Switch(config-if)#ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0Ĭonfigure the IP address on the router in packet tracer The following commands can be used to configure the IP address on the Cisco switch We can assign the IP address to the VLAN1 interface.
Before proceeding with any other configuration, we must assign the appropriate IP address and design the correct IP addressing scheme for the network.Īssigning IP address to switch in packet tracerĪs the switch is a layer 2 device, we cannot assign the IP address to the layer 2 device however IP address can be assigned to the virtual interface. How to assign an IP address to the switch, router, and PC in the Cisco packet tracer?Īssigning the IP address is the first step while creating a network in packet tracer.