Networking Essentials: A CompTIA Network+ N10-008 Textbook, 6th Edition

7CHAPTER

Introduction to Router Configuration

Chapter Outline

7-1 Introduction

7-2 Router Fundamentals

7-3 The Router’s User EXEC Mode (Router>)

7-4 The Router’s Privileged EXEC Mode (Router#)

7-5 Configuring the Network Interface: Auto-negotiation

7-6 Troubleshooting the Router Interface

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 ...