In this module, you will learn about the software in a
router, otherwise known as Cisco IOS (Inter-Operating Software). You will
become familiar with how Cisco IOS works, the CLI (Command-Line Interface)
hierarchy, and learn the commands to configure and troubleshoot different
functions on a router
Objectives:
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Identify Cisco
software images, memory, and the platform the image runs on.
Evaluate router status
using fundamental troubleshooting commands.
Navigate between the
user levels and command modes on a Cisco router.
Use the command-line
interface (CLI) context-sensitive help system.
Become familiar with
the navigation hot-keys.
Configure basic router
settings to assist in troubleshooting.
Understand
configuration registers and how to use them.
Become familiar with
troubleshooting capabilities of routers: logging, timestamps, debugs,and flash images.
Identify memory
requirements.
Configure a comm
server.
Save and reload router
configurations.
Recover a lost
password.
Update the software
image on a router.
Boot system images.
Use the Cisco
Discovery Protocol (CDP) to gather basic information about the topology
of a network.
