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..., Berkeley (UCB) as part of UCB's public domain version of Cisco Systems, Inc. Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide © 2006-2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. The use of actual IP addresses in this document are the property of Cisco Systems, Inc.; THE SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE PRODUCTS IN THIS MANUAL ARE SUBJECT TO...
..., Berkeley (UCB) as part of UCB's public domain version of Cisco Systems, Inc. Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide © 2006-2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. The use of actual IP addresses in this document are the property of Cisco Systems, Inc.; THE SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE PRODUCTS IN THIS MANUAL ARE SUBJECT TO...
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... 3-11 Default Boot Configuration 3-12 Automatically Downloading a Configuration File 3-12 Specifying the Filename to Read and Write the System Configuration 3-12 Booting Manually 3-13 Booting a Specific Software Image 3-14 Controlling Environment Variables 3-14 Scheduling a Reload of the Software Image 3-16 Configuring a Scheduled Reload 3-16 Displaying Scheduled Reload Information 3-17 Catalyst 2960...
... 3-11 Default Boot Configuration 3-12 Automatically Downloading a Configuration File 3-12 Specifying the Filename to Read and Write the System Configuration 3-12 Booting Manually 3-13 Booting a Specific Software Image 3-14 Controlling Environment Variables 3-14 Scheduling a Reload of the Software Image 3-16 Configuring a Scheduled Reload 3-16 Displaying Scheduled Reload Information 3-17 Catalyst 2960...
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... for User Privileged Access and Network Services 8-27 Starting RADIUS Accounting 8-28 Configuring Settings for All RADIUS Servers 8-29 Configuring the Switch to Use Vendor-Specific RADIUS Attributes 8-29 Configuring the Switch for Vendor-Proprietary RADIUS Server Communication 8-31 Displaying the RADIUS Configuration 8-31 Configuring the Switch for Local Authentication and...
... for User Privileged Access and Network Services 8-27 Starting RADIUS Accounting 8-28 Configuring Settings for All RADIUS Servers 8-29 Configuring the Switch to Use Vendor-Specific RADIUS Attributes 8-29 Configuring the Switch for Vendor-Proprietary RADIUS Server Communication 8-31 Displaying the RADIUS Configuration 8-31 Configuring the Switch for Local Authentication and...
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...-16 Using TDR 32-17 Understanding TDR 32-17 Running TDR and Displaying the Results 32-18 Using Debug Commands 32-18 Enabling Debugging on a Specific Feature 32-18 Enabling All-System Diagnostics 32-19 Redirecting Debug and Error Message Output 32-19 Using the show platform forward Command 32-20...
...-16 Using TDR 32-17 Understanding TDR 32-17 Running TDR and Displaying the Results 32-18 Using Debug Commands 32-18 Enabling Debugging on a Specific Feature 32-18 Enabling All-System Diagnostics 32-19 Redirecting Debug and Error Message Output 32-19 Using the show platform forward Command 32-20...
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... Assistant) for - Viewing a topology of cluster-capable switches, see the getting started guide. • User-defined and Cisco-default Smartports macros for creating custom switch configurations for simplified deployment across the network. • An embedded device manager GUI ...from a single graphical interface without needing to remember command-line interface (CLI) commands to a switch. - Downloading an image to accomplish specific tasks. - Features Chapter 1 Overview • Express Setup for quickly configuring a switch for the first time with these performance features:...
... Assistant) for - Viewing a topology of cluster-capable switches, see the getting started guide. • User-defined and Cisco-default Smartports macros for creating custom switch configurations for simplified deployment across the network. • An embedded device manager GUI ...from a single graphical interface without needing to remember command-line interface (CLI) commands to a switch. - Downloading an image to accomplish specific tasks. - Features Chapter 1 Overview • Express Setup for quickly configuring a switch for the first time with these performance features:...
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... connecting your management station directly to the switch console port or by generating switch-specific configuration changes, sending them to drop packets with specific source or destination MAC addresses • Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) Versions 1 and 2 for network topology discovery and mapping... between the switch and other Cisco devices on the network • Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) ...
... connecting your management station directly to the switch console port or by generating switch-specific configuration changes, sending them to drop packets with specific source or destination MAC addresses • Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) Versions 1 and 2 for network topology discovery and mapping... between the switch and other Cisco devices on the network • Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) ...
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...1x-compliant users - IEEE 802.1x with wake-on-LAN to allow dormant PCs to be powered on based on the receipt of a specific Ethernet frame • MAC authentication bypass to allow secure HTTP communications (requires the cryptographic version of the software) Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration...1x validation of the antivirus condition or posture of endpoint systems or clients before granting the devices network access. Voice VLAN to permit a Cisco IP Phone to track network usage - IEEE 802.1x accounting to access the voice VLAN regardless of the authorized or unauthorized state of...
...1x-compliant users - IEEE 802.1x with wake-on-LAN to allow dormant PCs to be powered on based on the receipt of a specific Ethernet frame • MAC authentication bypass to allow secure HTTP communications (requires the cryptographic version of the software) Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration...1x validation of the antivirus condition or posture of endpoint systems or clients before granting the devices network access. Voice VLAN to permit a Cisco IP Phone to track network usage - IEEE 802.1x accounting to access the voice VLAN regardless of the authorized or unauthorized state of...
