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Section 2

The Hostname

The hostname of a router is a very important item to configure, because it simplifies things for the administrator. One router can have three or more interfaces, each with a different IP Address. A hostname allows the administrator to bind all of the IP Addresses to a router using an easy to rember term (i.e. Lab-A). This allows the simplification of IP addresses. For instance rather than telnet to a particular port, requiring you to look up an IP Address, which on a large network can become a tedious task. You can telnet the Hostname instead

How to assign a Hostname:

You must be in Privileged mode. So execute the enable command and type in the password if necessary. A clean router will not require passwords.
You now must enter global configuration mode by using the config terminal command.
Next you must use the hostname xxx, where xxx is the hostname that you want to assign the router
The Router prompt should now read Hostname(config)#.

The next step in the Configuration Process is to configure the passwords that restrict the access of the router configurations to a restricted number of users.