CCNA2_lab_2_2_1_en
CCNA2_lab_2_2_1_en
Objective
Background/Preparation
A new router will not find its configuration file when started and should automatically enter the setup
dialog. If the router has already been configured the setup command may be used at the command
line while in privileged mode. The setup dialog prompts for basic setup options, such as which
protocols will be used and the IP address and subnet mask for each interface the router has. The
setup dialog provides default values for most of the configurable options. The user can either accept
these or enter their own. If setup does not provide a prompted entry for specific interface information,
it will have to be entered manually at a later time. (With this lab, the setup utility will be run but the
configuration will not be saved.)
This lab assumes that the HyperTerminal console session to the router has already been established
by the instructor. The following resources will be required:
• PC with HyperTerminal configured
• Console or rollover cable and DB-9 to RJ-45 adapter
• Router
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Option 2
If the router was previously configured and it is desired to see and change existing settings, it will be
necessary to login and provide a password of cisco. Type enable at the command prompt to enter
privileged mode and enter the password class. Enter setup at the router prompt to start the system
configuration dialog.
Option 3
If the router was previously configured, it is possible to simulate a new router by removing the
configuration file from NVRAM using the erase startup-config command in privileged mode.
Use the reload command to restart the router and enter setup mode.
Note: The order of the messages displayed during Setup may vary depending on the Cisco IOS
software release and feature set on the router. Therefore the following prompts may not exactly
reflect the messages on the screen.
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Step 6 Configuration command script
a. The router displays the configuration command script that was created and then asks if this
configuration is to be saved.
b. When asked whether or not to use the configuration, answer no.
c. If the answer was yes, when asked whether or not to use the configuration, where would this
information be saved?
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Note: Remember that setup does not provide for entry of key information such as clock rate for
DCE interfaces. These must be entered later.
Upon completion of the previous steps, logoff by typing exit. Turn the router off.
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