To configure the devices you double click on them. Each device interface was accordingly configured from the CLI tab in the menu. The enable command is used to enable privileged execution mode. The configure terminal command was used to gain access to the hostname command which is used to set the hostname of the router or switch. A password was enabled using the enable password passhere command after config line mode was enabled using the command line console 0. The login command is needed next to ensure that the user is prompted for password on connecting to console. The line vty 0 command is used just like the line console 0 command. It’s used for enabling passwords for remote sessions where console is for sessions connected via physical serial cable from a desktop or laptop computer.

The enable password command should be replaced with the newer command because it offer encryption. The newer command is enable secret passwordhere. The enable secret password overrides the enable password. The running configuration was presented using the show running-config command. The commands entered are all listed here. The running config shows the enable secret as an encrypted string. While it is encrypted in the running config the enable and console passwords are still plain text so the command service password-encryption must be executed. The clock was then set with the clock set command and the motd banner was set with the banner motd “MOTD MESSAGE HERE” command. As the configuration of the switch is finished the running configuration file needs to be saved to NVRAM so that the config is still present after a reboot of the switch.

The configuration of the router is identical to the switch.


Set the hostname
Assign console password
Enable login
Assign VTY password
Enable login
Enable MOTD Banner
Enable secret password
Encrypt all plain text passwords
Set the router clock
Select VLAN 1 interface
Apply IP address to VLAN 1 interface
No shutdown command to enable an interface (shutdown to disable)
Select g0/0 Gigabit interface
Apply IP address to g0/0 interface
No shutdown to enable g0/0 interface