Lab

1: Basic Setup for the CME Router and Ethernet Switch

Objectives
Configure a Cisco router and a Cisco Switch in preparation for Cisco Unified Communication
Manager Express (CUME)

Equipment Requirements
Cisco Unified Communication Manager Express (CUME) capable router
Ethernet Switch PoE capable
Ethernet Cable

In this lab, the MEDI.com Company has decided to deploy Cisco Unified Communication Manager Express on their
site as an IP-PBX.

Step 1 Assign a Pod Number

a. Ask the instructor to assign a pod number to the lab group.
What pod number was the group assigned? ____________________

Step 2 Erasing Configuration and VLANs from the Router and Switch
a. The router stores configuration information in Flash Memory as well as Switch stores VLAN and
configuration information too. To ensure the router and the switch do not have a previous
configuration, connect a console cable to the router and power on the router.
b. Erase the router startup-configuration by using the erase startup-config, and reload commands.
Note: Do not save the configuration when the router or switch ask and DO NOT go through the initial
configuration script and also DO NOT run the auto-install config
Router# erase startup-config
Router# reload
c. Connect a console cable to the switch and power on the switch.
d. Erase the switch VLAN database and startup-configuration file by using the delete flash:vlan.dat,
erase startup-config, and reload commands.
Switch# delete flash:/vlan.dat
Switch# erase startup-config
Switch# reload

Step 3 Check the Software Revision

a. What is the version of software on the router? ____________________
b. What is the hardware configuration of the router? ____________________

Step 4 Basic Cisco Unified Communication Manager Express Router Configuration

a. On the router, enter privilege mode and then configuration mode.
b. Change the hostname of the router. Use the command hostname CMERouterX, where X is the pod
number assigned to the group. Throughout the rest of the lab, use IP Telephony Table 1 parameters
based on the pod number assigned.
Router(config)# hostname CMERouterX
c. Set the enable secret password to cisco. (Do not deviate from this password.)
What is the command? ____________________
d. Use the command no ip domain-lookup to disable name resolution since there is no DNS server in
the classroom lab.
CMERouterX(config)# no ip domain-lookup

e. Note that router commands are IOS and model specific. Examples given in this lab are the most
common configurations seen. However, the command may vary slightly. For example, on a 1760
router the VTY lines are 0 through 15 instead of 0 through 4. Configure all the router VTY lines with
parameters similar to the following:
CMERouterX(config)# line vty 0 4
CMERouterX(config-line)# password cisco
CMERouterX(config-line)# login
CMERouterX(config-line)# logging synchronous
f. Configure the console port parameters.
CMERouterX(config)# line console 0
CMERouterX(config-line)# password cisco
CMERouterX(config-line)# login
CMERouterX(config-line)# logging synchronous
g. Configure the LAN interface.
CMERouterX(config)# interface fastethernet 0/0
CMERouterX(config-if)# ip address 192.168.2x.1 255.255.255.0
CMERouterX(config-if)# no shutdown

Step 5 Basic Cisco Switch Configuration

a. On the switch, enter privilege mode and then configuration mode.
b. Change the hostname of the switch as previously done on the router.
switch(config)# hostname CMESwitchX
c. Set the enable secret password to cisco. (Do not deviate from this password.) as previously done
on the router
d. Configure the remote access and console following the previous steps e and f, dont forget this
steps
e. Configure the switch interface for LAN side
CMESwitchX(config)# interface VLAN 2X
CMESwitchX(config-if)# ip address 192.168.2x.2 255.255.255.0
If you have a 3500XL do this extra steps
CMESwitchX(config)# interface VLAN 1
CMESwitchX(config-subif)# shutdown
CMESwitchX(config-subif)# interface VLAN 2X
CMESwitchX(config-subif)# no shutdown
f. Configure the Voice VLAN
If you have a 3750
CMESwitchX(config)# vlan 2x
CMESwitchX(config-vlan)# name VOICE
CMESwitchX(config-vlan)# exit
If you have a 3500XL
CMESwitchX# vlan database
CMESwitchX(vlan)# vlan 2x
CMESwitchX(vlan)# vlan 2x name VOICE
CMESwitchX(vlan)# exit
g. Configure the Data VLAN
If you have a 3750
CMESwitchX(config)# vlan 1x
CMESwitchX(config-vlan)# name DATA
CMESwitchX(config-vlan)# exit
If you have a 3500XL
CMESwitchX# vlan database
CMESwitchX(vlan)# vlan 1x
CMESwitchX(vlan)# vlan 1x name DATA
CMESwitchX(vlan)# exit

h. Configure the Switch Port to connect the Router

CMESwitchX(config)# interface fastethernet 0/1
CMESwitchX(config-if)# switchport mode access
CMESwitchX(config-if)# switchport access vlan 2x
CMESwitchX(config-if)# spanning-tree portfast
CMESwitchX(config-if)# description TO CMERouterX
i. Configure the Switch Port to connect an IP Phone
If you have a 3750 switch
CMESwitchX(config)# interface fastethernet 0/4
CMESwitchX(config-if)# switchport mode access
CMESwitchX(config-if)# switchport access vlan 1x
CMESwitchX(config-if)# switchport voice vlan 2x
CMESwitchX(config-if)# spanning-tree portfast
CMESwitchX(config-if)# description to Phone Y Pod X
If you have a 3500XL switch
CMESwitchX(config)# interface fastethernet 0/4
CMESwitchX(config-if)# switchport mode access
CMESwitchX(config-if)# switchport access vlan 2x
CMESwitchX(config-if)# spanning-tree portfast
CMESwitchX(config-if)# description to Phone Y Pod X
Note that Y is the phone consecutive number for each pod.

Step 6 Connect CUCME Router to the Ethernet Switch

a. Connect an Ethernet cable between the CUCME Router and the Ethernet switch in the interfaces
configured for this purpose.

Are the Interfaces up?

How can you verify? .
Note: Connect the interfaces on the Router and Switch that you have configured on previous
steps.