Contents
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Catalyst 3550 Multilayer Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Tool Tips
3-27
Online Help
3-27
CMS Window Components
3-28
Host Name List
3-28
Tabs, Lists, and Tables
3-29
Icons Used in Windows
3-29
Buttons
3-29
Accessing CMS
3-30
Access Modes in CMS
3-31
HTTP Access to CMS
3-31
Verifying Your Changes
3-32
Change Notification
3-32
Error Checking
3-32
Saving Your Changes
3-32
Using Different Versions of CMS
3-33
Where to Go Next
3-33
C H A P T E R
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Assigning the Switch IP Address and Default Gateway
4-1
Understanding the Boot Process
4-1
Assigning Switch Information
4-2
Default Switch Information
4-3
Understanding DHCP-Based Autoconfiguration
4-3
DHCP Client Request Process
4-4
Configuring the DHCP Server
4-5
Configuring the TFTP Server
4-5
Configuring the DNS
4-6
Configuring the Relay Device
4-6
Obtaining Configuration Files
4-7
Example Configuration
4-8
Manually Assigning IP Information
4-10
Checking and Saving the Running Configuration
4-10
Modifying the Startup Configuration
4-12
Default Boot Configuration
4-12
Automatically Downloading a Configuration File
4-12
Specifying the Filename to Read and Write the System Configuration
4-13
Booting Manually
4-13
Booting a Specific Software Image
4-14
Controlling Environment Variables
4-15
