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... OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE PRODUCTS IN THIS MANUAL ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. CCIP, the Cisco Arrow logo, the Cisco Powered Network mark, the Cisco Systems Verified logo, Cisco Unity, Follow Me Browsing, FormShare, iQ ...Quotient, and iQuick Study are trademarks of the word partner does not imply a partnership relationship Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide Copyright © 2001-2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. THE SOFTWARE LICENSE AND LIMITED WARRANTY FOR THE ACCOMPANYING PRODUCT ARE SET FORTH...
... OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE PRODUCTS IN THIS MANUAL ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. CCIP, the Cisco Arrow logo, the Cisco Powered Network mark, the Cisco Systems Verified logo, Cisco Unity, Follow Me Browsing, FormShare, iQ ...Quotient, and iQuick Study are trademarks of the word partner does not imply a partnership relationship Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide Copyright © 2001-2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. THE SOFTWARE LICENSE AND LIMITED WARRANTY FOR THE ACCOMPANYING PRODUCT ARE SET FORTH...
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... LRE Profiles 6-18 Availability of Switch-Specific Features in Switch Clusters 6-19 Creating a Switch Cluster 6-19 Enabling a Command Switch 6-19 Adding Member Switches 6-20 Creating a Cluster Standby Group 6-22 Verifying a Switch Cluster 6-24 Using the CLI to Manage Switch Clusters 6-25 Catalyst 1900 and Catalyst 2820 CLI Considerations 6-25 Using SNMP to Manage Switch Clusters 6-26 Administering the Switch 7-1 Preventing Unauthorized Access to...
... LRE Profiles 6-18 Availability of Switch-Specific Features in Switch Clusters 6-19 Creating a Switch Cluster 6-19 Enabling a Command Switch 6-19 Adding Member Switches 6-20 Creating a Cluster Standby Group 6-22 Verifying a Switch Cluster 6-24 Using the CLI to Manage Switch Clusters 6-25 Catalyst 1900 and Catalyst 2820 CLI Considerations 6-25 Using SNMP to Manage Switch Clusters 6-26 Administering the Switch 7-1 Preventing Unauthorized Access to...
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... Settings for All RADIUS Servers 7-29 Configuring the Switch to Use Vendor-Specific RADIUS Attributes 7-29 Configuring the Switch for Vendor-Proprietary RADIUS Server Communication 7-30 Displaying the RADIUS Configuration 7-31 Configuring the Switch for Local Authentication and Authorization 7-32 Configuring the Switch for Secure Shell 7-33 Understanding SSH 7-33 Configuring...Clock 7-44 Displaying the Time and Date Configuration 7-44 Configuring the Time Zone 7-45 Configuring Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time) 7-46 Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide viii 78-14982-01
... Settings for All RADIUS Servers 7-29 Configuring the Switch to Use Vendor-Specific RADIUS Attributes 7-29 Configuring the Switch for Vendor-Proprietary RADIUS Server Communication 7-30 Displaying the RADIUS Configuration 7-31 Configuring the Switch for Local Authentication and Authorization 7-32 Configuring the Switch for Secure Shell 7-33 Understanding SSH 7-33 Configuring...Clock 7-44 Displaying the Time and Date Configuration 7-44 Configuring the Time Zone 7-45 Configuring Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time) 7-46 Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide viii 78-14982-01
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...Ethernet Link Guidelines 10-7 Considerations for Connected Cisco 575 LRE CPEs 10-7 Considerations for Connected Cisco 585 LRE CPEs 10-8 Assigning a Global Profile to All LRE Ports 10-8 Assigning a Profile to a Specific LRE Port 10-9 Assigning a Global ... 11-2 Supported Spanning-Tree Instances 11-2 Bridge Protocol Data Units 11-2 Election of the Root Switch 11-3 Bridge ID, Switch Priority, and Extended System ID 11-4 Spanning-Tree Timers 11-4 Creating the Spanning-Tree Topology ...Address Management 11-8 STP and IEEE 802.1Q Trunks 11-8 Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide xi
...Ethernet Link Guidelines 10-7 Considerations for Connected Cisco 575 LRE CPEs 10-7 Considerations for Connected Cisco 585 LRE CPEs 10-8 Assigning a Global Profile to All LRE Ports 10-8 Assigning a Profile to a Specific LRE Port 10-9 Assigning a Global ... 11-2 Supported Spanning-Tree Instances 11-2 Bridge Protocol Data Units 11-2 Election of the Root Switch 11-3 Bridge ID, Switch Priority, and Extended System ID 11-4 Spanning-Tree Timers 11-4 Creating the Spanning-Tree Topology ...Address Management 11-8 STP and IEEE 802.1Q Trunks 11-8 Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide xi
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... Member 28-9 Replacing a Failed Command Switch with Another Switch 28-10 Recovering from Lost Member Connectivity 28-11 Preventing Autonegotiation Mismatches 28-12 Troubleshooting LRE Port Configuration 28-12 GBIC and SFP Module Security and Identification 28-13 Using Debug Commands 28-14 Enabling Debugging on a Specific Feature 28-14 Enabling All-System... Download or Upload a Configuration File By Using TFTP B-11 Downloading the Configuration File By Using TFTP B-12 Uploading the Configuration File By Using TFTP B-12 Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide xxii 78-14982-01
