How to configure Cisco 2960 switches

Experiment on Basic Configuration of Cisco SwitchPurpose:

Grasp the differences on various operating modes of command-line Cisco switch and switching between modes.Technical principle: The switch management is basically divided into two categories, in-band and out-band management. The out-band management is managing the switch by the switch Console port, and will not take the network interface of the switch, which needs to configure the purity cable with close distance. Console port must be used when you first configure the switch.

Step one: Enter into command line operation modes of switches Switch A >enable

! To the privileged mode

SwitchA#

SwitchA# configure terminal ! To the global configuration modeSwitchA (config) # interface fastethernet 0/5 ! To F0/5 port mode of switchOr switchA (config) # interface gigabitethernet 0/5

Switch A (config-if)

Switch A(config-if) # exit ! Return to the previous operation mode Switch A (config) #

Switch A (config) #

switchA (config-if) # end ! Return to the privileged mode directlyStep two: The basic function of switch command lineHelping information

Switch A> ? ! Displays all executable commands of the current modeDisable Turn off privileged commands

Enable Turn on privileged commands

Exit Exit from the EXEC

Help Description of the interactive help system

Ping Send echo messages

Rcommand Run command on remote switch

Show Show running system information

telnet Open a telnet connection

traceroute Trace route to destination

switchA#co? ! Displays all beginning with co commands of the current modeconfigure copy

switchA#copy ? ! Displays the executable parameters after the copy command flash: copy from flash: file system

running-config copy from current system configuration

startup-config copy from startup configuration

tftp: copy from tftp: file system

xmodem copy from xmodem file system

Command abbreviation

SwitchAA#conf ter ! Abbreviation of supporting command on switch command line, the command represent configure terminalSwitch A (config) #

Automatically command appending SwitchA#con (press the TAB button to automatically append configure)

! Automatically append command supporting of the switchSwitchA#configure

Shortcut of the commandsswitchA(config-if) # ^Z ! Ctrl+z return to the privileged mode

switchA# ping 1.1.1.1

sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 1.1.1.1,

timeout is 2000 milliseconds.

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SwitchA#

If you execute the ping1.1.1.1 command as above under privileged mode of switch, and can not ping the destination address, the switch need to send 5 data packets on the default situation and if you do not want the feedback that all the five packets can not ping the destination address, you can terminate the current operation by performing ctrl + c before the fives are not sent out.Note:

When the command line operation is automatically appending or abbreviating commands, the required letter must be able to only distinguish the command, such as the switchA # conf can represent configure, but switchA # co can not represent configure, since the beginning of the co command has two copy and configure, the device can not distinguish.

Pay attention to distinguish the executable command types under each operating mode. The switch can not execute the command while cross the mode.The more information about technical support you can consult with our technicist - Bill, and his e-mail address is as below:

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