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First you have to statically
configure
the IP Address of the two PCs you have -
Then click on the switch and enter
CLI
-
Enter Privilege Mode
en
- Then Enter Configuration Level
conf t
- To name current Switch with name
vlan1
int vlan1
int
stands for interface
- To give the switch an
IP Address
ip add 192.168.1.2 255.255.255.0
- To turn it on
no sh
sh
stand for shutdown
- To show mac address table (at USER MOD level)
show mac-address-table
- Then inside any PC, enter command prompt then type
ping IPAddressOfOtherPC
Example:
ping 192.168.1.3
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When we were configuring our switch, we were connecting to it using the console port
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What if we want to connect to it remotely using virtual terminal like telnet
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First we enable a password (at switch config)
enable password arafat
- Then we will encrypt the password
service password-encryption
- Then enable secret (extra layer of security & protection)
enable secret class
- To print a message if login failed
banner motd "Hello Arafat"
motd
stands forMessage Of The Day
- Now I want to till the switch that when I connect to it using the console port, then I have to enter that password
line con 0
password arafat
login
exit
con
stand for console port
0
means the first port
- Now if I want to connect to our switch remotely then I have to enter our password
line vty 0 4
password arafat
login
exit
vty
is The virtual terminal or “VTY” lines are virtual lines that allow connecting to the device using telnet or Secure Shell (SSH)
0 4
: means that the switch scan allow 5 simultaneous virtual connections which may be Telnet or SSH
- Inside
CMD
of amy PC type the following command to remotely connect to our switch
telnet IPAddressOfSwitch
- Then enter
en
Here you will have to enter the secret password (cic in our case)
- Inside that PC & in CONFIG MODE, type the following to change name of our switch
hostname SW1_CIC_Zayed_Room_A004