STEP 9 — Name the devices (slow + precise)

Why we do this

• Avoid confusion later
• Makes “City A / City B” clear
• CCNA best practice

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🔹 9.1 Name R1 (Head Office router)

1. Click R1
2. Go to CLI
3. Press Enter
4. Type:

enable
configure terminal
hostname HO-R1

5. Press Enter

You should now see:

HO-R1(config)#

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🔹 9.2 Name R2 (Branch router)

1. Click R2
2. CLI → Enter
3. Type:

enable
configure terminal
hostname BR-R2

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🔹 9.3 Name R0 (ISP router)

1. Click R0
2. CLI → Enter
3. Type:

enable
configure terminal
hostname ISP-R0

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🔹 9.4 Name the switches

SW1 (Distribution)

enable
configure terminal
hostname DIST-SW1

SW2 (HQ Access – users)

enable
configure terminal
hostname HQ-SW2

SW3 (HQ Access – servers/Wi-Fi)

enable
configure terminal
hostname HQ-SW3

SW4 (Branch Access)

enable
configure terminal
hostname BR-SW4

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🔹 9.5 Save configurations (IMPORTANT)

Do this on every router and switch:

end
write memory

(or copy running-config startup-config)

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✅ Checkpoint (what you should see)

• Prompts show:
  • HO-R1#
  • BR-R2#
  • ISP-R0#
  • DIST-SW1#
  • HQ-SW2#
  • HQ-SW3#
  • BR-SW4#

This means Step 9 is DONE correctly.