Cisco Switch Basics
Li-Wei
Outline
- Connection to a Switch
- Command Line Modes
- Command Line Basics
- Show
- Configuration Mode
- Exercise
Connection to a Switch

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Console Port (Serial RS232, USB)
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VTY (Telnet, SSH)
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HTTP, HTTPS

Command Line Modes
- User Mode
- Privileged Mode
- Configuration Mode
Switch>Switch>enable
Switch#Switch#configure terminal
Switch(config)#exit
Switch#Command Line Basics
- Autocomplete: <TAB>
Switch#show ru<TAB>
Switch#show running-config- List Available Commands: ?
Switch#show r?
radius redundancy region registry
reload rep resource rhosts
rib rif rmon rom-monitor
romvar route-map route-tag rpl
running-config
Switch(config)#?
Configure commands:
aaa Authentication, Authorization and Accounting.
access-list Add an access list entry
access-session Access Sesion Global Configuration Commands
alias Create command alias
ancp Configure ANCP
archive Archive the configuration
arp Set a static ARP entry
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Command Line Basics
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Interface Numbers
FastEthernet0/1 or Fa0/1GigabitEthernet1/0/2 or Gi1/0/2TenGigabitEthernet1/0/3 or Te1/0/3Port-channel1 or Po1Vlan543 or Vl543
Command Line Basics
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Output Modifier: |
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<command> | include <expr>output lines that include <expr>
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<command> | exclude <expr>
output lines without <expr>
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<command> | begin <expr>
- output begins from the first line that includes <expr>
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Switch#show arp | include 140.112.30.34
Internet 140.112.30.34 102 98f2.b3ee.bb4e ARPA Vlan30Note: spaces around "|" cannot be omitted!
Show
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show running-config : running configuration -
show interfaces : detail of all interfaces -
show interfaces Fa0/1 : detail of a specified interface -
show interfaces status : interface status -
show vlan : VLANs in VLAN database -
show mac address-table : MAC address/port mapping -
show arp : ARP table -
show version : hardware/software infomation -
show ?
Configuration Mode
Switch#configure terminal
Switch(config)#Global Configurations
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hostname <name> -
enable password / enable secret
Switch(config)#enable password PASSWORD
Switch(config)#enable secret 0 PASSWORD
Switch(config)#do show running-config | include enable
enable password PASSWORD
enable secret 5 $1$mERr$cP1uxB/ASHbnPQTLzT8H10
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service password-encryption
Switch(config)#enable password PASSWORD
Switch(config)#service password-encryption
Switch(config)#do show running-config | include enable
enable password 7 08116D7D3A2E2A2536
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no <command>
: set hostname
: set enable password
: enable password encryption feature
: negates a command
Interface Configurations
- choose interface:
Switch(config)#interface FastEthernet0/1
Switch(config-if)#- set port access VLAN:
Switch(config-if)#switchport mode access
Switch(config-if)#switchport access vlan 543- set port as a trunk port:
Switch(config-if)#switchport mode trunk
Switch(config-if)#switchport trunk allowed vlan 543,544- set IP on VLAN interfaces:
Switch(config-if)#ip address 192.168.252.254 255.255.255.0Interface Configurations
- set channel group:
Switch(config-if)#channel-group 1 mode active- choose "port channel" interface:
Switch(config)#interface Port-channel 1
Switch(config-if)#-
link aggregation / port channel setup steps:
- create a port channel interface
- make port channel & physical interfaces have the
same (VLAN, ...) settings - make physical interfaces have the "channel group" configuration
Line (Console) Configuration
- choose line:
- enable login:
- set password:
Switch(config)#line vty 0 4
Switch(config-line)#Switch(config-line)#loginSwitch(config-line)#password PASSWORDSave Configuration
Switch#copy running-config startup-configCRUCIALLY IMPORTANT!!!
Switch#write memoryMethod 1:
Method 2:
Exercise
Cisco Packet Tracer
Cisco Packet Tracer
- download Cisco Packet Tracer (link)
- unzip and execute "bin/PacketTracer7.exe"
- download "inclass.pka" & open it with Cisco PT
Goals
- make RD-1 & RD-2 under VLAN100
- make SP-1 & SP-2 under VLAN200
- servers in the same VLAN should be able to ping each other
- setup link aggregation between two switches

Note: use "Check results" on the "PT Activity" window to check your goals.
trunk VLAN 100, 200
NASA2019-lab4
By b04902011
NASA2019-lab4
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