Category: Cisco

This KB will show you how to edit Cisco Access lists, Since IOS 12.2 we no longer need to use notepad to edit access list. This KB is only valid to Cisco IOS 12.2 or higher. Cisco has a new command that make editing and deleting easy, The new command is ip access-list. Solution: Edit…

In order to upgrade CISCO ASDM software we need to follow the following steps: 1.Download the software from Cisco Website (you need a cisco username) 2.Load the software to the device (ASA) 3.Cofigure the ASA (device to use the new version image file) Step 1: Downkload link: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6121/index.html Step 2: To load the new version…

How To: This Guide will show you how to create a new user account on your Cisco Router\switch. By doing this you can grant access to other administrators and monitor changes made on the device. Solution: In order to make this work we need to follow two steps: 1.    Create a new account 2.    Configure…

How To: On Cisco Routers and Switches we have the option to set up a banner display when people log in to the device. Solution: To setup welcome banner on a cisco device we need to use the banner command: Banner Command: switch(config)#banner ? LINE            c banner-text c, where ‘c’ is a delimiting character config-save    …

Setting the session timeout parameter in a cisco router or switch is an easy task that will make your day to day work easy. How to set the session timeout: log on to the router and type: router#configure t router(config)#line vty 0 4 router(config-line)#session-timeout 10       —- 10 is the amount of minutes we want…

To set a limit on the number of allowed IPSEC VPN session on an Cisco ASA 5540 we need to define how many sessions \ users are allowed to be connected to the ASA in each given time. By default the number of allowed VPN session is unlimited. To set a limit we need use…

To check which ports are active or disable on a Cisco switch we need to use the status command and follow the steps below. 1. Log on to the router. 2. Type “show interfaces status” command Example: SWITCH1#sh interfaces status Port      Name               Status       Vlan       Duplex  Speed Type Gi0/1                        connected    24         a-full a-1000 10/100/1000BaseTX Gi0/2                        connected   …

If you would like to configure you Cisco Router or switch to send all it’s logs to a SysLog server all you have to do is to type a few command that will tell the router\switch to send the logs to the server. To do that: Log to the router \ switch and type (in…

Sometimes there are times that you will need to grant access to other administrators to access the CISCO ASA using telnet. In Cisco ASA Devices enabling Telnet will not allow all network\hosts to access the ASA using Telnet which will work with Routers and Switches. In ASA we need to add hosts or networks to the Allowed…

To restart a Cisco Router or Switch we need to use the following command: Router# reload To restart the router in a certain number of minutes type: Router# reload in 5 To see router up-time type: router# sh version Read more: How To Create Users and Login in Cisco Router Or Switch How To Set…

Recently I was wondering what was the best way to analyze and monitor the traffic that passes the routers between sites \ offices.   After researching the issue I found out the Cisco NetFlow protocol allows you to analyze the traffic that pass the router,  however In order to get this done we need to…