... Member 28-9 Replacing a Failed Command Switch with Another Switch 28-10 Recovering from Lost Member Connectivity 28-11 Preventing Autonegotiation Mismatches 28-12 Troubleshooting LRE Port Configuration 28-12 GBIC and SFP Module Security and Identification 28-13 Using Debug Commands 28-14 Enabling Debugging on a Specific Feature 28-14 Enabling All-System... Download or Upload a Configuration File By Using TFTP B-11 Downloading the Configuration File By Using TFTP B-12 Uploading the Configuration File By Using TFTP B-12 Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide xxii 78-14982-01
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... information about these topics: • Requirements-This guide assumes that you have been specifically created or changed for the switches, refer to the command reference for this release. 78-14982-01 Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide xxv Because configuring switch clusters is most easily performed through CMS, this guide does not provide the...
... information about these topics: • Requirements-This guide assumes that you have been specifically created or changed for the switches, refer to the command reference for this release. 78-14982-01 Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide xxv Because configuring switch clusters is most easily performed through CMS, this guide does not provide the...
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... to set the system date and time, set available from the Cisco IOS Software drop-down list. It also describes how to the Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch System Message Guide for example, assign the switch IP address and default gateway information) by generating switch-specific configuration changes, sending them . Chapter 2, "Using the Command-Line Interface," describes...
... to set the system date and time, set available from the Cisco IOS Software drop-down list. It also describes how to the Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch System Message Guide for example, assign the switch IP address and default gateway information) by generating switch-specific configuration changes, sending them . Chapter 2, "Using the Command-Line Interface," describes...
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... traffic from gaining access to configure the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). Chapter 24, "Configuring SNMP," describes how to the network. Preface 78-14982-01 Organization ...feature available on the switch, and how to use the VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) VLAN database for a connection to configure LRE-specific features on your switch. Chapter 18, "Configuring... 16, "Configuring Voice VLAN," describes how to configure Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) on your switch. Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide xxvii It includes information about the VLAN...
... traffic from gaining access to configure the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). Chapter 24, "Configuring SNMP," describes how to the network. Preface 78-14982-01 Organization ...feature available on the switch, and how to use the VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) VLAN database for a connection to configure LRE-specific features on your switch. Chapter 18, "Configuring... 16, "Configuring Voice VLAN," describes how to configure Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) on your switch. Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide xxvii It includes information about the VLAN...
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...Telecommunication Standards Institute (ETSI) standards for this release: Note Some features require that you have the EI installed on the Catalyst 2950 LRE switch, with the difference that allows for automatic selection of transmission rates through categorized and noncategorized unshielded twisted-pair cable (Category 1,... ports on 585 CPE devices • Support for the Cisco LRE 48 POTS Splitter. LRE Switch-Specific Support The Long-Reach Ethernet (LRE) switches support all of these listed EI features in addition to some specific features for LRE. • Data, voice, and video...
...Telecommunication Standards Institute (ETSI) standards for this release: Note Some features require that you have the EI installed on the Catalyst 2950 LRE switch, with the difference that allows for automatic selection of transmission rates through categorized and noncategorized unshielded twisted-pair cable (Category 1,... ports on 585 CPE devices • Support for the Cisco LRE 48 POTS Splitter. LRE Switch-Specific Support The Long-Reach Ethernet (LRE) switches support all of these listed EI features in addition to some specific features for LRE. • Data, voice, and video...
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... port-level security for restricting the use of a switch port to a specific group of source addresses and preventing switch access from unauthorized stations (available only with the EI... used • Voice VLAN for creating subnets for voice traffic from Cisco IP Phones Security • Bridge protocol data unit (BPDU) guard...switches support 250 port-based VLANs for assigning users to VLANs associated with appropriate network resources, traffic patterns, and bandwidth Note The Catalyst 2950-12, Catalyst 2950-24, and Catalyst 2950SX-24 switches support only 64 port-based VLANs. • The switch...
