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Objectives Part 1: Verify te !efault Router Configuration Part ": Configure an# Verify te Initial Router Configuration Part $: Save te Running Configuration %ile
&ackgroun# In this activity, you will perform basic router configurations. You You will secure access to the CLI and console port using encrypted and plain text passwords. You You will also configure messages for users logging into the router. These banners also warn unauthorized users that access is prohibited. inally, you will verify and save your running configuration.
Part 1: Verify te !efault Router Configuration Step 1: 'stablis a console connection to R 1( a.
Choose a Console cable from the available connections.
b.
Clic! PC) and select RS "$". "$".
c.
Clic! R1 and select Console. Console .
d.
Clic! PC) " PC) " !esktop tab !esktop tab " Ter*inal. Ter*inal.
e.
Clic! O+ and press ',T'R. ',T'R. You are now able to configure R1. R1.
Step ": 'nter privilege# *o#e an# ea*ine te current configuration( You can access all the router commands from privileged #$#C mode. %owever, because many of the privileged commands configure operating parameters, privileged access should be password&protected to prevent unauthorized use. a. #nter #nter privi privileg leged ed #$#C #$#C mode mode by enter entering ing the the enable command. Router> enable Router#
'otice that the prompt changed in the configuration to reflect privileged #$#C mode. b.
#nter th the show running-config command( Router# show running-config
c.
)nswer )nswer the follow following ing *uesti *uestions ons(( +age 1 .
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hat is the router-s hostname
Router
%ow many ast #thernet interfaces does the /outer have
4
%ow many 0igabit #thernet interfaces does the /outer have
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%ow many 7erial interfaces does the router have
of
2
hat is the range of values shown for the vty lines
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d. 8ispl 8isplay ay the the curren currentt conten contents ts of '9/) '9/):. :. Router# show startup-config startup-config is not present
hy does the router respond with the startup-config is not present message The
router
has not been confgured thereor the router has no startup-confg
Part ": Configure an# Verify te Initial Router Configuration To configure parameters on a router, you may be re*uired to move between various configuration modes. 'otice how the prompt changes as you navigate through the router.
Step 1: Configure te initial settings on R 1( ,ote( ,ote( If you have d ifficulty ifficulty remembering the commands, refer to the content for this topic. The commands are the same as you configured on a switch. a. R1 as the hostname. b. ;se the follow following ing passw password ords( s( 4< Console( let*ein 2< +rivi +rivileg leged ed #$#C #$#C,, unencr unencrypt ypted( ed( cisco =< +rivi +rivileg leged ed #$# #$#C, C, encryp encrypted ted(( itsasecret c.
#ncryp #ncryptt all all plain plain text text passw password ords. s.
d. :ess :essag age e of of the the day text text(( Unauthorized access is strictly prohibited .
Step ": Verify te initial settings on R1( a. 9erify 9erify the the initial initial settings settings by viewing viewing the configur configuration ation for for /4. hat command command do you you use
show run b. #xit the the current current console console session session until until you see see the followi following ng message( message( R1 con0 is now available Press REUR! to get started" 1 2345 Cisco and6or its affiliates. )ll rights reserved. This document is Cisco +ublic.
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c.
+ress ',T'R> ',T'R> you should see the following message( Unauthorized access is strictly prohibited"
User ccess $erification Password%
In case o a law suit they have warned the perpetrator o the acts they are committing.
hy should every router have a message&of&the&day ?:@T8< banner
If you are not prompted for a password, what console line command did you forget to configure
ogin
d. #nter #nter the passwor passwords ds necessar necessary y to return return to privi privileged leged #$#C #$#C mode. hy would would the enable secret password password allow access access to the privileged privileged #$#C #$#C mode and te enable pass/or# no pass/or# no longer be valid enable secret overpowers the enable password
If you configure any more passwords on the router, are they displayed in the configuration file as plain text or in encrypted form #xplain. !o" when you use the service password-encryption
it encrypts all passwords. pass words.
Part $: Save te Running Configuration %ile Step 1: Save te configuration file to ,VR)0( a. You You have have configur configured ed the the initial initial settings settings for R1. R1. 'ow bac! up the running configuration file to '9/): to ensure that the changes made are not lost if the system is rebooted or loses power. hat command did you enter to save the configuration to '9/):
#opy run start hat is the shortest, unambiguous version of this command
#opy run start hich command displays the contents of the '9/):
$how start b.
9erify 9erify that all of the parameters configured are are recorded. If not, analyze the output and determine which which commands were not done or were entered incorrectly. You You can also clic! Ceck Results in Results in the instruction window.
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Step ": Optional bonus: Save te startup configuration file to flas( )lthough you will will be learning more more about managing the the flash storage in a router in later chapters, you may be interested to !now now that A, as an added bac!up procedure A, you can save your startup configuration file to flash. By default, the router still loads the startup configuration from '9/):, but if '9/): becomes corrupt, you can restore the startup configuration by copying it over from flash. Complete the following steps to save the startup configuration to flash. a. #xamine the contents of flash using the so/ flas command( flas command( R1# show flash
%ow many files are currently stored in flash % hich of these files would you guess is the I@7 image hy do you thin! this file is the I@7 image
%
It is the longest
b. 7ave the the startup startup configurati configuration on file to flash flash using using the following following comman commands( ds( R1# copy startup-config flash &estination filena'e (startup-config)
The router prompts to store the file in flash using the name in brac!ets. If the answer is yes, then press ',T'R> ',T'R> if not, type an appropriate name and press ',T'R. ',T'R. c.
;se the so/ flas command to verify the startup configuration file is now stored in flash.
Suggeste# Scoring Rubric )ctivity Section +art +art 4( 9eri 9erify fy the 8efaul 8efaultt /outer Configuration
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