Basic Switch Configuration
SwitchA Configuration
Set the hostname
Switch>enable
Switch#configure terminal
Switch(config)#hostname SwitchA
Set enable passwords
SwitchA(config)#enable password cleartext123
SwitchA(config)#enable secret secret123
Configure the console password
SwitchA(config)#line console 0
SwitchA(config-line)#password console123
SwitchA(config-line)#login
SwitchA(config-line)#logging synchronous
SwitchA(config-line)#exit
Configure Telnet password
SwitchA(config)#line vty 0 4
SwitchA(config-line)#password telnet123
SwitchA(config-line)#login
SwitchA(config-line)#exit
Set MOTD and login banners
SwitchA(config)#banner motd # Unauthorized access is prohibited! #
SwitchA(config)#banner login # Welcome to SwitchA #
Configure IP address
SwitchA(config)#interface vlan 1
SwitchA(config-if)#ip address 172.16.0.5 255.255.224.0
SwitchA(config-if)#no shutdown
SwitchA(config-if)#exit
Set default gateway
SwitchA(config)#ip default-gateway 172.16.0.1
SwitchA(config)#exit
Save configuration
SwitchA#copy running-config startup-config
SwitchB Configuration
Set the hostname
Switch>enable
Switch#configure terminal
Switch(config)#hostname SwitchB
Set passwords
SwitchB(config)#enable password cleartext123
SwitchB(config)#enable secret secret123
Console and VTY password configurations
SwitchB(config)#line console 0
SwitchB(config-line)#password console123
SwitchB(config-line)#login
SwitchB(config-line)#logging synchronous
SwitchB(config-line)#exit
SwitchB(config)#line vty 0 4
SwitchB(config-line)#password telnet123
SwitchB(config-line)#login
SwitchB(config-line)#exit
Banners
SwitchB(config)#banner motd # Unauthorized access is prohibited! #
SwitchB(config)#banner login # Welcome to SwitchB #
IP address
SwitchB(config)#interface vlan 1
SwitchB(config-if)#ip address 172.16.0.6 255.255.224.0
SwitchB(config-if)#no shutdown
SwitchB(config-if)#exit
Default gateway
SwitchB(config)#ip default-gateway 172.16.0.1
SwitchB(config)#exit
Save configuration
SwitchB#copy running-config startup-config
SwitchC Configuration
Set the hostname
Switch>enable
Switch#configure terminal
Switch(config)#hostname SwitchC
Set passwords
SwitchC(config)#enable password cleartext123
SwitchC(config)#enable secret secret123
Console and VTY password configurations
SwitchC(config)#line console 0
SwitchC(config-line)#password console123
SwitchC(config-line)#login
SwitchC(config-line)#logging synchronous
SwitchC(config-line)#exit
SwitchC(config)#line vty 0 4
SwitchC(config-line)#password telnet123
SwitchC(config-line)#login
SwitchC(config-line)#exit
Banners
SwitchC(config)#banner motd # Unauthorized access is prohibited! #
SwitchC(config)#banner login # Welcome to SwitchC #
IP address
SwitchC(config)#interface vlan 1
SwitchC(config-if)#ip address 172.16.0.7 255.255.224.0
SwitchC(config-if)#no shutdown
SwitchC(config-if)#exit
Default gateway
SwitchC(config)#ip default-gateway 172.16.0.1
SwitchC(config)#exit
Save configuration
SwitchC#copy running-config startup-config
Multilayer Switch (MLS) Configuration
Set the hostname
Switch>enable
Switch#configure terminal
Switch(config)#hostname Multilayer-Switch
Set passwords
Multilayer-Switch(config)#enable password cleartext123
Multilayer-Switch(config)#enable secret secret123
Console and VTY password configurations
Multilayer-Switch(config)#line console 0
Multilayer-Switch(config-line)#password console123
Multilayer-Switch(config-line)#login
Multilayer-Switch(config-line)#logging synchronous
Multilayer-Switch(config-line)#exit
Multilayer-Switch(config)#line vty 0 4
Multilayer-Switch(config-line)#password telnet123
Multilayer-Switch(config-line)#login
Multilayer-Switch(config-line)#exit
Banners
Multilayer-Switch(config)#banner motd # Unauthorized access is prohibited! #
Multilayer-Switch(config)#banner login # Welcome to Multilayer-Switch #
IP address
Multilayer-Switch(config)#interface vlan 1
Multilayer-Switch(config-if)#ip address 172.16.0.1 255.255.224.0
Multilayer-Switch(config-if)#no shutdown
Multilayer-Switch(config-if)#exit
Set routing
Multilayer-Switch(config)#ip routing
Save configuration
Multilayer-Switch#copy running-config startup-config
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