How to configure Basic Devise Settings in Cisco Packet Tracer?

 Learn how to configure basic security and interface settings on Cisco switches and routers using essential CLI commands.

Step-by-Step CLI Commands

To configure the hostname, secure access, and set a message banner, click on your Router, open the CLI tab, and enter the following commands:

•   1. Router> enable 

•    2. Router# configure termina

•    3. Router(config)# hostname Strategen-Core 

•    4. Strategen-Core(config)# enable secret gee123 

•   5.  Strategen-Core(config)# banner motd # WELCOME TO STRATEGEN NETLABS             NETWORK #

•    6. Strategen-Core(config)# interface GigabitEthernet0/0 

•   7.  Strategen-Core(config-if) # no shutdown 

•    8. Strategen-Core(config-if)# exit

Verification

To verify your work, type exit to log out. When you press enter to log back in, you will see the new banner message: WELCOME TO STRATEGEN NETLABS and it will require your secure password: (gee123) to grant access.