Student Name: ___________________________
CHABOT COLLEGE
CISCO NETWORKING ACADEMY II
3F – Router e-SIM CONFIGURATION PRACTICE I
Router Configuration: none
Router e-SIM required.
Estimated time: 120 min.
VTY Password: cisco
Enable Secret: class
Objectives:
 Develop skills for quick, accurate entry of a basic configuration.
Notes:
Router e-SIM has specific requirements and limitations. It simulates the standard Cisco 5-router lab, so you
must use the following hostnames, passwords, and IP addresses:
You must also use the passwords from the standard Cisco 5-router lab:
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Enable secret: class
All line passwords: cisco
YOUR TASK
Step 1 – Configure router A.
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Start Router e-SIM.
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Log into router A. Enter a configuration for router A that includes all elements except the IP host table, which
we will cover in a future chapter.
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Use the "Show Done" button to identify what parts of the configuration need to be entered. As you complete
each part, it will show a status of "Done" on the right side of this page. Use the "Show Done" page as a
checklist of your progress toward a complete configuration. To return to the router console, click "Hide Done."
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Notes:
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Student Name: ___________________________
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Use the number keypad! It speeds the entry of IP addresses & subnet masks.
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When you encounter commands you are not familiar with (e.g. line configuration), use these
resources:
 Curriculum Chapter 3
 Ch 3 IOS Configuration Commands PowerPoint Lecture
 The router's help command (?)
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Although you can configure your router with any hostnames, passwords, and IP addresses, your work
won't show as "Done" unless you exactly match the map shown on page 1.
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Hostnames use the "underscore" character, which is typed by holding SHIFT while pressing the dash
key: Lab_A
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While your are viewing the "Show Done" page, do not click on the bottom row of buttons that SET the
router's configuration. If you do, a configuration will be entered, overwriting your work, and you cannot
undo this action unless you completely restart the program. In addition, you can't use the SET buttons to skip
the assigned work of this lab, because when you click them, they stay black – a telltale sign that you didn't
actually enter the configuration yourself. For this lab, just stay away from the bottom row of buttons.
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You are automatically connected to router A when the program starts. When you wish to work on a
different router, click the letter for that router located at the left edge of the screen, just under the
words "Student Version".
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When you quit Router e-SIM, your configuration is lost; there is no way to save your work.
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To get a full picture of the limitations and peculiarities of Router e-SIM, be sure to read the entire list
of Frequently Asked Questions: check Router e-SIM_HELP_FAQ in the Cisco Programs list .
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The goal is for you to practice enough that the configuration tasks become memorized and automatic – a skill which
will enable you to configure a router easily and without being distracted by the mechanics of entering commands.
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Continue practice with router A until you can complete the entire configuation in less than 5 minutes. The
"Show Done" page keeps track of the time elapsed since the Router e-SIM was started.
Step 2 – Configure the remaining routers.
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Quit and then restart Router e-SIM to reset the Elapsed Time count.
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Log into router B. Select it by click the letter B located at the left edge of the screen, just under the words
"Student Version".
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Configure router B using the same methods, and practice until you meet the 5-minute standard.
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Repeat with all the other routers.
Step 3 – Configure all five routers, working continuously.
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Quit and then restart Router e-SIM to reset the Elapsed Time count.
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Working continuously, configure the entire group of five routers.
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Repeat until you can complete this task in 20 minutes or less.
If you have difficulty meeting this standard, you may wish to practice more at home using Router e-SIM.
Demonstrate your successful 5-router configuration to the instructor.
Call your instructor to your curriculum PC:
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Display the "Show Done" page.
For every router, all commands should be "Done".
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Write your elapsed time here: ____________
The Time elapsed should be 20 minutes or less (when you call the instructor).
If the instructor can't come right away, don't worry – the Elapsed Time will stay frozen
as long as you don't click on the screen buttons or change anything.
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With your instructor watching, from Lab_A, telnet to the IP address of Lab_E's Ethernet 0 and log in.
END | THREE-HOLE PUNCH | STAPLE | SUBMIT
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