Deployment

  • General
    • Configure a hostname
  • Security
    • Configure password encryption
    • Configure a password for enable mode
    • Configure local usernames and passwords
    • Configure a password for console connections, using local usernames and passwords
    • Configure a password for aux connections, using local usernames and passwords
    • Configure Secure Shell (SSH) version 2
    • Configure the switch to only accept SSH on the VTY lines
    • Configure the timeout for console, aux and vty/ssh lines, if applicable
    • Configure all FastEthernet interface descriptions (i.e. OPEN)
    • Shutdown all FastEthernet interfaces
    • Verify the description for all FastEthernet interfaces
    • Verify the status, speed, and duplex configuration of all FastEthernet interfaces
  • Networking
    • Configure the native VLAN
    • Configure the trunk port
    • Configure interface port speed between switches, if necessary
    • Configure full-duplex for links between switches, if necessary
    • Configure a description for the trunk port
    • Enable the trunk port
    • Verify the configuration of the trunk port
    • Configure the vlan 1 interface IP address and subnet mask
    • Configure a description for the vlan 1 interface
    • Enable the vlan 1 interface
    • Configure the default gateway
    • Configure DNS servers
  • VTP Domain
    • If necessary, verify that the VTP operating mode is server
    • If necessary, verify that the VTP operating mode is client
  • Miscellaneous
    • Configure logging synchronous for console, aux and vty/ssh lines, if applicable
    • Configure the message of the day banner, if applicable
    • Configure the login banner, if applicable
    • Configure the exec banner, if applicable
  • Conclusion
    • View the running configuration
    • Test the configuration
    • Save the configuration
    • View the startup configuration