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Chapter 3 Configuring the Switch for the First Time
Configuring the Switch
Note An enable secret password can contain from 1 to 25 uppercase and lowercase alphanumeric
characters; an enable password can contain any number of uppercase and lowercase
alphanumeric characters. In both cases, a number cannot be the first character. Spaces are also
valid password characters; for example, “two words” is a valid password. Leading spaces are
ignored; trailing spaces are recognized.
Step 6 Enter the virtual terminal password when the following is displayed (remember this password for future
reference):
The virtual terminal password is used to protect
access to the router over a network interface.
Enter virtual terminal password: bambam
Step 7 In most cases you will use IP routing. If so, you must also select an interior routing protocol, for
example, the Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP).
Enter yes (the default) or press Return to configure IP, and then select EIGRP:
Configure IP? [yes]:
Configure EIGRP routing? [yes]:
Your IGRP autonomous system number [1]: 301
Step 8 Enter yes or no to accept or refuse SNMP management:
Configure SNMP Network Management? [yes]:
Community string [public]:
For complete SNMP information and procedures, refer to these publications:
Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Configuration Guide, Release 12.1, “Cisco IOS System
Management,” “Configuring SNMP Support,” at this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios121/121cgcr/fun_c/fcprt3/fcd301.htm
Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Configuration Command Reference, Release 12.1, at
this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios121/121cgcr/fun_r/index.htm
To provide a review of what you have done, a display similar to the following appears and lists all of the
configuration parameters you selected in Steps 3 through 8. These parameters and their defaults are
shown in the order in which they appeared on your console terminal:
The following configuration command script was created:
hostname router
enable secret 5 $1$S3Lx$uiTYg2UrFK1U0dgWdjvxw.
enable password lab
line vty 0 4
password lab
no snmp-server
!
ip routing eigrp 301
!
interface Vlan1
shutdown
no ip address
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/1