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The most straight-forward way to configure Cisco router: Introduction to CLI

Suggested prerequisite reading Cisco Forum FAQ Things to expect when setup network for home or small business Physical Connection When it is time to configure your network router, there are basic steps you need to do regardless equipment brand or model you use. One of those steps is figuring out which would be the router WAN port and which would be router LAN port. Once you have all proper cables connected, you will then configure the router software. In terms of plugging cables, some Cisco equipments including Cisco routers are not that clear as to which port would be WAN and which would be LAN. To find out which ports are which on your Cisco router, following preliminary hardware setup links should give you ideas. Specifically for Cisco router configuration, you need to plug in the correct cable to the router WAN, LAN, and CONSOLE port. Cisco 800 series router Install and Upgrade Guides Cisco 1700 series router Install and Upgrade Guides

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Cisco 2500 series router Cisco 2500 Series Overview Overview of the Cisco 2500 Series Access Server Overview of the Cisco 2517 and Cisco 2519 Cisco 2500 Multiport Installation and Configuration Guide - Router Overview Overview of the Cisco 2524 and Cisco 2525 Cisco 2600 and 2600XM series routers Install and Upgrade Guides Basic Cisco Router Configuration Next is the software setup. In software setup, you need to configure the router to have the proper IP connection scheme such as DNS, IP subnets, etc. to make WAN/LAN connection work. There are alternatives to configure the router. Some people prefer to use Web-based feature (i.e. SDM) since it "seems" easier to use. Keep in mind that SDM is not always available on any router. Even when SDM is available, there are some features that require non-SDM to configure. The most straight-forward way to configure the router is to use CLI (Command Line Interface). With CLI, you can configure the equipment to anything you like from basic configuration to the most advanced one. You need to have the following items to be able to use CLI. * Cisco console cable kit (cable and adapters)

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* PC or laptop running Windows with HyperTerminal program installed (or running any operating system with terminal simulator software installed) Do you have Cisco console kit? If no, then you could go to your local computer shop to get one. You could also buy one from ebay. Basically what you need is a RS-232 cable with DB-9 or DB-25 (depends on your computer serial port model) on one end to go to your computer serial port, and RJ45 on another end to go to the router CONSOLE port. If your computer does not have serial port and only has USB port, then you might need a DB9-USB or DB25-USB adapter.

Note: It is preferable to use either DB-9 or DB-25 serial port for console in instead of using USB port. In some cases, using DB9-USB or DB25-USB adapter may not work; depending on the adapter model itself or adapter setting.

When you already have the CONSOLE cable and you have physical access to the CONSOLE port, then this is the 1st step you need to know. Accessing CONSOLE port: Connecting a Terminal or PC to the Console Port

Note: This FAQ assumes that the router CONSOLE port baud speed and setting is default. By saying default means that you can actually see a display coming out of the CONSOLE port. If the display is unreadable or stop being readable, the router CONSOLE port setting may have been altered. Check out the following FAQ to set the setting back to default. Cisco Forum FAQ Unreadable output from Cisco Router Console

Some discussions [HELP] Some 1841 questions If everything works right, you should get a prompt like this: Router> When you do have such display, it means you are now in CLI. The router then is ready to receive commands. You can enter the following commands as a start. Router>enable You may be asked to enter a password. If this is the case, you just enter the password. When the router is brand new or factory default, press ENTER on your keyboard should get you into enable/privilege mode; which shows something like this display Router#

Note: If by pressing ENTER you don't get into enable/privilege mode and you don't know the password, then you need to do password recovery. There's a FAQ in this forum on how to do it. Cisco Forum FAQ Password Recovery Procedures - proper BREAK key sending