... port-level security for restricting the use of a switch port to a specific group of source addresses and preventing switch access from unauthorized stations (available only with the EI... used • Voice VLAN for creating subnets for voice traffic from Cisco IP Phones Security • Bridge protocol data unit (BPDU) guard...switches support 250 port-based VLANs for assigning users to VLANs associated with appropriate network resources, traffic patterns, and bandwidth Note The Catalyst 2950-12, Catalyst 2950-24, and Catalyst 2950SX-24 switches support only 64 port-based VLANs. • The switch...
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... 802.1P CoS scheduling for classification and preferential treatment of a Cisco IP phone, trust the CoS value received, and ensure port security. Policing traffic flows to restrict specific applications or traffic flows to a specific traffic flow - Trusted boundary (detect the presence of high-priority...) and Remote SPAN (RSPAN) for logging system messages about authentication or authorization errors, resource issues, and time-out events Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide 1-6 78-14982-01 If the IP phone is available only in the EI) - IP Differentiated Services...
... 802.1P CoS scheduling for classification and preferential treatment of a Cisco IP phone, trust the CoS value received, and ensure port security. Policing traffic flows to restrict specific applications or traffic flows to a specific traffic flow - Trusted boundary (detect the presence of high-priority...) and Remote SPAN (RSPAN) for logging system messages about authentication or authorization errors, resource issues, and time-out events Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide 1-6 78-14982-01 If the IP phone is available only in the EI) - IP Differentiated Services...
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... or as part of Using CMS and Clustering Switches Using CMS and switch clusters can also display network topologies to gather link information and display switch images to 16 interconnected and supported Catalyst switches through a web browser such as HP OpenView ... a standalone switch, a specific cluster member, or an entire switch cluster. Advantages of a switch cluster-through its various management interfaces. CMS is the easiest interface to use Cisco switch clustering technology to manage up to modify switch and port level settings. The switch supports a comprehensive...
... or as part of Using CMS and Clustering Switches Using CMS and switch clusters can also display network topologies to gather link information and display switch images to 16 interconnected and supported Catalyst switches through a web browser such as HP OpenView ... a standalone switch, a specific cluster member, or an entire switch cluster. Advantages of a switch cluster-through its various management interfaces. CMS is the easiest interface to use Cisco switch clustering technology to manage up to modify switch and port level settings. The switch supports a comprehensive...
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...: • Manage and monitor interconnected Catalyst switches (refer to the release notes for each individual port or switch. Network Configuration Examples This section provides network configuration concepts and includes examples of using switch clusters and CMS, you can configure ... Fast Ethernet, Fast EtherChannel, Cisco GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter (GBIC), Gigabit Ethernet, and Gigabit EtherChannel connections. • Accomplish multiple configuration tasks from a single CMS window without needing to remember CLI commands to accomplish specific tasks. • Apply actions ...
...: • Manage and monitor interconnected Catalyst switches (refer to the release notes for each individual port or switch. Network Configuration Examples This section provides network configuration concepts and includes examples of using switch clusters and CMS, you can configure ... Fast Ethernet, Fast EtherChannel, Cisco GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter (GBIC), Gigabit Ethernet, and Gigabit EtherChannel connections. • Accomplish multiple configuration tasks from a single CMS window without needing to remember CLI commands to accomplish specific tasks. • Apply actions ...
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...privileged EXEC mode, press Ctrl-Z or enter end. To exit to configure parameters for a particular command mode. For example: Switch> ? 78-14982-01 Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide 2-3 abbreviated-command-entry ? Switch(config-if)# While in Table 2-2. Use this mode to privileged EXEC mode, enter exit. To configure multiple interfaces with ...) Mode VLAN configuration Interface configuration Line configuration Access Method Prompt While in any command, as shown in global configuration mode, specify a line with a specific interface).
...privileged EXEC mode, press Ctrl-Z or enter end. To exit to configure parameters for a particular command mode. For example: Switch> ? 78-14982-01 Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide 2-3 abbreviated-command-entry ? Switch(config-if)# While in Table 2-2. Use this mode to privileged EXEC mode, enter exit. To configure multiple interfaces with ...) Mode VLAN configuration Interface configuration Line configuration Access Method Prompt While in any command, as shown in global configuration mode, specify a line with a specific interface).
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... mode is automatically enabled. To disable the feature during the current terminal session, enter the terminal no editing 78-14982-01 Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide 2-7 It contains these sections: • Enabling and Disabling Editing Features, page 2-7 • Editing Commands ... current terminal session, enter this command in privileged EXEC mode: Switch# terminal editing To reconfigure a specific line to have enhanced editing mode, enter this command in line configuration mode: Switch(config-line)# editing To globally disable enhanced editing mode, enter this...
