Smartports macros provide a way to save and share common switch port configurations. You can use Smartports macros for repetitive configuration tasks, such as setting up interfaces for use with a particular type of system. Even for seasoned professionals, macros offer advantages such as consistent configuration.

This short guide explains how to check memory installed on a Cisco device and explains the output from show commands that describes ram and flash resources.

This article explains how to use an old Cisco router as a replacement for the typical small office/home office gateway router.

Use the standards based VRRP configuration to provide redundant gateway support on a Cisco network.

Create a basic primary dns server using a Cisco router along with a few IOS configuration commands.

Need a way to calculate vlan numbers to use based on IP subnet? It is pretty easy when your subnets are always used as full Class C’s. But what if you want to do further subnetting? How do you calculate unique vlan numbers without having to worry about it conflicting with something implemented later.

Using the Cisco built in diff utility show archive config can be a valuable tool where two files need to be compared. Now this can be accomplished directly on the Cisco device instead of transferring the files off to a machine with diff utility installed.

Set the time on your Cisco device and configure logging to use timestamps instead of the default uptime.

Enabling ssh on a Cisco device without using or enabling AAA.

Explanation of how to use different destination types to backup a router configuration.