Configure a Cisco Router or Switch through HyperTerminal

Step to configure a Cisco Router through HyperTerminal

HyperTerminal is a program that runs in Microsoft Windows. It offers you a text-based command prompt of a remote device. That device could be either a serial device, like a Cisco router or Switch, connected directly to your Computer serial port.  HyperTerminal can either use the local serial interface for communications or the network.  In the case of the network, HyperTerminal is simply using the telnet protocol.
Connecting to your Cisco device with HyperTerminal

• Leave the router off; and power up the Windows PC.
• Connect the console cable serial port into the PC’s top serial port (COM1).
• Connect the other end of the serial cable(RJ-45 connector) into the COM port of your router or Switch.

Run HyperTerminal in Windows by going to Start > Programs > Accessories >                         Communications > HyperTerminal.

After clicking on the HyperTerminal icon.

• Hyper-terminal prompts you to create a new connection.
• Type the name of the connection (eg:- Cisco) and click ok.

On the next window, change the Bits rate to 9600 and click OK.

Your PC is physically connected to the Cisco Device now so Turn on your Cisco device. In the HyperTerminal window, you should see the boot up process for your device,

You may have to hit <Enter> a couple of times to connect to your router.

Answer all of your router’s “yes/no” questions with a NO first read each and every thing carefully

You have successfully configured HyperTerminal and connected to your Cisco device.

Some of the Basic Command to configure the Cisco Router:-

1)      If you do not have a # prompt, bring the router to privileged (EXEC) mode.

Router>enable

2)      Go to global configuration level, which allows you to change the configuration of the router.

Router# configure terminal

3)      Switch to configure the fastethernet0/0 interface — Command : interface <interface type>

Router(config)# interface fastethernet0/0

4)      Configure an IP address 192.168.0.1 and Subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 — Command : ip           address <ip address> <subnet mask>

Router(config-if)# IP address 192.168.0.1 255.255.255.0

5)      Activate fastethernet0/0 interface — Command : no shutdown

Router(config-if)# no shutdown

6)      Exit back to global configuration level.

Router(config-if)# exit

7)      Configure the fastethernet0/1 interface — Command : interface <interface type>

Router(config)# interface fastethernet0/1

8)      Configure IP address 192.168.1.1 with subnetmask of 255.255.255.0 on fastethernet0/1               interface — Command : ip address <ip address> <subnet mask>

Router(config-if)# ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0

9)      Activate fastethernet0/1 interface — Command : no shutdown

Router(config-if)# no shutdown

10)  Exit back to global configuration level

Router(config-if)# exit

11)  Exit out of global configuration level

Router(config)# ^z

12)  Save Configuration into NVRAM

Router# write

13)  See the current configuration of the Router.

Router# show configuration

14)  Router> – indicates user is back to user EXEC level

Router# disable

15)  Router> – indicates user is back to user EXEC level

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