... mode is automatically enabled. To disable the feature during the current terminal session, enter the terminal no editing 78-14982-01 Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide 2-7 It contains these sections: • Enabling and Disabling Editing Features, page 2-7 • Editing Commands ... current terminal session, enter this command in privileged EXEC mode: Switch# terminal editing To reconfigure a specific line to have enhanced editing mode, enter this command in line configuration mode: Switch(config-line)# editing To globally disable enhanced editing mode, enter this...
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The Front Panel view displays the front-panel image of a specific switch or the front-panel images of your network that can vary between the Catalyst switch platforms. - From this view, you can also display link information in a cluster. You can select multiple switches and configure them with CMS Features CMS provides these features (see Figure...
The Front Panel view displays the front-panel image of a specific switch or the front-panel images of your network that can vary between the Catalyst switch platforms. - From this view, you can also display link information in a cluster. You can select multiple switches and configure them with CMS Features CMS provides these features (see Figure...
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...ports. When CMS is launched from a Standalone 2950 LRE Switch 2950-24 2950-24 86459 Left-click the Mode button to view or change the meaning of the specific switch (see Figure 3-5 for a 2950 switch and Figure 3-4 for a 2950 LRE switch). Press Ctrl, and then left-click ports to display the...front panel of the port LEDs. The color of the switch and connected RPS. LEDs display the current port mode and the status of the port LED reflects port or link status. 78-14982-01 Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide 3-5 Chapter 3 Getting Started with CMS ...
...ports. When CMS is launched from a Standalone 2950 LRE Switch 2950-24 2950-24 86459 Left-click the Mode button to view or change the meaning of the specific switch (see Figure 3-5 for a 2950 switch and Figure 3-4 for a 2950 LRE switch). Press Ctrl, and then left-click ports to display the...front panel of the port LEDs. The color of the switch and connected RPS. LEDs display the current port mode and the status of the port LED reflects port or link status. 78-14982-01 Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide 3-5 Chapter 3 Getting Started with CMS ...
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... be in use a specific RPS model: • Cisco RPS 300 (model PWR300-AC-RPS-N1)-Catalyst 2900 LRE XL, Catalyst 2950, Catalyst 3524-PWR XL, and Catalyst 3550 switches • Cisco RPS 600 (model PWR600-AC-RPS)-Catalyst 2900 XL and Catalyst 3500 XL switches, except the Catalyst 2900 LRE XL and Catalyst 3524-PWR XL switches Refer to the switch hardware installation guide for...
... be in use a specific RPS model: • Cisco RPS 300 (model PWR300-AC-RPS-N1)-Catalyst 2900 LRE XL, Catalyst 2950, Catalyst 3524-PWR XL, and Catalyst 3550 switches • Cisco RPS 600 (model PWR600-AC-RPS)-Catalyst 2900 XL and Catalyst 3500 XL switches, except the Catalyst 2900 LRE XL and Catalyst 3524-PWR XL switches Refer to the switch hardware installation guide for...
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...only the switch cluster and network neighborhood of the specific command or member switch that you need to access the command switch or member switch of any area in a cluster. To display a different switch cluster, you access. It also shows candidate switches that are connected and how the switch cluster ..., drag the icons to other clusters and devices. From this view. This view shows the command switch and member switches in the view. 3-10 Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide 78-14982-01 The view shows how the cluster is connected to other clusters, candidate...
...only the switch cluster and network neighborhood of the specific command or member switch that you need to access the command switch or member switch of any area in a cluster. To display a different switch cluster, you access. It also shows candidate switches that are connected and how the switch cluster ..., drag the icons to other clusters and devices. From this view. This view shows the command switch and member switches in the view. 3-10 Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide 78-14982-01 The view shows how the cluster is connected to other clusters, candidate...
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...bar can vary: Note The menu-bar options on a Catalyst 2950 switch change depending on the switches in the cluster, with these exceptions: - The Catalyst 2950 LRE switch has only one software image available, and it contains both ...switches. 78-14982-01 Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide 3-15 From this window, select View > Topology Options. Menu Bar The menu bar provides the complete list of options for configuring switches and switch clusters are available only from a CMS session launched from a command switch. • If you launch CMS from a specific switch...
...bar can vary: Note The menu-bar options on a Catalyst 2950 switch change depending on the switches in the cluster, with these exceptions: - The Catalyst 2950 LRE switch has only one software image available, and it contains both ...switches. 78-14982-01 Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide 3-15 From this window, select View > Topology Options. Menu Bar The menu bar provides the complete list of options for configuring switches and switch clusters are available only from a CMS session launched from a command switch. • If you launch CMS from a specific switch...