Manage configurations via the TCP/IP network

Question 1

What is the command to copy the running configuration to a TFTP server?

Answer 1

copy running-config tftp:

You will be prompted to enter the IP address of the TFTP server and the filename to save the configuration.

Question 2

How do you restore a configuration from a TFTP server to a Cisco device?

Answer 2

copy tftp: running-config

You will need to provide the TFTP server’s IP address and the configuration file name.

Question 3

What is the command to enable SCP server on a Cisco device?

Answer 3

ip scp server enable

Question 4

How do you configure a Cisco device to accept SSH connections?

Answer 4

Generate RSA keys:
crypto key generate rsa

Configure the SSH version:
ip ssh version 2

Enable SSH on the VTY lines:
line vty 0 4
transport input ssh
login local

Create local user accounts:
username [username] password [password]

Question 5

How do you configure a Cisco device to use an SNMP server for configuration management?

Answer 5

Enable SNMP on the device:
snmp-server community [community-string] RO