To add a vlan and give it a name: 2811a>enable 2811a#vlan database 2811a(vlan)#vlan 201 2811a(vlan)#vlan 201 name 201-vlan 2811a(vlan)#exit After that, you can show what you’ve added: 2811a#vlan database 2811a(vlan)#show The output might be something like this: VLAN ISL Id: 1 Name: default Media Type: Ethernet VLAN 802.10 Id: 100001 State: Operational MTU: 1500 Translational […]

Set an IP address on interface FastEhternet 0/0: 2811a>enable 2811a#configure terminal 2811a(config)#interface FastEthernet 0/0 2811a(config-if)#ip address 172.16.0.2 255.255.255.0 2811a(config-if)#description Uplink to Firewall 2811a(config-if)#end 2811a# *Jan 8 15:06:37.187: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by Console2811a# After the command end, the console displays a SYS-5-CONFIG_I message.

After a factory reset of the switch, the hostname is: Switch First basic setup command’s for a 2960 (when connected with a console cable): Switch>enable Switch#configure terminal Switch(config)#hostname 2960a 2960a(config)#end 2960a#configure terminal 2960a(config)#line console 0 2960a(config-line)#logging synchronous 2960a(config-line)#end 2960a#copy running-config startup-config Destination filename [startup-config] After the last command, confirm the Destination filename with <Enter>.