Notice the prompt change when you pass the password question Router# from > to #. When you see the # prompt, this means you are in enable/privilege mode. When you are in privilege
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mode, you can check the router configuration. To do so, issue following command: Router#show running-config Keep in mind that the output you are about to see might not exactly match to the following. The output basically varies; it highly depends on your router models and features activated or used. However in general, it should look something like this. ! version 12.2 no service single-slot-reload-enable no service pad service timestamps debug uptime service timestamps log uptime service password-encryption ! hostname Router ! ! ip subnet-zero ! ! ! ! ! ! interface Ethernet0 no ip address shutdown ! interface Ethernet1 no ip address shutdown ! ip classless no ip http server no cdp run ! line con 0 exec-timeout 120 0 stopbits 1 line vty 0 4 exec-timeout 0 0 login local length 0 ! scheduler max-task-time 5000 end As mentioned, you need to configure the router to have the proper IP connection scheme such as DNS, IP subnets, etc. In order to do that, you have to enter the global configuration mode by issuing the following command Router#configure terminal Then you should have the following display. Router(config)# That prompt indicates that you are in the configuration mode. As illustration, let us say that the interface Ethernet1 is the WAN port and interface Ethernet0 is the LAN port. Then you should enter the WAN IP subnets under the interface Ethernet1 and the LAN IP subnets under the interface Ethernet0. Let us say that the following is the IP subnets: WAN: Subnet: 23.42.53.0/24 network (or 23.42.53.0 network with subnet mask of 255.255.255.0) IP address: 23.42.53.24 Default Gateway: 23.42.53.1 DNS: 23.42.52.1 LAN:
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Subnet: 10.10.10.0/24 network (or 10.10.10.0 network with subnet mask of 255.255.255.0) IP address: 10.10.10.1 To configure these info, the general idea is to do the following: 1. To make sure the router is working as expected, there might be a need to set several things such as set the router to do ip routing and to keep the manufacturer's suggested settings 2. Enter the interface configuration mode 3. Type in the interface IP address and subnet mask 4. Issue "no shutdown" command to bring up the interface 5. Exit the interface configuration mode to global configuration mode 6. On the global configuration mode, enter the default gateway. 7. Save the configuration. Here are the walkthrough configuration steps. Since you plan to configure a router and expect it to do IP routing, then following command is to make sure that the router will be in routing mode. Router(config)#ip routing This command is to make sure that the router will keep all settings as advised by the manufacturer (which is Cisco of course). Router(config)#config-register 0x2102 Side Note: Check out this FAQ for more info on the default config register value Cisco Forum FAQ Config Register Value - router lost configuration The WAN interface: Router(config)#interface Ethernet1 Router(config-if)#description Outside World Router(config-if)#ip address 23.42.53.24 255.255.255.0 Router(config-if)#no shutdown Router(config-if)#exit Router(config)# The LAN interface: Router(config)#interface Ethernet0 Router(config-if)#description Internal LAN Router(config-if)#ip address 10.10.10.1 255.255.255.0 Router(config-if)#no shutdown Router(config-if)#exit Router(config)# To configure the default gateway, do the following: Router(config)#ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 23.42.53.1 Keep in mind that in this illustration, it is assumed that you have WAN static IP address scheme in Ethernet environment. When this does not match your situation, please go to the FAQ subsection and find the most suitable environment (PPP, DHCP, etc.). There should be no further necessary step of configuring the router. You then need to exit the configuration mode and save the changes, by doing the following. Router(config)#end Router#copy running-config startup-config As to the DNS info, you need to inject it into your LAN machines. You can do it either statically or automatically. When you do it statically, it usually means that you configure the LAN machines to have static IP address. When you do it automatically, it usually means that you configure the LAN machines to have dynamic IP address. Keep in mind that LAN machine configuration step varies, it highly depends on the operating system (i.e. Windows, Mac, or Linux). In general is that when you configure the LAN machines to have either static or dynamic IP address, go to the machine configuration mode and do it from there. Note: This FAQ is written with purpose of introducing CLI to novices. This FAQ is not intended as a complete guideline on how to setup a router to connect to the Internet in specific WAN/LAN
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environment or setup a used router with saved configuration file already in place. If you are trying to connect the router with the rest of your network or trying to connect the router to any network devices, please carefully review how you like the network looks like and how each network device (such as modem, routers, switches, and firewalls) interacts and inter-communicates. When the router is going to connect to the Internet provided by an ISP via cable modem, DSL, or T1/E1; please go to other FAQ subsections and find the most suitable environment (PPP, DHCP, static, etc.). If you are not sure how the router should connect to the ISP, please consult with the ISP since your ISP is the most knowledgeable source concerning their own connection to the customers. You can check out the following FAQ to get better ideas of how to review and discuss technical requirement with ISP support. Cisco Forum FAQ Things to expect when setup network for home or small business Some FAQ links of router configuration in specific WAN/LAN environment Various PPPoE/PPPoA/DHCP/Static Sample Configuration with Cisco Router-Firewall Combo Various Sample Network Design with Routers, Switches, and Firewalls For Cisco IOS command further descriptions, check out the following Cisco Forum FAQ Basic Cisco Commands and Descriptions Cisco Forum FAQ Basic Configuration of Cisco devices Guide to ISP consultation in finding out how to connect to the ISP Cisco Forum FAQ Between DHCP, PPP, Dynamic, and Static IP Address Still confused? When you find yourself still confused after reviewing all above links and descriptions, post a question by creating a new thread on Cisco forum in following this guide. Cisco Forum FAQ How do I post in the forum?

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