Configuring a Router

Understanding LED indicators on the

router

This green light means that the system is on and has

initialized properly.
An interface LED indicates the activity of the
corresponding interface.
A problem may be indicated if an LED is off

CLI Command Modes

Basic Steps to Configure a Router

1. Configure hostname
2. Configure passwords

Enable / enable secret

Console

Virtual terminal (vty)

3. Configure interfaces
4. Configure routing protocol

Configuring the Router Hostname

Router#config t
Router(config)#hostname Router_A
Router_A(config)#exit
Router_A#

Password Configuration
Passwords are set for:
privileged EXEC mode
Enable password (not used if secret password is
set)
Enable secret password (restricts going from user to
privileged)
line passwords
console interface
VTY or virtual terminals

Password Configuration
Setting Passwords are set for:
privileged EXEC mode
Enable password
Router(config)#enable password password

Enable secret password

Router(config)#enable secret password

Password Configuration
Setting Passwords are set for:
line passwords
console interface
Router(config)#line console 0
Router(config-line)#password password
Router(config-line)#login

VTY or virtual terminals

Router(config)#line vty 0 4
Router(config-line)#password password
Router(config-line)#login

Password Configuration
Password Encryption may set
The service password-encryption command may
be used to set passwords to not display in clear text
when viewing running configuration.

Router(config)#line console 0
Router(config-line)#password password
Router(config-line)#login
Router(config-line)#service passwordencryption

Secret password is always encrypted even when the

command above is not used

If no
password
is set for
virtual
terminal
sessions,
no one
can log
into the
router
using a
virtual
terminal
session

Password Configuration

show commands
show interfaces stats on the router interfaces
show controllers serial hardware info re serial
interfaces
show clock Shows the time set in the router
show hosts Displays a cached list of host names and
addresses
show users Displays all users who are connected to
the router
show history history of commands
show flash info about flash memory and the IOSs
stored there

show commands
show version info about router and IOS running in
RAM
show ARP Displays the ARP table of the router
show protocol Displays the global and interface
specific status of any configured Layer 3 protocols
show startup-configuration Displays the saved
configuration located in NVRAM
show running-configuration Displays the
configuration currently running in RAM

Login Banners
They are seen by everyone (telnet, AUX port, console
port)
Can convey message to all users
Might want to include a warning not to access the
device
Use a delimiting character before and after
Router#config t
Router(config)#banner motd # Authorized Users Only!!! #