Racking a CISCO switch at work | Best Practice, things you need

[@AlastorDarkAngel]

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[@EastCharmer]

Good luck with your CCNA studies!! Yeah, that's why I really wanna share the real world how it is in the actual workplace

[@michaelsasylum]

CCNA has changed drastically since I got it in 1999. On the flip side the hardware you need for a lab has gotten dirt cheap.

[@1upgarage84]

Real world examples, enterprise explanations! Love it

[@EastCharmer]

Really glad you loved the video!

[@nicholasjoseph699]

You are doing god's work! Please keep this channel going for young up and coming IT professional and also people wanting to do a career change.

[@EastCharmer]

Aaww I'm so happy to hear that! I will continue posting content like this and want to teach people as much as I can

[@lavanyasidhu2822]

I'll recommend this channel to all of my friends and wish you well. Continue posting... I've been a network engineer for six months, and I'd want to know more from you.

[@EastCharmer]

Hello! Thank you so much! We're on discord too. Wow I wanted to be an engineer too in the future! I will do my best to keep posting videos like this as it helps give people an idea on what real world practice is like.

[@Rdc_gd]

Hi @@EastCharmer ! Can you also share that discord link, I would like to join as a student! thank you!

[@EastCharmer]

@@Rdc_gd Here's the link discord.com/invite/FR8ABBGKgk

[@locumania]

Can't thank you enough! I'm learning so many essential tools!

[@EastCharmer]

aaawww you're very welcome! Yes there's a lot of different cables used in networking and different tools

[@kapitanogni]

Galing mo po. I missed working on a Technical works like these, in my previous job i'm doing everything. From Systems admin, some Network firewalls, HSM and managing legacy Servers and systems and racking new appliances like these! Missed those days!

[@EastCharmer]

Thank you! Ah yeah all around IT din ako. And yeah I also like doing hands-on work from time to time

[@waghitech]

Excellent thank you so much. Appreciate you. God bless your work ❤

[@EastCharmer]

Thank you! You too!

[@michaelsasylum]

Whenever I had to mount a larger device or something a little unwieldy we used to make a ty-wrap sling to bear some weight. One hand on the device, the other to tighten the sling and lift it to the desired rack position. Done that with Cisco switches and routers, Sun servers and other devices.

[@EastCharmer]

oh that's cool!! Thanks for the tip!!!

[@michaelsasylum]

@@EastCharmer Make sure they are Thomas & Betts Ty-Wraps, they are made out of stronger nylon and have metal locking tabs for increased strength, cheapo zip ties will not do the trick.

[@phillp7777]

great job.. gettin muscles putting that sw up... lookin good too at same time.. smarty IT girl

[@EastCharmer]

Thank you!!

[@Gomez-ng9lp]

I’m a network technician Just seeing this video and i think you did a good job explaining the steps If I can also add cleaning those fiber patch cables and the LIU connectors with a one click fiber cleaner.

[@EastCharmer]

Oh that's a nice job! Thank you so much! I don't do networking stuff that often so it's also nice to document it. Thanks so much for the advice! Will try it

[@lavanyasidhu2822]

Thank you for posting this; the video is clear and sharp. I will find this useful. Please submit videos on a frequent basis.

[@EastCharmer]

You're very welcome!! I will post more videos like this. I enjoy making this kind of videos too!!

[@samjones4327]

Thank you for another great teaching video! I really enjoy your content and I love how you take us into the MDF closet and are hands on with the equipment! Please keep your content coming! i appreciate all that you do for us and Cheers!!

[@EastCharmer]

Thank you! Appreciate you liking the content! I'll keep posting more videos for sure!

[@samjones4327]

Thanks!🤩@@EastCharmer

[@mwewalengwe9115]

amazing work its amazingly done

[@EastCharmer]

Thanks a lot 😊!!!

[@mrmotofy]

To easily rack the switch in an empty rack like this. Use a shelf mounted upside down in the slot below it. Then you can just slide switch in. Much easier than a 2nd person holding it.

[@EastCharmer]

Thank for the tip!

[@matthewd84]

@@EastCharmer you're really good. Where did you learn your tech skills? Teachers? Certs?

