These five configurations are the first thing a network administrator should apply to a newly-provisioned switch or router. Although these may seem like common sense, 90 percent of devices I see are missing at least one of these settings, and about 75 percent are missing two or more. Use this checklist as an action item to verify your existing devices have these settings, at a minimum, and integrate these in to any templates or provisioning documents you use. You’ll appreciate the results of the consistency this adds to your network management and monitoring.

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