileged exec command set includes those commands contained in user exec mode, as well as. Therefore its not possible to cover the whole commands range in a single post. Notice the keyword desirable, which means that you will be using the cisco proprietary protocol of pagp. This lesson explains basic cisco switch configuration commands like how to configure a hostname for a cisco switch, how to configure a motd banner for cisco switch, how to enable dns lookup for a cisco switch, how to turn off the automatic name resolution for a cisco switch, how to assign a local name to an ip address, how to turn on synchronous logging and how to configure an inactivity time. Basic cisco switch configuration example in 10 steps.
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