CCNA 3 Chapter 7

Switch Configuration

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 Objectives

• Starting the switch

• Configuring the switch

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 LAN Design Goals
• Functionality
• Scalability
• Adaptability
• Manageability

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 Physical Startup of Catalyst
Switches
• Switches typically
have no power
switch to turn them
on and off.
• They simply connect
or disconnect from a
power source.

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 Switch LED Indicators

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 Verifying Port LEDs During
Switch POST

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 Connecting a Switch to a PC

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 Help in the CLI

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 The show Command

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 Configuring the Switch

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 Verifying the Catalyst Switch
Default Configuration
• show running-config
• show interface
• show vlan
• show flash
• show version

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 Switch Configuration

• To overwrite any existing

configuration, follow these steps:
1. Remove any existing VLAN information
by deleting the VLAN database file.
vlan.dat from the Flash memory directory.
2. Erase the backup configuration file
startup-config.
3. Reload the switch.
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Configuring the Catalyst Switch

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 Managing the
MAC Address Table

Switches learn the MAC addresses of PCs or

workstations that are connected to their switch ports
by examining the source address of frames that are
received on that port.
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 Configuring Static MAC
Addresses

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 Configuring Port Security

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 Adds, Moves, and Changes

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 Managing Switch Operation
• An administrator should document and
maintain the operational configuration files for
networking devices.
• The most recent running-configuration file
should be backed up on a server or disk.
• The Cisco IOS Software should also be
backed up to a local server. The Cisco IOS
Software can then be reloaded to Flash
memory if needed.
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 Passwords
• For security and management purposes,
passwords must be set on the console and
vty lines.
• An enable password and an enable secret
password must also be set.

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