1. Electronic Presentation
Version 1.1
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2. Disclaimer
• This presentation is a property of MAZENET SOLUTION
PVT Ltd , intended to be used for training purpose only.
• Reproducing and unauthorized distribution of this
document is prohibited.
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3. Working Modes Of a Router
1. User Mode (Default mode)
2. Privilege or Administrative Mode
3. Global Configuration Mode
4. Interface Configuration Mode
5. Line Configuration Mode
6. Router Mode
7. Sub-Interface Mode
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4. Overview of Router Modes
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5. USER MODE
• Router> is the user mode, I.e. the default prompt. It means
that when ever a router boots successfully it lands into the
user mode. Router cannot be configured from this mode, but
it is used for monitoring purpose.
• Router> enable
• Router #
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6. Privilege Mode
• Router# it is the administrating mode, we can check whether
the settings and configurations made have been implemented
or not.
Eg• “Router # Show ip interface brief ”. If it is new router all the
interfaces are by default shut down, so the message will be, “
administratively down, line protocol is down.”
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7. Global Configuration Mode
• As the name indicates, it is a global configuration mode I.e.
we can configure routing and any interface from this mode,
just by entering into the interface mode.
• Router# Configure Terminal
• Router (Config)#
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8. Router Modes
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9. User Mode Commands
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10. Privileged Mode Commands
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11. Specific Configuration Modes
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12. Configuring a Router’s Name
• A router should be given a unique name as one of the first
configuration tasks.
• This task is accomplished in global configuration mode using the
following commands:
• Router(config)#hostname Tokyo
Tokyo(config)#
• As soon as the Enter key is pressed, the prompt changes from the
default host name (Router) to the newly configured host name
(which is Tokyo in the example above).
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13. Message Of The Day (MOTD)
• A message-of-the-day (MOTD) banner can be displayed on all
connected terminals.
• Enter global configuration mode by using the command
Router# configure terminal
Enter the command
Router(Config)#banner motd $The message of the day goes here$
• Save changes by issuing the command copy run start
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14. The “Clock” Command
• The clock command is used to set the clock of Router.
Syntax
• Router# clock set hh:mm:ss Day of week Month Year
E.g.
• Router#clock set 16:35:00 20 Oct 2013
• Note* This is the only configuration which can be done from
privilege mode, every other configuration should be done at
global configuration mode only.
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15. Show commands in privilege mode
• Router# show clock
• show interface(interface name e.g. e0)
• Show history
• Show running-config
• Show startup-config
To save configuration from Ram to Nvram
• Router#Copy Running-config Startup-config (or) Write
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16. Router Password Configuration
1. Privilege Mode Password
2. Virtual Terminal Password
3. Console Password
4. Auxiliary Password
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17. Router Password Configuration
• Privilege Passwords
Enable Password
Enable Secret
Enable Password:- It is global command restricts access to the
privilege mode, the password is in clear text.
Router(config)#Enable password 123
Enable Secret:-Here the password is in encrypted form
Router(config)#Enable secret cisco
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18. Virtual Terminal Password
• It establishes a login password on incoming Telnet
sessions.
• Router#conf t
• Router(config)#Line vty 0 15
• Router(config-line)#Login
• Router(config-line)#password cisco
• Router(config-line)#^Z
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19. Console Password
• It establishes a login password on the console terminal.
• Router# configure terminal
• Router(config)#Line Console 0
• Router(config-line)#Login
• Router(config-line)#Password cisco
• Router(config-line)#^Z
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20. Auxillary Password
• It establishes a login password to remote administration.
• Router# configure terminal
• Router(config)#Line Aux 0
• Router(config-line)#Login
• Router(config-line)#Password cisco
• Router(config-line)#^Z
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21. Configuring Interfaces
• Router(config)#Interface Fast Ethernet 0/0
• Router(config-if)#ip address 10.1.1.2 255.0.0.0
• Router(config-if)#no shutdown
• Router(config-if)#^Z
• Router# Show Interface Fastethernet 0/0
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22. Serial (WAN)
• Router(config)#Interface Serial 0/0/0
• Router(config-if)#Ip Address 150.10.1.1 255.255.0.0
• Router(config)#clock rate 64000
• Router(config-if)#No shutdown
• Router(config-if)#^Z
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