Learning by Doing: CISCO Certified Network ... - SCN Research

Objective:
To become familiar with basic router commands including how to get help.
Basic Router Commands
Background:
In this lab we take you into the mysterious world of the router. You kind of messed
around with it before with the Hyperterminal lab, but eventually you new you would be
learning by doing. In this lab you will become familiar with the help commands, the
types of prompts you will use, and some basic router commands.
Lab Design:
Step-by-Step Instructions:
1. In the lab design above fill in the types of cables used (xo, ro, st) and into which
port they will be inserted.
2. Cable the lab as shown.
3. Open the hyperterminal session on the workstation.
4. Turn the power on to the router and watch the text as the router boots. In a couple
of labs you will learn the sequencing and purpose for all of that information.
Finally the router will prompt you with the message:
--- System Configuration Dialog ---
Would you like to enter the initial configuration dialog? [yes/no]:
5. If you put in “yes” then you will be able to set up your router using “menu-based”
commands. But you didn’t come here to learn how to do anything menu-based.
The menu-based commands are severely limited so you need to learn about
command line interfaced (CLI) configuration anyways so you might as well dive
right in! Put in either “no” or “n” (without the quote marks) and press enter. Also
put in “yes” for terminating autoinstall. You should see something similar to:
Would you like to terminate autoinstall? [yes/no]
Press RETURN to get started!
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