Section 6: Basic Router
Configuration
Introduction to Networks v7.0
6.1 Configure Initial Router
Settings
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Configure Initial Router Settings
Basic Router Configuration Steps
• Configure the device name. Router(config)# hostname hostname
• Secure privileged EXEC Router(config)# enable secret password
mode.
Router(config)# line console 0
Router(config-line)# password password
• Secure user EXEC mode. Router(config-line)# login
• Secure remote Telnet / SSH Router(config)# line vty 0 4
access. Router(config-line)# password password
Router(config-line)# login
• Encrypt all plaintext Router(config-line)# transport input {ssh | telnet}
passwords.
Router(config)# service password encryption
• Provide legal notification and
Router(config)# banner motd # message #
save the configuration. Router(config)# end
Router# copy running-config startup-config
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6.2 Configure Interfaces
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Configure Interfaces
Configure Router Interfaces
Configuring a router interface includes issuing the following commands:
Router(config)# interface type-and-number
Router(config-if)# description description-text
Router(config-if)# ip address ipv4-address subnet-mask
Router(config-if)# ipv6 address ipv6-address/prefix-length
Router(config-if)# no shutdown
• It is a good practice to use the description command to add
information about the network connected to the interface.
• The no shutdown command activates the interface.
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Configure Interfaces
Configure Router Interfaces Example
The commands to configure interface G0/0/0 on R1 are shown here:
R1(config)# interface gigabitEthernet 0/0/0
R1(config-if)# description Link to LAN
R1(config-if)# ip address [Link] [Link]
R1(config-if)# ipv6 address 2001:db8:acad:10::1/64
R1(config-if)# no shutdown
R1(config-if)# exit
R1(config)#
*Aug 1 01:43:53.435: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0, changed state to down
*Aug 1 01:43:56.447: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0, changed state to up
*Aug 1 01:43:57.447: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0,
changed state to up
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Configure Interfaces
Configure Router Interfaces Example (Cont.)
The commands to configure interface G0/0/1 on R1 are shown here:
R1(config)# interface gigabitEthernet 0/0/1
R1(config-if)# description Link to R2
R1(config-if)# ip address [Link] [Link]
R1(config-if)# ipv6 address 2001:db8:feed:224::1/64
R1(config-if)# no shutdown
R1(config-if)# exit
R1(config)#
*Aug 1 01:46:29.170: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface GigabitEthernet0/0/1, changed state to down
*Aug 1 01:46:32.171: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface GigabitEthernet0/0/1, changed state to up
*Aug 1 01:46:33.171: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface GigabitEthernet0/0/1,
changed state to up
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Configure Interfaces
Verify Interface Configuration
To verify interface configuration use the show ip interface brief
and show ipv6 interface brief commands shown here:
R1# show ip interface brief
Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol
GigabitEthernet0/0/0 [Link] YES manual up up
GigabitEthernet0/0/1 [Link] YES manual up up
Vlan1 unassigned YES unset administratively down down
R1# show ipv6 interface brief
GigabitEthernet0/0/0 [up/up]
FE80::201:C9FF:FE89:4501
2001:DB8:ACAD:10::1
GigabitEthernet0/0/1 [up/up]
FE80::201:C9FF:FE89:4502
2001:DB8:FEED:224::1
Vlan1 [administratively down/down]
unassigned
R1#
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6.3 Configure the Default
Gateway
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Configure the Default Gateway
Default Gateway on a Host
• The default gateway is used
when a host sends a packet to a
device on another network.
• The default gateway address is
generally the router interface
address attached to the local
network of the host.
• To reach PC3, PC1 addresses a
packet with the IPv4 address of
PC3, but forwards the packet to
its default gateway, the G0/0/0
interface of R1.
Note: The IP address of the host and the router
interface must be in the same network.
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Configure the Default Gateway
Default Gateway on a Switch
MEDIA IS WORKING ON A
• A switch must have a
CORRECTED VERSION OF THE
default gateway address
GRAPHIC FROM 10.3.2.
configured to remotely
IT IS WRONG ON AR, AND ON THE
manage the switch from
GLOBAL BUG LIST
another network.
• To configure an IPv4
default gateway on a
switch, use the ip default-
gateway ip-address
global configuration
STOP
command.
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