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12.01. The CD contains a multimedia demonstration of the bootup process of
a 2950 switch.
At the end of the script, type
2
to accept and activate your changes, as well as
save the configuration to NVRAM. Entering 0 aborts the script and 1 starts the
script over, remembering what you just entered, as the defaults, for the questions you
were just asked.
One problem with this script is that once you answer a question—correctly
or incorrectly—there is no way of going back to the question. To abort the
script, press
CTRL
-
C
and start over. To run the script from the CLI without
rebooting the switch, go to Privilege EXEC mode and execute the
setup
command.
CERTIFICATION OBJECTIVE 12.03
Basic Switch Configuration
Common IOS configuration tasks for switches and routers, such as assigning a
hostname, setting up passwords for User and Privilege EXEC access, and configuring
hardware characteristics for interfaces (speed and duplexing), were discussed in
Chapter 11. This section addresses how to assign an IP address and default gateway
address to your switch so that you can access it remotely. You’ll also see a quick and
basic initial switch configuration based on the commands in Chapter 11 and this
chapter.
Remember that you don’t have to enable interfaces manually on your
Catalyst switches: they are enabled by default.
IP Address and Default Gateway
If you want to manage your layer 2 switch remotely, you need to assign it IP
addressing information. For example, if you want to telnet or SSH to your switch,
remotely manage it from a web browser or SNMP management station, or back
up and restore configuration files or upgrade the switch, you’ll need to set up IP
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