[@EastCharmer]

@@matthewd84 Thanks! I finished computer networking training and I learn a lot when I worked in a FinTech company

[@milesdyson5211]

0:15 I caught you looking at me LOL!

[@zainuddinbrahim4625]

i am refreshing my method and yours, quite helpful too, thanks.

[@EastCharmer]

You're welcome! Great to hear!

[@rosstv4826]

really good vlog like me as an aspiring network associate. Thanks you charmer!!

[@EastCharmer]

Happy to hear that! You're very welcome!

[@pamodounjie666]

Really grateful for your video's, i just start my ccna course and im new in networking i hope your video's will help me pass and get certified 😉 😊

[@EastCharmer]

You're welcome! Best of luck! and keep doing practice tests!!

[@pamodounjie666]

@@EastCharmer thanks appreciate you

[@MADVDaily]

Oh My God cant thank you enough. Brilliant work .!!!!!!

[@EastCharmer]

Yay!! You're very welcome!!!

[@abubakeraliomer]

wow amazing while watching this video I felt comfort to understand thank for making this video I wish to communicate with you to get more idea about network cause now I do ccna course

[@EastCharmer]

thank you! I'm glad this video helped you and goodluck with your CCNA studies! You can join our discord server

[@abubakeraliomer]

ok thank you @@EastCharmer

[@germancalderon1672]

Nice and thank you for sharing!

[@EastCharmer]

Thanks for watching!

[@alarmsquadnj]

Amazing I just love your channel 😊

[@EastCharmer]

Yay!! Thank you and glad you like the channel!

[@prev_knowunique]

Hello, I recently watched your previous video on configuring a switch, and I just finished this one as well. The content was exceptionally well delivered, and I truly appreciate the effort you put into creating such informative content. I was wondering if you could share some insights on what things one should focus on or study to pursue a career as a network engineer or in enterprise networking. Your expertise would be immensely valuable. Hoping for your response.

[@EastCharmer]

Hello there!! Thank you so much for your amazing feedback. Are you currently studying computer related courses? The things you need to focus on with networking are the OSI model, network devices and configuring them, topologies, and different IP address type. If you're not studying now, you might wanna check out Network+ cert. It provides you with the fundamental knowledge to learn

[@prev_knowunique]

​@@EastCharmer Hello, Thank you for your swift response! I'm currently in my final year pursuing a Bachelor's degree in IT. I have a grasp of the basics, including OSI, TCP/IP, Packet Tracer, and more. However, I am a bit confused on how do I proceed in study further and secure a job in the networking field. Your guidance would mean a lot to me. If possible, could you share your social media ID? It would be tremendously helpful for further guidance. Thank You..

[@MrAzeemmustafa]

Keep it up nice work.

[@EastCharmer]

Thank you so much! will keep posting more videos like this

[@miplop3538]

Thank you! Keep posting videos!

[@EastCharmer]

You're very welcome!! Will do!

[@bassplayeronly]

Very good info thanks

[@EastCharmer]

Glad it was helpful! You're very welcome!!!

[@tcntad87]

Excellent series looking forward to more:)

[@EastCharmer]

Thank you so much!! I'll try to keep posting more projects at work

[@tcntad87]

@@EastCharmer Perfect:) we can learn mkch more from this

[@EastCharmer]

@tcntad87 thanks so much!! I think next could be access points

[@tcntad87]

@@EastCharmer Gotta appreciate some AP's☺

[@johnczech7074]

Excellent! Thanks Charmer!!

[@EastCharmer]

You're very welcome!!!!

[@keenkeen5863]

well, thank you for this sweet and nice video, by the way where are your teacher and your classmates you guys helped me big time to understand subnetting and VLSM. thank you so much, am really glad to come across your channel, as this it my first year in IT networking am sure will learn from you a lot please keep posting your videos. wish you the best

[@EastCharmer]

you're very welcome!! I haven't seen my teacher and classmates again :( Oh nice!! how do you like your job? will definitely keep posting! I'm glad you liked the content!!

[@URNEXTCISO]

You are the best. Thank you

[@EastCharmer]

Thank you too!

