Module 10: Basic Router

Configuration
Instructor Materials

Introduction to Networks v7.0

(ITN)
Module Objectives
Module Title: Basic Router Configuration

Module Objective: Implement initial settings on a router and end devices.

Topic Title Topic Objective

Configure Initial Router Settings Configure initial settings on an IOS Cisco router.

Configure Interfaces Configure two active interfaces on a Cisco IOS

router.
Configure the Default Gateway Configure devices to use the default gateway.

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10.1 Configure Initial Router
Settings

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Configure Initial Router Settings
Basic Router Configuration Steps
• Configure the device name. Router(config)# hostname hostname

• Secure privileged EXEC Router(config)# enable secret password

mode.
Router(config)# line console 0
Router(config-line)# password password
• Secure user EXEC mode. Router(config-line)# login
• Secure remote Telnet / SSH Router(config)# line vty 0 4
access. Router(config-line)# password password
Router(config-line)# login
• Encrypt all plaintext Router(config-line)# transport input {ssh | telnet}
passwords.
Router(config)# service password encryption
• Provide legal notification and
Router(config)# banner motd # message #
save the configuration. Router(config)# end
Router# copy running-config startup-config

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Configure Initial Router Settings
Basic Router Configuration Example
• Commands for basic router R1(config)# hostname R1
R1(config)# enable secret class
configuration on R1.
R1(config)# line console 0
R1(config-line)# password cisco
• Configuration is saved to R1(config-line)# login
NVRAM. R1(config-line)# line vty 0 4
R1(config-line)# password cisco
R1(config-line)# login
R1(config-line)# transport input ssh telnet
R1(config-line)# exit
R1(config)# service password encryption
R1(config)# banner motd #
Enter TEXT message. End with a new line and the #
***********************************************
WARNING: Unauthorized access is prohibited!
**********************************************
R1(config)# exit
R1# copy running-config startup-config

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Configure Initial Router Settings
Packet Tracer – Configure Initial Router Settings
In this Packet Tracer, you will do the following:
• Verify the default router configuration.
• Configure and verify the initial router configuration.
• Save the running configuration file.

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10.2 Configure Interfaces

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Configure Interfaces
Configure Router Interfaces
Configuring a router interface includes issuing the following commands:

Router(config)# interface type-and-number

Router(config-if)# description description-text
Router(config-if)# ip address ipv4-address subnet-mask
Router(config-if)# ipv6 address ipv6-address/prefix-length
Router(config-if)# no shutdown

• It is a good practice to use the description command to add

information about the network connected to the interface.
• The no shutdown command activates the interface.

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Configure Interfaces
Configure Router Interfaces Example
The commands to configure interface G0/0/0 on R1 are shown here:

R1(config)# interface gigabitEthernet 0/0/0

R1(config-if)# description Link to LAN
R1(config-if)# ip address 192.168.10.1 255.255.255.0
R1(config-if)# ipv6 address 2001:db8:acad:10::1/64
R1(config-if)# no shutdown
R1(config-if)# exit
R1(config)#
*Aug 1 01:43:53.435: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0, changed state to down
*Aug 1 01:43:56.447: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0, changed state to up
*Aug 1 01:43:57.447: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0,
changed state to up

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Configure Interfaces
Configure Router Interfaces Example (Cont.)
The commands to configure interface G0/0/1 on R1 are shown here:

R1(config)# interface gigabitEthernet 0/0/1

R1(config-if)# description Link to R2
R1(config-if)# ip address 209.165.200.225 255.255.255.252
R1(config-if)# ipv6 address 2001:db8:feed:224::1/64
R1(config-if)# no shutdown
R1(config-if)# exit
R1(config)#
*Aug 1 01:46:29.170: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface GigabitEthernet0/0/1, changed state to down
*Aug 1 01:46:32.171: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface GigabitEthernet0/0/1, changed state to up
*Aug 1 01:46:33.171: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface GigabitEthernet0/0/1,
changed state to up

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Configure Interfaces
Verify Interface Configuration
To verify interface configuration use the show ip interface brief
and show ipv6 interface brief commands shown here:

R1# show ip interface brief

Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol
GigabitEthernet0/0/0 192.168.10.1 YES manual up up
GigabitEthernet0/0/1 209.165.200.225 YES manual up up
Vlan1 unassigned YES unset administratively down down

R1# show ipv6 interface brief

GigabitEthernet0/0/0 [up/up]
FE80::201:C9FF:FE89:4501
2001:DB8:ACAD:10::1
GigabitEthernet0/0/1 [up/up]
FE80::201:C9FF:FE89:4502
2001:DB8:FEED:224::1
Vlan1 [administratively down/down]
unassigned
R1#

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Configure Interfaces
Configure Verification Commands

The table summarizes show commands used to verify interface configuration.

Commands Description

show ip interface brief Displays all interfaces, their IP addresses, and their
show ipv6 interface brief current status.
show ip route Displays the contents of the IP routing tables stored in
show ipv6 route RAM.
show interfaces Displays statistics for all interfaces on the device. Only
displays the IPv4 addressing information.
show ip interfaces Displays the IPv4 statistics for all interfaces on a router.

show ipv6 interfaces Displays the IPv6 statistics for all interfaces on a router.

