Networking Essentials: A CompTIA Network+ N10-007 Textbook, Fifth Edition

Chapter 8. Introduction to Router Configuration

Chapter Outline

8-1 Introduction

8-2 Router Fundamentals

8-3 The Router’s User EXEC Mode (Router>)

8-4 The Router’s Privileged EXEC Mode (Router#)

Summary

Questions and Problems

Objectives

• Describe the purpose of a router

• Describe the purpose of a gateway

• Describe the steps (software and hardware) for connecting to a router’s console port

• Describe the Cisco IOS command structure

• Define the function of the command-line interface

• Define the functional difference between a router’s user and privileged EXEC modes

• Know how to enter basic router configuration modes

• Demonstrate that you can enable and disable certain router interfaces

• Describe what information is contained in the running configuration ...