[@narensaran7138]

I recently followed your channel from India, Really your way of teaching is very excellent. I had doubts about the switch, Physical switch have 28 ports and tell me about vlan concept because I don't understand the concept on vlan. Total 28 port

[@johnlesthersanpedro4791]

I'm studying for ccna now and gusto ko mag advance and nakita ko tong channel na to. always kita pinapanood gabi gabi maam i hope na ma meet kita someday :)

[@EastCharmer]

Goodluck on your CCNA Studies!!! Salamat!

[@noelagbegna2731]

great learning l wish l could work with you, since l just graduated as networking specialist AAS.

[@EastCharmer]

thank you! aawww that's nice. have you applied to jobs now?

[@jtayshawn]

Enjoying the videos 👏

[@EastCharmer]

Yay thank you so much!!!

[@nellykinanga7189]

finding this when i needed it thanks for the lesson much love from kenya Its helpful am doing routing and switching right now

[@EastCharmer]

Wow I'm glad this video is helpful!!

[@Richard-i6m4m]

Your channel is so helpful!

[@EastCharmer]

Thank you!! I'm so glad you find it helpful

[@abdoulayesidibe8761]

Hello Mrs I believe you are doing great, i'm from West Africa and I have been watching you videos since and I really appreciate the contents because they are very informative. Thank you so much and May God be your only guide! I would like to know if it's possible to make an RJ45 to wall Jack cable and I mean the RJ45 end will be plugged directly to the cisco switch and the other end(wall jack) will be used by Users, if this will work without a patch panel. Thank you in advance

[@Memadji-IT3999]

Aprreciate your train training very pratic

[@athisii_ekhe6167]

thank you for sharing. 🤟

[@EastCharmer]

My pleasure!

[@abdelazizizzo3084]

thanks for the video. Can you tell me which best practice to follow to change an entire network topology?

[@EastCharmer]

Thanks! That really depends on the company and the needs. There's really no single template for this.

[@zainuddinbrahim4625]

by right if the level is lower, we can do it alone but, in this video, its patched at the top, need assistance by default..good video, keep it up.

[@EastCharmer]

Yes you're right! I'm short so I can't reach it and the switch is also a little heavy for me to lift with just one hand. I'd rather have someone assist me than messing up the device and everything next to it

[@rabiulkarim7547]

Nice

[@EastCharmer]

Thanks!

[@elabdel8243]

Your channel so helpful thank you ❤

[@EastCharmer]

Yay!! I'm glad you found it helpful°

[@gayanathsamarasingha3702]

Nice work❤

[@EastCharmer]

Thanks so much I hope transitioning from the old switch will be smooth too

[@TheLordMeowMeow]

thank you for sharing!

[@EastCharmer]

No problem 😊

[@tiisetsangthaba9814]

Wonderful ❤❤❤❤

[@EastCharmer]

Thank you so much!!

[@Hius2066]

Thank you so much ❤

[@EastCharmer]

you're very welcome!!!

[@KataTukuTV]

thank you east charmer❤

[@EastCharmer]

My pleasure!!

[@Privacy_Aspects]

What is the purpose of the connecting Fiber cable into Router from the Fiber Patch Panel?

[@WondeJamal]

thank you for shang!

[@EastCharmer]

You're very welcome!! More to come!

[@duafox1600]

Thats Great ,a lot of new videos this month 🎉

[@EastCharmer]

Yay!! Yes! I'm trying to post more videos about work projects etc

[@abdulrahmanhomus595]

What's patching panel. I've never heard of or seen it before. Even though I'm a 4th year networks engineer lol

[@EastCharmer]

@abdulrahmanhomus595 oh really lol do you do hands-on work like racking ? it's pretty common in network setups. I was talking about a fiber patch panel that terminates the fiber cables to give access to fiber connection through the jacks

[@DearReticent]

What’s your day to day like, are you always alone or have coworkers in the same room?..

[@EastCharmer]

I have a team but most of the time we do our own projects and I'll ask for help if it's something I can't do physically or I need to escalate

[@fitness_fanatic585]

How do I get a job as a data center. I don’t have hands on experience. I don’t know where to start.

