Packet Tracer Activity: Advanced Network Device Configuration
Objective:
Configure advanced settings on network devices, including passwords, IP addressing, default
gateway parameters, line console and vty configurations, password encryption, and MOTD.
Topology:
Create a simple network with the following devices:
• 1 Router (R1) - Cisco 1941
• 2 Switches (S1, S2) - Cisco 2960
• 4 PCs (PC-A, PC-B, PC-C, PC-D) - PC/Laptop
Network Diagram:
+---------------+
| R1 |
+---------------+
|
|
v
+---------------+---------------+
| S1 | S2 |
+---------------+---------------+
| |
| |
v v
+---------------+ +---------------+
| PC-A | PC-B | | PC-C | PC-D |
+---------------+ +---------------+
Configuration Tasks:
1. Configure Router R1:
o Hostname: R1
o Password: cisco123
o Enable Secret Password: cisco123
o Encrypt Passwords: Yes
o MOTD: "Unauthorized access is strictly prohibited."
o Line Console Configuration:
▪ Password: console123
▪ Login: Enable
▪ Exec-timeout: 5 minutes
o Line VTY Configuration:
▪ Password: vty123
▪ Login: Enable
▪ Exec-timeout: 5 minutes
▪ Transport input: telnet ssh
o Interface Configuration:
▪ GigabitEthernet0/0: IP address 192.168.1.1, subnet mask 255.255.255.0
▪ GigabitEthernet0/1: IP address 192.168.2.1, subnet mask 255.255.255.0
o Default Gateway: Not applicable for router interfaces
2. Configure Switch S1:
o Hostname: S1
o Password: cisco123
o Enable Secret Password: cisco123
o Encrypt Passwords: Yes
o MOTD: "Unauthorized access is strictly prohibited."
o Line Console Configuration:
▪ Password: console123
▪ Login: Enable
▪ Exec-timeout: 5 minutes
o Line VTY Configuration:
▪ Password: vty123
▪ Login: Enable
▪ Exec-timeout: 5 minutes
▪ Transport input: telnet ssh
o VLAN 1 IP Address: 192.168.1.10, subnet mask 255.255.255.0
o Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1
3. Configure Switch S2:
o Hostname: S2
o Password: cisco123
o Enable Secret Password: cisco123
o Encrypt Passwords: Yes
o MOTD: "Unauthorized access is strictly prohibited."
o Line Console Configuration:
▪ Password: console123
▪ Login: Enable
▪ Exec-timeout: 5 minutes
o Line VTY Configuration:
▪ Password: vty123
▪ Login: Enable
▪ Exec-timeout: 5 minutes
▪ Transport input: telnet ssh
o VLAN 1 IP Address: 192.168.2.10, subnet mask 255.255.255.0
o Default Gateway: 192.168.2.1
4. Configure PCs:
o PC-A: IP address 192.168.1.20, subnet mask 255.255.255.0, default gateway
192.168.1.1
o PC-B: IP address 192.168.1.21, subnet mask 255.255.255.0, default gateway
192.168.1.1
o PC-C: IP address 192.168.2.20, subnet mask 255.255.255.0, default gateway
192.168.2.1
o PC-D: IP address 192.168.2.21, subnet mask 255.255.255.0, default gateway
192.168.2.1
5. Connect Devices:
o Connect R1 GigabitEthernet0/0 to S1 VLAN 1.
o Connect R1 GigabitEthernet0/1 to S2 VLAN 1.
o Connect PC-A and PC-B to S1.
o Connect PC-C and PC-D to S2.
6. Verify Connectivity:
o Ping between PCs on the same subnet.
o Ping between PCs on different subnets.