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... a different policer. - Trusted boundary for detecting the presence of -profile markdown for policing traffic flows in aggregate to restrict specific applications or traffic flows to simplify the deployment of existing QoS features by classifying traffic and configuring egress queues • Classification... SRR as the congestion-avoidance mechanism for managing the queue lengths and providing drop precedences for different traffic classifications - Out-of a Cisco IP Phone, trusting the CoS value received, and ensuring port security • Policing - Shaped round robin (SRR) as the ...
... a different policer. - Trusted boundary for detecting the presence of -profile markdown for policing traffic flows in aggregate to restrict specific applications or traffic flows to simplify the deployment of existing QoS features by classifying traffic and configuring egress queues • Classification... SRR as the congestion-avoidance mechanism for managing the queue lengths and providing drop precedences for different traffic classifications - Out-of a Cisco IP Phone, trusting the CoS value received, and ensuring port security • Policing - Shaped round robin (SRR) as the ...
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...IP Source Guard." • Switch cluster is disabled. For more information, see the hardware installation guide. If you can change the interface-specific and system-wide settings. For information about assigning an IP address by storing the MAC addresses that the switch has learned or removed •...configured and is not configured. For more information, see the getting started guide. If you have specific network needs, you do not configure the switch at all, the switch operates with Cisco Network Assistant, available on 10/100 and 10/100/1000 copper Ethernet ports • SFP ...
...IP Source Guard." • Switch cluster is disabled. For more information, see the hardware installation guide. If you can change the interface-specific and system-wide settings. For information about assigning an IP address by storing the MAC addresses that the switch has learned or removed •...configured and is not configured. For more information, see the getting started guide. If you have specific network needs, you do not configure the switch at all, the switch operates with Cisco Network Assistant, available on 10/100 and 10/100/1000 copper Ethernet ports • SFP ...
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...For high-speed access to network resources, you can use QoS DSCP marking priorities on IEEE 802.1p/Q. To prevent congestion, use the Cisco Catalyst 2960 switches in the access layer to provide Gigabit Ethernet to a router in the distribution layer. Each switch in a branch office... intranet at higher speeds Use the Catalyst Long-Reach Ethernet (LRE) switches to provide up to these switches. See the documentation sets specific to 15 Mb of an isolated high-performance workgroup, where the Catalyst 2960 switches are connected to the desktop. Figure 1-1 High-Performance...
...For high-speed access to network resources, you can use QoS DSCP marking priorities on IEEE 802.1p/Q. To prevent congestion, use the Cisco Catalyst 2960 switches in the access layer to provide Gigabit Ethernet to a router in the distribution layer. Each switch in a branch office... intranet at higher speeds Use the Catalyst Long-Reach Ethernet (LRE) switches to provide up to these switches. See the documentation sets specific to 15 Mb of an isolated high-performance workgroup, where the Catalyst 2960 switches are connected to the desktop. Figure 1-1 High-Performance...
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.... You can enter a question mark (?) at the system prompt to global Use this release. ports. While in global configuration mode, enter the interface command (with a specific interface). For more detailed information on the command modes, see the "Configuring a Range of associated keywords and arguments for the terminal line. Switch(config-if...
.... You can enter a question mark (?) at the system prompt to global Use this release. ports. While in global configuration mode, enter the interface command (with a specific interface). For more detailed information on the command modes, see the "Configuring a Range of associated keywords and arguments for the terminal line. Switch(config-if...
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... Ctrl-B, or press the Move the cursor back one character. You can disable it , or configure a specific line to have enhanced editing mode, enter this command in privileged EXEC mode: Switch# terminal editing To reconfigure a specific line to make changes or corrections. To disable the feature during the current terminal session, enter...
... Ctrl-B, or press the Move the cursor back one character. You can disable it , or configure a specific line to have enhanced editing mode, enter this command in privileged EXEC mode: Switch# terminal editing To reconfigure a specific line to make changes or corrections. To disable the feature during the current terminal session, enter...
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... to none. • Stop bits default is 1. • Parity settings default is configured. For more information, see the hardware installation guide. Use a DHCP server for specific IP information. Otherwise, use the setup program described previously. Assigning Switch Information Chapter 3 Assigning the Switch IP Address and Default Gateway The boot loader provides...
... to none. • Stop bits default is 1. • Parity settings default is configured. For more information, see the hardware installation guide. Use a DHCP server for specific IP information. Otherwise, use the setup program described previously. Assigning Switch Information Chapter 3 Assigning the Switch IP Address and Default Gateway The boot loader provides...
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... confirms that they offered to the client. If the configuration file is present and the configuration includes the ip address dhcp interface configuration command on specific routed interfaces, the DHCP client is not present on the switch. The formal request is broadcast so that all other DHCP servers that received the...
... confirms that they offered to the client. If the configuration file is present and the configuration includes the ip address dhcp interface configuration command on specific routed interfaces, the DHCP client is not present on the switch. The formal request is broadcast so that all other DHCP servers that received the...
