How To Configure a Cisco 2960 Switch Step By Step?
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1. Connect to the switch using a console cable and open a terminal emulator like HyperTerminal or Telnet.
2. Enter privileged mode by typing ‘enable’ at the prompt and entering your password when prompted.
3. Enter global configuration mode on the switch by typing ‘configure terminal’.
4. Type in the command ‘hostname’ followed by the name you want to give the switch.
5. Type in the command ‘interface vlan 1’ and then type ‘ip address’ followed by the IP address, subnet mask and default router address.
6. Type ‘no shutdown’ to enable the vlan.
7. Type in the commands ‘username’ followed by the username of your choice, and ‘password secret’ followed by the password of your choice to assign a login account.
8. To add additional switches to your network, type in the command ‘vtp mode server’ followed by the domain name which will be used to manage the switches.
9. To allow other switches to join the domain, type in the command ‘vtp password’ followed by a password. This must match the password on the other switches.
10. Configure the IP address of any Layer 3 interfaces on the switch by typing the command ‘interface’ followed by the interface number, and then typing in the IP address, subnet mask and default router address.
11. To save the configuration and exit, type in the command ‘copy running–config startup–config’.