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Configure Cisco 2960S via console port and set ip

Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2023 9:31 am
by zemerdon
putty/securecrt

speed 9600
flow off

(find internal ip)
show ip int brief

PRESS ENTER FIRST, this will bring up a pompt.

** Once you are in the CLI, enter privileged exec mode by typing:

enable

** Enter global configuration mode by typing:
configure terminal

4. **Assign an IP Address to the VLAN 1 Interface:**
By default, the management IP address is assigned to the VLAN 1 interface. If it's not already configured, assign an IP address, subnet mask, and enable the interface:

interface vlan 1

ip address <IP_ADDRESS> <SUBNET_MASK>

no shutdown

exit

Replace `<IP_ADDRESS>` with the desired IP address and `<SUBNET_MASK>` with the appropriate subnet mask.

5. **Set the Default Gateway:**
Specify the default gateway to enable the switch to communicate with devices on other networks:

ip default-gateway <DEFAULT_GATEWAY_IP>

Replace `<DEFAULT_GATEWAY_IP>` with the IP address of your default gateway.

6. **Configure DNS (Optional):**
You can configure DNS for domain name resolution:

ip domain-name <DOMAIN_NAME>

ip name-server <DNS_SERVER_IP>

Replace `<DOMAIN_NAME>` with your domain name and `<DNS_SERVER_IP>` with the IP address of your DNS server.

7. **Exit Configuration Mode:**

Exit global configuration mode:

end
8. **Save Configuration:**
Save your configuration changes to ensure they persist after a reboot:

write memory

or

copy running-config startup-config

Both commands achieve the same result.

Now your Cisco Catalyst 2960 switch should have a configured management IP address, and you should be able to access it remotely using Telnet or SSH or through the web-based interface if it's available on your specific switch model.