Default Switch Information; Understanding Dhcp-Based Autoconfiguration - Cisco WS-C2960-24LC-S Software Configuration Manual

Chapter 3 Assigning the Switch IP Address and Default Gateway
These sections contain this configuration information:
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Default Switch Information

Table 3-1
Table 3-1
Feature
IP address and subnet mask
Default gateway
Enable secret password
Hostname
Telnet password
Cluster command switch functionality
Cluster name

Understanding DHCP-Based Autoconfiguration

DHCP provides configuration information to Internet hosts and internetworking devices. This protocol
consists of two components: one for delivering configuration parameters from a DHCP server to a device
and a mechanism for allocating network addresses to devices. DHCP is built on a client-server model,
in which designated DHCP servers allocate network addresses and deliver configuration parameters to
dynamically configured devices. The switch can act as both a DHCP client and a DHCP server.
During DHCP-based autoconfiguration, your switch (DHCP client) is automatically configured at
startup with IP address information and a configuration file.
With DHCP-based autoconfiguration, no DHCP client-side configuration is needed on your switch.
However, you need to configure the DHCP server for various lease options associated with IP addresses.
If you are using DHCP to relay the configuration file location on the network, you might also need to
configure a Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server and a Domain Name System (DNS) server.
The DHCP server for your switch can be on the same LAN or on a different LAN than the switch. If the
DHCP server is running on a different LAN, you should configure a DHCP relay device between your
switch and the DHCP server. A relay device forwards broadcast traffic between two directly connected
LANs. A router does not forward broadcast packets, but it forwards packets based on the destination IP
address in the received packet.
DHCP-based autoconfiguration replaces the BOOTP client functionality on your switch.
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Default Switch Information, page 3-3
Understanding DHCP-Based Autoconfiguration, page 3-3
Manually Assigning IP Information, page 3-10
shows the default switch information.
Default Switch Information
Default Setting
No IP address or subnet mask are defined.
No default gateway is defined.
No password is defined.
The factory-assigned default hostname is Switch.
No password is defined.
Disabled.
No cluster name is defined.
Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide
Assigning Switch Information
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