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...! Modifying the Startup Configuration These sections describe how to copy the configuration file, see Appendix B, "Working with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images," for information about alternative locations from which to modify the switch ...File, page 3-12 • Booting Manually, page 3-13 • Booting a Specific Software Image, page 3-14 • Controlling Environment Variables, page 3-14 See also Appendix B, "Working with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images." Building configuration... snmp-server community...
...! Modifying the Startup Configuration These sections describe how to copy the configuration file, see Appendix B, "Working with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images," for information about alternative locations from which to modify the switch ...File, page 3-12 • Booting Manually, page 3-13 • Booting a Specific Software Image, page 3-14 • Controlling Environment Variables, page 3-14 See also Appendix B, "Working with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images." Building configuration... snmp-server community...
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...for 9600 b/s. Filenames and directory names are predefined and have values are similar to environment variables that can specify a specific image to boot a specific image in these steps to configure the switch to load and execute the first executable image it is not listed ... has no boot system global configuration command. Modifying the Startup Configuration Chapter 3 Assigning the Switch IP Address and Default Gateway Booting a Specific Software Image By default, the switch attempts to control how the boot loader, or any other software running -config startup-config Purpose ...
...for 9600 b/s. Filenames and directory names are predefined and have values are similar to environment variables that can specify a specific image to boot a specific image in these steps to configure the switch to load and execute the first executable image it is not listed ... has no boot system global configuration command. Modifying the Startup Configuration Chapter 3 Assigning the Switch IP Address and Default Gateway Booting a Specific Software Image By default, the switch attempts to control how the boot loader, or any other software running -config startup-config Purpose ...
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...network management software that they deliver, storing their configurations and delivering them to configure the Cisco IOS CNS agents on Cisco.com http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/netmgtsw/ps4617/tsd_products_support_series_home.html This chapter consists of these CNS components... a group of Cisco devices (switches and routers) and the services that acts as needed. The Configuration Engine automates initial configurations and configuration updates by generating device-specific configuration changes, sending them as a configuration service for the Cisco Configuration Engine, see...
...network management software that they deliver, storing their configurations and delivering them to configure the Cisco IOS CNS agents on Cisco.com http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/netmgtsw/ps4617/tsd_products_support_series_home.html This chapter consists of these CNS components... a group of Cisco devices (switches and routers) and the services that acts as needed. The Configuration Engine automates initial configurations and configuration updates by generating device-specific configuration changes, sending them as a configuration service for the Cisco Configuration Engine, see...
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... that uses configuration templates and the device-specific configuration information stored in the embedded (standalone mode) or remote (server mode) directory. Switches receive their initial configuration from the configuration server. The Cisco IOS agent can either apply configurations immediately or... publish events to show the success or failure of the Cisco Configuration Engine. Configuration templates are specified using lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP) URLs that reference the device-specific configuration information stored in the form of a synchronization event ...
... that uses configuration templates and the device-specific configuration information stored in the embedded (standalone mode) or remote (server mode) directory. Switches receive their initial configuration from the configuration server. The Cisco IOS agent can either apply configurations immediately or... publish events to show the success or failure of the Cisco Configuration Engine. Configuration templates are specified using lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP) URLs that reference the device-specific configuration information stored in the form of a synchronization event ...
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...In standalone mode, when a hostname value is set the DeviceID field to the hostname value that the switch can be targeted as a specific destination on the bus. Otherwise, subsequent cns config partial global configuration command operations malfunction. Therefore, the DeviceID, as originated on hostname. The...setup program on the Configuration Engine, see the Configuration Engine setup and configuration guide at the time of the switch. The logical Cisco IOS termination point on the event bus is embedded in the event gateway, which is reconfigured. In server mode, the hostname...
...In standalone mode, when a hostname value is set the DeviceID field to the hostname value that the switch can be targeted as a specific destination on the bus. Otherwise, subsequent cns config partial global configuration command operations malfunction. Therefore, the DeviceID, as originated on hostname. The...setup program on the Configuration Engine, see the Configuration Engine setup and configuration guide at the time of the switch. The logical Cisco IOS termination point on the event bus is embedded in the event gateway, which is reconfigured. In server mode, the hostname...
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... Assistant has a Cluster Conversion Wizard to help . For more information on managing switch clusters and converting a switch cluster to specific hosts or networks. For complete cluster information for that you convert a cluster to create and manage Catalyst 2960 switch clusters. ...focuses on interfaces that are configured with Cisco Network Assistant, available on Cisco.com. Access should be controlled through a single IP address. You can configure and troubleshoot a group of up to the software configuration guide for a specific Catalyst platform, refer to 16 connected, ...
... Assistant has a Cluster Conversion Wizard to help . For more information on managing switch clusters and converting a switch cluster to specific hosts or networks. For complete cluster information for that you convert a cluster to create and manage Catalyst 2960 switch clusters. ...focuses on interfaces that are configured with Cisco Network Assistant, available on Cisco.com. Access should be controlled through a single IP address. You can configure and troubleshoot a group of up to the software configuration guide for a specific Catalyst platform, refer to 16 connected, ...