Cisco switches
course contents
Introduction
How Ethernet works with hubs, How Ethernet works with switches.
Installing Cisco switches. Hands on: Building a network with
a hub, building a network with a Cisco switch.
Basic troubleshooting
The Cisco switch range, LEDs, cabling issues, factory resets,
default settings. Hands on: Building a network with multiple
Cisco switches.
Configuration methods
Console port access, telnet, web based access, SNMP, saving
configurations, NVRAM, switch stacks, stacking ports. Hands
on: Accessing the switch using the console port, IP address
configuration, telnet.
Console interface
User and privilege modes, online help, show, basic troubleshooting.
Hands on: displaying the switch configuration, status and
counters.
The configuration editor, Global, major and sub commands,
enable, secret and other passwords. Hands on: Setting a password,
CLI configuration.
Web based interface
Getting started, basic format. Hands on: Configuring the
switch using the web interface.
Port configuration
Common port configuration tasks, port trunking. Hands on:
Configuring ports.
STP configuration
What is STP? Configuring STP. Hands on: Enabling and disabling
STP, configuring STP.
VLAN configuration
What are VLANS? 802.1Q, tagged/untagged, creating VLANS,
applying VLANS. Hands on: Setting up VLANS, setting up
802.1Q, Inter VLAN traffic.
Housekeeping
TFTP, upgrades. Hands on: software and configuration upgrades.
SNMP
SNMP configuration, NMS’s. Hands on: Using SNMP to
manage a Cisco switch, putting it all together: troubleshooting. |