[@EastCharmer]

What is your background? Do you have background in computer fundamentals? I think the entry level for data center job is a data center technician. The technical skills you need to learn are cabling , hardware, networking, installation

[@wodn184fn8]

Very good work. Keep it up! What router/ firewall you are using there?

[@EastCharmer]

Thank you so much! Hopefully moving from the old switch to the new one will be smooth 😬 we're also using cisco for fw and router but we don't get to configure those 🥺 we're only limited to layer 2 at work

[@SADIK-fg3jy]

from Bangladesh, i am working as a network engineer, but i am not expert on cisco router, can you help me? i am traying to learn from you. Thank you

[@SkylarClarkston]

Aint gone lie. Pooped my pull-up (yes i have the poopy butts) but after watching this, daddy tells me i can go get me a support job

[@kayjoe7237]

Subscribed.

[@EastCharmer]

Thanks!!!

[@om1kron]

why did you guys get a sliding rack for that top switch but not the new one you added?

[@EastCharmer]

Can you add the timestamp here. I don't remember what you're saying

[@kashifaziz9538]

Hi i am using mikrotik router for hotspot guest wifi i want to carry hotspot guest wifi and normal internet through managed switch to access points with two ssid how this can be accomplished? Thanks

[@changedahanddlessss]

👏👏👏👏

[@chethankumar9070]

he guys i want to work in it, but not having experience in IT, Can someone help me, I have done course also but not useful course was

[@mikerainercabato2183]

Where u from? Can you teach me switch and port configuration

[@raihanhossain3423]

wow😍

[@EastCharmer]

Thank you!!

[@raihanhossain3423]

welcome ☺@@EastCharmer

[@KFMEDIA254]

COOL

[@EastCharmer]

Thanks!

[@pablomarcelmx]

why not use a dewalt?

[@EastCharmer]

Well most of our stuff keeps getting lost so we use whatever we could find atm

[@prhawkeye]

The command to restart the device is reload

[@A_Traveling_Mind]

thanks

[@EastCharmer]

You're welcome!

[@glennjera4146]

good video, cable management not properly done. need to look neat

[@EastCharmer]

Thanks!! Yes it's been years of poor practice and we're trying to clean them up slowly

[@narayanfransis9427]

which company do u work and at which position ???

[@EastCharmer]

I'm in Broadcast company and position is Broadcast IT

[@san.ch1-ft7fe]

Are you working on a company as a consultant to different clients?

[@EastCharmer]

Oh I'm not. I'm working as in-house IT Specialist

[@san.ch1-ft7fe]

@@EastCharmer That's nice! If it I may ask, what certifications do you have and what are your tips for guys like me who would like to be certified as well?

[@EastCharmer]

@@san.ch1-ft7fe I have the A+ cert(expired now) and AWS Cloud Practitioner. I finished the CCNA training but didn't take the exam. A tip I would give if you wanna be certified is go for the vendor certificates because they are industry recognized like CompTIA, CISCO, Linux, AWS, VMWare etc. Those are also the certifications that companies are requiring compared to the training you get from Coursera , Udemy. Also if you are starting in IT, go for the fundamentals first like CompTIA A+, Network+ , Security+. They will provide you with all of the foundations and will also cover the basics of the different areas like Network, Security, Virtualization, Hardware, Software and more.

[@san.ch1-ft7fe]

@@EastCharmer Thank you very much for the tip!

[@rodrigoluiz7402]

nice video, but your data center is kinda messy lol

[@EastCharmer]

thanks!! oh yeah it really is lol

[@konradwerner4134]

4:37 😂

[@FAIZANAMIN2]

Ma'am where r u from...?

[@EastCharmer]

Philippines

[@FAIZANAMIN2]

@@EastCharmer okk

[@gastonhitw720]

the cable management looks bad tho

[@EastCharmer]

we don't have cable management lol

[@gastonhitw720]

lol my worst nightmare as a network engineer is to fix the cabling@@EastCharmer

[@x0xain137]

wuut a girl and a cisco switch? no way must be trippin

[@EastCharmer]

I know right?!

[@michaelestipular2593]

Well explained, but not a good idea to take a video inside dc.

[@muhammadharits8356]

Thats Great

[@EastCharmer]

thank you! racking wasn't easy lol