Day 29. Switch Configuration Basics

CCNA 200-301 Exam Topics

  • Identify interface and cable issues (collisions, errors, mismatched duplex and/or speed)

  • Configure and verify IPv4 addressing and subnetting

Key Topics

Today we review Cisco IOS basics and the commands necessary to perform a basic initial configuration of a switch. Although not explicitly called out in the exam topics, you can expect to see questions that assume you have this skill. We review verification techniques such as the ping, traceroute, and show commands. And we review interface and cable issues.

Accessing and Navigating the Cisco IOS

By now, you are very familiar with connecting to Cisco devices and configuring them using the command-line interface (CLI). Here we quickly ...

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