Operating Cisco
IOS Software
Ethernet LANs
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Cisco IOS Software
Features to carry the chosen network protocols and functions
Connectivity for high-speed traffic between devices
Security to control access and prohibit unauthorized network use
Scalability to add interfaces and capability as needed for network
growth
Reliability to ensure dependable access to networked resources
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Configuring Network Devices
Initial default settings are sufficient for the switch to operate at
Layer 2 as a switch.
A Cisco device will prompt for initial configuration if there is no
configuration in memory.
Additional configuration tasks set up the device with the
following:
Protocol addressing and parameter settings
Options for administration and management
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An Overview of Cisco Device Startup
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External Configuration Sources
Configurations can come from many sources.
Configurations will act in device memory.
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Cisco IOS User Interface Functions
CLI is used to enter commands.
Operations vary on different
internetworking devices.
Users type or paste entries in the console
command modes.
Command modes have distinctive
prompts.
Enter key instructs device to parse and
execute the command.
Two primary EXEC modes are user mode
and privileged mode.
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Cisco IOS Software EXEC Mode (User)
There are two main EXEC modes for entering
commands.
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Cisco IOS Software EXEC Mode
(Privileged)
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Switch Command-Line Help Facilities
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Context-Sensitive Help
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Context-Sensitive Help (Cont.)
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Enhanced Editing Commands
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Enhanced Editing Commands (Cont.)
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Router Command History
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Viewing the Configuration
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show running-config and show startupconfig Commands
Displays the current and saved configuration
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Summary
Cisco IOS software is the embedded software architecture in all
Cisco IOS devices and is also the operating system of Catalyst
switches. Its functions include carrying the chosen network
protocols, connectivity, security, scalability, and reliability.
A switch or IOS device can be configured from a local terminal
connected to the console port or from a remote terminal
connected via a modem connection to the auxiliary port.
The CLI is used by network administrators to monitor and
configure various Cisco IOS devices. CLI also offers a help facility
to aid network administrators with the verification and
configuration commands.
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Summary (Cont.)
The CLI supports two EXEC modes: user and privileged. The
privileged EXEC mode provides more functionality than the user
EXEC mode.
The Cisco IOS devices uses Cisco IOS software with extensive
command-line input help facilities, including context-sensitive
help.
The Cisco IOS CLI includes an enhanced editing mode that
provides a set of editing key functions.
The Cisco IOS devices CLI provides a history or record of
commands that have been entered. This feature, called the
command history, is particularly useful to help recall long or
complex commands or entries.
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