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Command-line interface

Command-line interface

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Command-line interface

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- [Narrator] The majority of Cisco configuration is through the command line. It's for this reason that Cisco tests heavily over it, and why I'll be spending extra time covering it. Initial configuration of Cisco kit is done via console connection. Cisco equipment will have a dedicated console port which appears to be a standard RJ45 port. Some modern equipment also has mini-USB interfaces that can be directly connected to a laptop's USB port, those these require special drivers on the laptop. The console port uses a standard rollover cable to connect to an RS-232 interface. Laptops have an included serial ports and ages, but RS-232 to USB adapters can be had for about 15 bucks online. Once the console cable is physically connected to the device a terminal emulator must be run on the laptop. There are a myriad of choices, but I usually just use the free Windows app Putty. When connecting the settings should be baud rate of 9600 bits per second, no hardware flow control, data bits at…

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