Configuring The Switch For The First Time - Cisco Catalyst 4500 series Administration Manual

Configuring the Switch for the First Time

This chapter describes how to initially configure a Catalyst 4500 series switch.
The information presented here supplements the administration information and procedures in this
publication: Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference, Release 12.2SR, at this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/fundamentals/configuration/guide/12_4/cf_12_4_book.html
This chapter includes the following major sections:
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Note For complete syntax and usage information for the switch commands used in this chapter, see the Cisco
Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Command Reference and related publications at this location:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps4324/index.html
If a command is not in the Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Command Reference, you can locate it in the
Cisco IOS library. See the Cisco IOS Command Reference and related publications at this location:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6350/index.html
Default Switch Configuration
This section describes the default configurations for the Catalyst 4500 series switch.
default configuration settings for each feature.
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Default Switch Configuration, page 3-1
Configuring DHCP-Based Autoconfiguration, page 3-2
Configuring the Switch, page 3-8
Controlling Access to Privileged EXEC Commands, page 3-13
Recovering a Lost Enable Password, page 3-25
Modifying the Supervisor Engine Startup Configuration, page 3-25
Resetting a Switch to Factory Default Settings, page 3-32
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Software Configuration Guide—Release IOS XE 3.6.0E and IOS 15.2(2)E
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