Default Switch Information; Understanding Dhcp-Based Autoconfiguration - Cisco Catalyst 2950 Software Configuration Manual

Chapter 4 Assigning the Switch IP Address and Default Gateway
CLI-based setup program also allows you to configure your switch as a command or member switch of
a cluster or as a standalone switch. For more information about the Express Setup and CLI-based setup
programs, see the hardware installation guide for your switch.
Use a DHCP server for centralized control and automatic assignment of IP information after the server
is configured.
If you are using DHCP, do not respond to any of the questions in the setup program until the switch
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receives the dynamically assigned IP address and reads the configuration file.
This section has this configuration information:
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Default Switch Information

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Table 4-1
Feature
IP address and subnet mask
Default gateway
Enable secret password
Hostname
Telnet password
Cluster command switch functionality
Cluster name

Understanding DHCP-Based Autoconfiguration

DHCP provides configuration information to Internet hosts and internetworking devices. This protocol
consists of two components: one for delivering configuration parameters from a DHCP server to a device
and a mechanism for allocating network addresses to devices. DHCP is built on a client-server model,
in which designated DHCP servers allocate network addresses and deliver configuration parameters to
dynamically configured devices. The switch can act as both a DHCP client and a DHCP server.
The DHCP server feature is only available on Catalyst 2955 switches.
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During DHCP-based autoconfiguration, your switch (DHCP client) is automatically configured at
startup with IP address information and a configuration file.
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Default Switch Information, page 4-3
Understanding DHCP-Based Autoconfiguration, page 4-3
Configuring DHCP-Based Autoconfiguration, page 4-5
Manually Assigning IP Information, page 4-10
shows the default switch information.
Default Switch Information
Default Setting
No IP address or subnet mask are defined.
No default gateway is defined.
No password is defined.
The factory-assigned default host name is Switch.
No password is defined.
Disabled.
No cluster name is defined.
Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide
Assigning Switch Information
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