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Chapter 3 Configuring the Switch for the First Time
Configuring the Switch
GigabitEthernet1/1 172.20.52.34 YES NVRAM up up
GigabitEthernet1/2 unassigned YES TFTP administratively down down
GigabitEthernet3/1 unassigned YES TFTP administratively down down
GigabitEthernet3/2 unassigned YES TFTP administratively down down
GigabitEthernet3/3 unassigned YES TFTP administratively down down
GigabitEthernet3/4 unassigned YES TFTP administratively down down
GigabitEthernet3/5 unassigned YES TFTP administratively down down
GigabitEthernet3/6 unassigned YES TFTP administratively down down
GigabitEthernet3/7 unassigned YES TFTP administratively down down
GigabitEthernet3/8 unassigned YES TFTP administratively down down
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Step 3 Choose which protocols to support on your interfaces. On IP installations only, you can accept the
default values for most of the questions.
A typical minimal configuration using IP follows and continues through Step 8:
Configuring global parameters:
Enter host name [Router]: Router
Step 4 Enter the enable secret password when the following is displayed (remember this password for future
reference):
The enable secret is a password used to protect access to
privileged EXEC and configuration modes. This password, after
entered, becomes encrypted in the configuration.
Enter enable secret: barney
Step 5 Enter the enable password when the following is displayed (remember this password for future
reference):
The enable password is used when you do not specify an
enable secret password, with some older software versions, and
some boot images.
Enter enable password: wilma
The commands available at the user EXEC level are a subset of those available at the privileged EXEC
level. Because many privileged EXEC commands are used to set operating parameters, you should
protect these commands with passwords to prevent unauthorized use.
You must enter the correct password to gain access to privileged EXEC commands. When you are
running from the boot ROM monitor, the enable password might be the correct one to use, depending on
your boot ROM level.
The enable and enable secret passwords need to be different for effective security. You can enter the same
password for both enable and enable secret during the setup script, but you receive a warning message
indicating that you should enter a different password.