Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series, Software Configuration Manual

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Administering the Switch
This chapter describes how to perform one-time operations to administer the Catalyst 4500 series switch.
This chapter also describes how to install and configure the Embedded CiscoView network management
system to provide a graphical representation of a Catalyst 4500 series switch and to provide a GUI-based
management and configuration interface.
This chapter includes the following major sections:
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Managing the System Time and Date, page 4-1
• Managing Software Licenses Using Permanent Right-To-Use Features, page 4-14
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Configuring a System Name and Prompt, page 4-21
• Creating a Banner, page 4-24
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Managing the MAC Address Table, page 4-28
• Managing the ARP Table, page 4-44
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Configuring Embedded CiscoView Support, page 4-44
Note
For complete syntax and usage information for the switch commands used in this chapter, see the
Cisco IOS Command Reference Guides for the Catalyst 4500 Series Switch .
If a command is not in the Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Command Reference , you can locate it in
the Cisco IOS Master Command List, All Releases .
Managing the System Time and Date
You can configure the system time and date on your switch manually or automatically by using Network
Time Protocol (NTP).
These sections contain this configuration information:
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System Clock, page 4-2
• Understanding Network Time Protocol, page 4-2
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Configuring NTP, page 4-3
• Configuring Time and Date Manually, page 4-11