Chapter 4 General Switch Administration; Basic Ip Connectivity To The Switch - Cisco Catalyst 2950 Software Manual

General Switch Administration
This chapter provides these switch administration topics:
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Refer to the release notes for information about starting up the switch:
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Also refer to the release notes for information about switch software upgrades.
For information about the standard IOS Release 12.1 commands, refer to the IOS documentation set
available from the Cisco.com home page at Service and Support > Technical Documents . On the Cisco
Product Documentation home page, select Release 12.1 from the Cisco IOS Software drop-down list.

Basic IP Connectivity to the Switch

The switch uses IP address information to communicate with the local routers and the Internet. You need
this if you plan to use the CMS to configure and manage the switch. The switch also requires a secret
password. The IP information is
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Once IP information is assigned, you can run the switch with its default settings or configure any settings
to meet your network requirements.
The first time that you access the switch, it runs a setup program that prompts you enter this information.
For information about running the setup program and assigning basic information to the switch, refer to
the release notes.
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Basic IP connectivity to the switch
Switch software releases
Console port access
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) access
Telnet access
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) network management platforms
Default settings of key software features
Software and hardware requirements and compatibility
Browser and Java plug-in configurations
Setup program
Switch IP address
Subnet mask (IP netmask)
Default gateway (router)
C H A P T E R
Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide
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