1.	Plug the switch into an outlet
2.	Plug the 8p8 connector into the console port of the switch
3.	Plug the DB-9 connector of the rollover cable into the corresponding female connector on the RS232 Serial to USB adapter cable.
4.	Plug the USB cable into an open USB port on your workstation
5.	Open the Device Manager on your workstation and check the COM port number for the USB-connected Rollover Cable.  This will be listed under “Ports” in the Device Manager
6.	Open the “PuTTy” desktop application
7.	While still in the Session Category on the left side, select “Serial” Connection Type in the upper right hand side of the interface.
8.	Right above it, enter the COM port number in the “Serial Line” input field that you observed in step 5.  The default should be COM1 @ 9600 BAUD.  
9.	Click “Open”
10.	When the CLI interface appears, press “Enter” to begin the boot process. This may take several minutes.
11.	When boot is complete, press “Enter”
12.	When prompted to perform initial configuration, select “No” 
13.	If boot seems to be hung, you may need to close the CLI console interface then reseat the USB rollover cable. Then re-establish the Serial Console connection in PuTTy as outlined above.
14.	When you have the user-mode prompt “Switch>” you are ready to begin the configurations.
15.	Enter the Privileged mode by typing “Enable” followed by “Enter”
16.	Show the configuration by typing “Show Run”
a.	How many Ethernet ports are there?
b.	How many Fast Ethernet ports are there?
c.	How many Gigabit Ethernet ports are there
d.	What is the name of port #11
17.	Change the name of the switch to your first name.  
a.	Switch>enable
b.	Switch#conf t
c.	Switch(config)hostname xxxxx
d.	Exit out to the console
18.	Follow the instructions outlined in Lab 6.1.7 in Testout.
a.	Make sure to modify your commands to reflect the name of the switch ports on your actual switch.
19.	Show instructor the running configuration when you are finished by typing “Show Run” at the Enable prompt (xxxxx#)
20.	Configure the switch using the steps in Lab 6.2.4 in Testout
a.	Make sure to modify your commands to reflect the name of the switch ports on your actual switch.
21.	Show instructor the running configuration when you are finished by typing “Show Run” at the Enable prompt (xxxxx#)
22.	Configure the switch using the steps in Lab 6.3.7 in Testout
a.	Make sure to modify your commands to reflect the name of the switch ports on your actual switch if necessary.
b.	Ignore gigabit ports if they are not present on your switch.
23.	Show instructor the running configuration when you are finished by typing “Show Run” at the Enable prompt (xxxxx#)
24.	Reset the switch for next use by clearing the startup configuration file.
a.	At the Enable prompt (xxxxx#) type “write erase”
b.	Confirm by pressing enter
25.	Confirm Erased startup config file by typing “Show Start”