How To Configure The Ethernet Management Port - Cisco Catalyst 2960 series Configuration Manual

• Secure Shell (SSH)
• DHCP-based autoconfiguration
• SMNP (only the ENTITY-MIB and the IF-MIB)
• IP ping
• Interface features
• Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)
• DHCP relay agent
• IPv4 access control lists (ACLs)
Before enabling a feature on the Ethernet management port, make sure that the feature is supported. If
Caution
you try to configure an unsupported feature on the Ethernet Management port, the feature might not work
properly, and the switch might fail.

How to Configure the Ethernet Management Port

Disabling and Enabling the Ethernet Management Port
SUMMARY STEPS
1. configure terminal
2. interface fastethernet0
3. shutdown
4. no shutdown
5. exit
6. show interfaces fastethernet0
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1
configure terminal
Example:
Switch# configure terminal
◦Speed—10 Mb/s, 100 Mb/s, and autonegotiation
◦Duplex mode—Full, half, and autonegotiation
◦ Loopback detection
Consolidated Platform Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS Release 15.2(4)E (Catalyst 2960-X Switches)
How to Configure the Ethernet Management Port
Purpose
Enters global configuration mode.
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