Monitoring Features; Default Settings After Initial Switch Configuration - Cisco WS-C2960-24LC-S Software Configuration Manual

Default Settings After Initial Switch Configuration

Monitoring Features

These are the monitoring features:
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Default Settings After Initial Switch Configuration
The switch is designed for plug-and-play operation, requiring only that you assign basic IP information
to the switch and connect it to the other devices in your network. If you have specific network needs,
you can change the interface-specific and system-wide settings.
For information about assigning an IP address by using the browser-based Express Setup program, see
Note
the getting started guide. For information about assigning an IP address by using the CLI-based setup
program, see the hardware installation guide.
If you do not configure the switch at all, the switch operates with these default settings:
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Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Switch LEDs that provide port- and switch-level status
MAC address notification traps and RADIUS accounting for tracking users on a network by storing
the MAC addresses that the switch has learned or removed
Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) and Remote SPAN (RSPAN) for traffic monitoring on any port or
VLAN
SPAN and RSPAN support of Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) to monitor, repel, and report
network security violations
Four groups (history, statistics, alarms, and events) of embedded RMON agents for network
monitoring and traffic analysis
Syslog facility for logging system messages about authentication or authorization errors, resource
issues, and time-out events
Layer 2 traceroute to identify the physical path that a packet takes from a source device to a
destination device
Time Domain Reflector (TDR) to diagnose and resolve cabling problems on 10/100 and
10/100/1000 copper Ethernet ports
SFP module diagnostic management interface to monitor physical or operational status of an SFP
module
Default switch IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway is 0.0.0.0. For more information, see
Chapter 3, "Assigning the Switch IP Address and Default Gateway,"
DHCP Features and IP Source Guard."
Default domain name is not configured. For more information, see
IP Address and Default Gateway."
DHCP client is enabled, the DHCP server is enabled (only if the device acting as a DHCP server is
configured and is enabled), and the DHCP relay agent is enabled (only if the device is acting as a
DHCP relay agent is configured and is enabled). For more information, see
the Switch IP Address and Default Gateway,"
Source Guard."
Switch cluster is disabled. For more information about switch clusters, see
Switches," and the Getting Started with Cisco Network Assistant, available on Cisco.com.
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Chapter 3, "Assigning the Switch
and Chapter 22, "Configuring DHCP Features and IP
Chapter 1 Overview
Chapter 22, "Configuring
Chapter 3, "Assigning
Chapter 5, "Clustering
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