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Configure Interfaces
Configure Verification Commands (Cont.)
View status of all interfaces with the show ip interface brief and show ipv6 interface
brief commands, shown here:

R1# show ip interface brief

Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol
GigabitEthernet0/0/0 192.168.10.1 YES manual up up
GigabitEthernet0/0/1 209.165.200.225 YES manual up up
Vlan1 unassigned YES unset administratively down down
R1#

R1# show ipv6 interface brief

GigabitEthernet0/0/0 [up/up]
FE80::201:C9FF:FE89:4501
2001:DB8:ACAD:10::1
GigabitEthernet0/0/1 [up/up]
FE80::201:C9FF:FE89:4502
2001:DB8:FEED:224::1
Vlan1 [administratively down/down]
unassigned
R1#

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Configure Interfaces
Configure Verification Commands (Cont.)
Display the contents of the IP routing tables with the show ip route and show ipv6
route commands as shown here:
R1# show ip route
< output omitted>
Gateway of last resort is not set
192.168.10.0/24 is variably subnetted, 2 subnets, 2 masks
C 192.168.10.0/24 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/0/0
L 192.168.10.1/32 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/0/0
209.165.200.0/24 is variably subnetted, 2 subnets, 2 masks
C 209.165.200.224/30 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/0/1
L 209.165.200.225/32 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/0/1
R1#

R1# show ipv6 route

<output omitted>
C 2001:DB8:ACAD:10::/64 [0/0]
via GigabitEthernet0/0/0, directly connected
L 2001:DB8:ACAD:10::1/128 [0/0]
via GigabitEthernet0/0/0, receive
C 2001:DB8:FEED:224::/64 [0/0]
via GigabitEthernet0/0/1, directly connected
L 2001:DB8:FEED:224::1/128 [0/0]
via GigabitEthernet0/0/1, receive
L FF00::/8 [0/0]
via Null0, receive
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Configure Interfaces
Configure Verification Commands (Cont.)
R1# show interfaces gig0/0/0
Display statistics for all GigabitEthernet0/0/0 is up, line protocol is up
interfaces with the show Hardware is ISR4321-2x1GE, address is a0e0.af0d.e140 (bia a0e0.af0d.e140)
Description: Link to LAN
interfaces command, as Internet address is 192.168.10.1/24
MTU 1500 bytes, BW 100000 Kbit/sec, DLY 100 usec,
shown here: reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255
Encapsulation ARPA, loopback not set
Keepalive not supported
Full Duplex, 100Mbps, link type is auto, media type is RJ45
output flow-control is off, input flow-control is off
ARP type: ARPA, ARP Timeout 04:00:00
Last input 00:00:01, output 00:00:35, output hang never
Last clearing of "show interface" counters never
Input queue: 0/375/0/0 (size/max/drops/flushes); Total output drops: 0
Queueing strategy: fifo
Output queue: 0/40 (size/max)
5 minute input rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
5 minute output rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
1180 packets input, 109486 bytes, 0 no buffer
Received 84 broadcasts (0 IP multicasts)
0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles

<output omitted>

R1#

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Configure Interfaces
Configure Verification Commands (Cont.)
Display IPv4 statistics for R1# show ip interface g0/0/0
GigabitEthernet0/0/0 is up, line protocol is up
router interfaces with the Internet address is 192.168.10.1/24
Broadcast address is 255.255.255.255
show ip interface Address determined by setup command
command, as shown here: MTU is 1500 bytes
Helper address is not set
Directed broadcast forwarding is disabled
Outgoing Common access list is not set
Outgoing access list is not set
Inbound Common access list is not set
Inbound access list is not set
Proxy ARP is enabled
Local Proxy ARP is disabled
Security level is default
Split horizon is enabled
ICMP redirects are always sent
ICMP unreachables are always sent
ICMP mask replies are never sent
IP fast switching is enabled
IP Flow switching is disabled

<output omitted>

R1#
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Configure Interfaces
Configure Verification Commands (Cont.)
Display IPv6 statistics for R1# show ipv6 interface g0/0/0
GigabitEthernet0/0/0 is up, line protocol is up
router interfaces with the IPv6 is enabled, link-local address is
FE80::868A:8DFF:FE44:49B0
show ipv6 interface No Virtual link-local address(es):
command shown here: Description: Link to LAN
Global unicast address(es):
2001:DB8:ACAD:10::1, subnet is 2001:DB8:ACAD:10::/64
Joined group address(es):
FF02::1
FF02::1:FF00:1
FF02::1:FF44:49B0
MTU is 1500 bytes
ICMP error messages limited to one every 100 milliseconds
ICMP redirects are enabled
ICMP unreachables are sent
ND DAD is enabled, number of DAD attempts: 1
ND reachable time is 30000 milliseconds (using 30000)
ND NS retransmit interval is 1000 milliseconds

R1#

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10.3 Configure the Default
Gateway

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Configure the Default Gateway
Default Gateway on a Host
• The default gateway is used
when a host sends a packet to a
device on another network.
• The default gateway address is
generally the router interface
address attached to the local
network of the host.
• To reach PC3, PC1 addresses a
packet with the IPv4 address of
PC3, but forwards the packet to
its default gateway, the G0/0/0
interface of R1.
Note: The IP address of the host and the router
interface must be in the same network.

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Configure the Default Gateway
Default Gateway on a Switch
MEDIA IS WORKING ON A
• A switch must have a
CORRECTED VERSION OF THE
default gateway address GRAPHIC FROM 10.3.2.
configured to remotely IT IS WRONG ON AR, AND ON THE
manage the switch from GLOBAL BUG LIST
another network.
• To configure an IPv4
default gateway on a
switch, use the ip default-
gateway ip-address
global configuration
STOP
command.

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Configure Initial Router Settings
Packet Tracer – Connect a Router to a LAN
In this Packet Tracer, you will do the following:
• Display the router information.
• Configure router interfaces.
• Verify the configuration.

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