Objective: Become familiar with the basic configuration of the Cisco Catalyst 1912 switch.

　　Lab Equipment: Switch 1 from the eSwitches menu

　　Background Reading: Lab Primer Lesson 11: Switches

　　1. Connect to Switch 1. You should see the user mode prompt.

　　>

　　2. Display the list of commands available at this prompt.

　　>?

　　3. Now, enter privileged mode.

　　>enable

　　#

　　4. Display the available commands in privileged mode.

　　#?

　　5. Enter configuration mode.

　　#config terminal

　　(config)#

　　6. The host name is used for local identifi cation. When you log on to the switch, you see the host name in front of the prompt (if a host name has been configured). The host name can be used to identify the location or function of the switch. Set the switch’s host name to Boson.

　　(config)#hostname Boson

　　Boson(config)#