A network engineer needs to perform the initial configuration of a new switch that has no IP address configured. Which access method should be used?

Console access using a serial cable

Telnet from a directly connected laptop

A network administrator wants to manage a switch's web-based interface securely from a remote location. The switch supports both HTTP and HTTPS. The administrator must ensure that management traffic, including login credentials, is encrypted. Which configuration should be used?

Enable HTTP and use a strong password

Enable HTTPS and install a valid certificate

Use SSH to access the web interface

A network administrator is managing a device that only supports HTTP for web-based management. The device is on a management network that is considered secure. The administrator wants to minimize the risk of credential exposure. Which action should the administrator take?

Use HTTP because the network is secure

Use SSH to access the device's CLI instead

A network engineer receives a brand-new Cisco switch that has never been configured. The switch has no IP address and no VLAN configuration. The engineer needs to perform the initial configuration. Which access method should be used?

Connect a laptop to the switch's console port using a rollover cable and terminal emulation software.

Connect to the switch using SSH from a management workstation on the same VLAN.

Use Telnet to connect to the switch's default management IP address.

Access the switch's web interface using HTTPS after assigning a default IP address.

A network administrator must remotely manage a router that is located in a branch office. The only path to the router is over the Internet, and the administrator wants to ensure that login credentials and configuration commands are protected from eavesdropping. The company also uses a central AAA server that separates authentication from authorization. Which management access method should the administrator use?

Console access with local authentication

SSH with TACACS+ authentication

HTTP with RADIUS authentication

Telnet with a local username and password

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Domain 2Objective 8

2.8 Describe Network Device Management Access (Telnet, SSH, HTTP, HTTPS, Console, TACACS+/RADIUS, and Cloud Managed) 200-301 Practice Questions (Page 6)

Part of the Network Access domain, which accounts for 20% of the 200-301 exam. Cisco does not publish an official question count, but from its 120-minute exam (~50–80 total, ~10–16 in this domain), expect 1–2 from this objective — we provide 39 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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Questions 26–30

26foundation · easy
A network engineer needs to perform the initial configuration of a new switch that has no IP address configured. Which access method should be used?
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27application · medium
A network administrator wants to manage a switch's web-based interface securely from a remote location. The switch supports both HTTP and HTTPS. The administrator must ensure that management traffic, including login credentials, is encrypted. Which configuration should be used?
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28expert · hard
A network administrator is managing a device that only supports HTTP for web-based management. The device is on a management network that is considered secure. The administrator wants to minimize the risk of credential exposure. Which action should the administrator take?
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29application · medium
A network engineer receives a brand-new Cisco switch that has never been configured. The switch has no IP address and no VLAN configuration. The engineer needs to perform the initial configuration. Which access method should be used?
Select an answer first
30application · medium
A network administrator must remotely manage a router that is located in a branch office. The only path to the router is over the Internet, and the administrator wants to ensure that login credentials and configuration commands are protected from eavesdropping. The company also uses a central AAA server that separates authentication from authorization. Which management access method should the administrator use?
Select an answer first

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