Welcome to our CCNA 200-301 lab series. Are you new to configuring routers?
In this video, we dive into the fundamentals of router configuration, covering essential settings to get you started on your networking journey.
Join us as we explore key concepts such as setting up IPv4 addresses, enabling CDP for network discovery, implementing basic security measures, and more.
Whether you're studying for your CCNA certification or just getting started with networking, this video provides a solid foundation to build upon.
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Topics Covered:
1. Introduction to Router Configuration
2. Setting Up IPv4 Addresses
3. Enabling CDP for Network Discovery
4. Implementing Basic Security Measures
5. Creating Local User Accounts
6. Configuring Enable and Secret Passwords
7. Setting Up SSH Version 2
8. Configuring Console and VTY Lines
9. Adding MOTD and Login Banners
10. Disable Domain Name System Feature
Lab Objective:
The objective of this lab is to configure a Cisco router with essential settings to ensure proper network operation and security.
When setting up a new network environment or a new office you must configure the router with essential configuration for operation and security.
Lab Tasks, Topology and Lab Solution can be found in the link below:
drive.google.com/file/d/12ozR...
Packet Tracer Lab (Pre-configuration) URL:
drive.google.com/file/d/1V490...
Packet Tracer Lab (Post-configuration) URL:
drive.google.com/file/d/1uMTu...
Equipment Required:
• 2 Router
• Console cables for Routers
• Ethernet cables for connections between devices
• Computer with Terminal emulation software e.g. PuTTY
IPv4 Address Table:
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Router1:- GigabitEthernet0/0/1:- 172.16.0.1/30
Router2:- GigabitEthernet0/0/2:- 172.16.0.2/30
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Lab Task:
Note: For the full list please refer to the document provided above under the Lab Tasks, Topology and Lab Solution section.
1. Connect the devices according to the provided topology.
2. Connect to the CLI of the routers and enable privileged EXEC mode and go to configuration mode. Configure the appropriate hostname on each device as per topology shown above.
3. Configure IPv4 addresses on the appropriate interfaces.
4. Examine each interface and initiate a ping for each side and make sure there is connectivity between Router1 and Router2.
5. From the global config create password and enable cdp globally.
6. From the global config mode configure a couple of accounts and use the enable secret command.
7. Configure the console interface.
8. Configure banners.
9. Configure line vty 0 4.
10. Configure SSH version 2.
11. Verify that you can SSH to Router2 from Router1 and vice versa.
12. Check CDP neighbor command, what can you observe?
13. Disable Domain Name System lookup feature on the router.
14. Save the configuration across all network devices once everything is working.
Timestamps:
00:05 - Introduction
01:10 - Lab Objective and Lab Topology Walkthrough
02:10 - Lab task walkthrough
05:35 - Configuration steps walkthrough
06:30 - How to configure Router's interface with IPv4 address, description, and CDP
09:45 - How to digest the output of show interface command
12:00 - How to secure your Cisco Router by creating accounts and password
18:05 - How to configure console line interface on a Cisco Router
22:15 - How to create a banner for end users on a Cisco Router
25:10 - How to configure virtual terminal lines on a Cisco Router
27:15 - How to configure SSH version 2 on a Cisco Router
30:25 - Explore Cisco Discovery Protocol command output
32:40 - How to disable the Domain Name System lookup feature
13:45 - Conclusion
Conclusion:
In this lab, we successfully configured essential settings on Cisco routers, including IPv4 addresses, interface descriptions, CDP, basic security measures, and banners.
These configurations ensure proper network operation and enhance security on the routers.
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