Step $1$ Initial network setup

$1)$ In Packet Tracer, start by adding a $2960$ switch to your workspace.

$2)$ Click on the switch, click the CLI tab, and wait for the switch to complete the boot.

a$.$ Once it's finished booting, you should see this prompt:

$3)$ Press RETURN or Enter on your keyboard to enter the Cisco IOS command prompt.

Step $2$ IOS Navigation and Help

$1)$ At first glance, there is not a lot of information to go off, so we'll use some basic commands to

get us going. Start by using the question mark $\text{'}?\text{'}$ on your keyboard to get a list of commands

available in the current mode.

$2)$ Perform an Internet search for Cisco IOS modes. Identify and explain each mode. In your

explanation, the command to enter that mode, and an example of a configuration change.

a$.$ For example, in the global configuration mode, you can set the hostname of the switch.

b$.$ Provide your answers here:

Mode Command Purpose$/$Usage Example

$3)$ Now that you are familiar with the different modes enter the privileged EXEC mode and use the

question mark $?$ to view available commands.

a$.$ What command are you going to issue to enter the Global Configuration mode?

i$.$ Answer:

b$.$ What command are you going to issue to save the running configuration to the startup

configuration?

i$.$ Answer:

c$.$ What command do you give to return to the previous mode?

i$.$ Answer:

Step $3$ Making Global Configurations

$1)$ To start setting up our switch, we will make global configuration changes to set the hostname,

set a password, encrypt our password, place the switch on to our domain, disable domain

querying, and write a login display banner.

$2)$ Enter global configuration mode on the switch and make the following changes: