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Chapter 2

Basic Switch and End Device Configuration

Objectives

Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to answer the following questions:

How do you access a Cisco IOS device for configuration purposes?
How do you navigate Cisco IOS to configure network devices?
What is the command structure of Cisco IOS software?
How do you configure a Cisco IOS device using the CLI?
How do you use IOS commands to save the running configuration?
How do devices communicate across network media?
How do you configure a host device with an IP address?
How do you verify connectivity between two end devices?

Key Terms

This chapter uses the following key terms. You can find the definitions in the glossary at the end of the book.

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