Configuring Switches - Cisco 250 Series Get To Know

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• SFP+ Port (if present)—The small form-factor pluggable plus (SFP+) are connection points for modules
• Some SFP interfaces are shared with one other RJ-45 port, called a combo port. When the SFP is active,
• OOB Port (if present)—The Out of Band (OOB) port is a CPU Ethernet port that can be used only as a
Front Panel LEDs
The following are the global LEDs found on the devices:
• LINK/ACT—(Green) Located on the left of each port. The LED lights steady when a link between the
• SFP+ (if present)—(Green) Located on the right of a 10G port. The LED lights steady when a connection

Configuring Switches

The switch can be accessed and managed by two different methods; over your IP network using the web-based
interface, or by using the switch's command-line interface through the console port. Using the console port
requires advanced user skills.
The following table shows the default settings used when configuring your switch for the first time.
Parameter
Username
Password
LAN IP
so that the switch can link to other switches. These ports are also commonly referred to as mini 10GigaBit
Interface Converter ports. The term SFP+ is used in this guide.
• The SFP+ ports are compatible with the following Cisco SFP 1G optical modules MGBSX1,
MGBLH1, MGBT1, as well as other brands.
• The Cisco SFP+ 10G optical modules that are supported in the Cisco switches are: SFP-10G-SR,
SFP-10G-LR, SFP-10G-SR-S, and SFP-10G-LR-S.
• The Cisco SFP+ Copper Cable modules that are supported in the Cisco switches are:
SFP-H10GB-CU1M, SFP-H10GB-CU3M, and SFP-H10GB-CU5M.
• The SFP+ port is a combination port, shared with one other RJ-45 port. When the SFP+ is active,
the adjacent RJ-45 port is disabled.
• The LEDs of the corresponding RJ-45 port flash green to respond to the SFP interface traffic.
the adjacent RJ-45 port is disabled.
management interface. Bridging between the OOB port and the in-band Layer 2 interface is not supported.
This does not appear on 250 devices.
corresponding port and another device is detected, and flashes when the port is passing traffic.
is made through the shared port, and flashes when the port is passing traffic.
Default Value
cisco
cisco
192.168.1.254
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Front Panel LEDs
5