Cisco 2950G 24 - Catalyst Switch - Page 7

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Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Virtual IP Addresses 6-13
Other Considerations for Cluster Standby Groups 6-13
Automatic Recovery of Cluster Configuration 6-15
IP Addresses 6-15
Host Names 6-16
Passwords 6-16
SNMP Community Strings 6-16
TACACS+ and RADIUS 6-17
Access Modes in CMS 6-17
Management VLAN 6-18
LRE Profiles 6-18
Availability of Switch-Specific Features in Switch Clusters 6-19
Creating a Switch Cluster 6-19
Enabling a Command Switch 6-19
Adding Member Switches 6-20
Creating a Cluster Standby Group 6-22
Verifying a Switch Cluster 6-24
Using the CLI to Manage Switch Clusters 6-25
Catalyst 1900 and Catalyst 2820 CLI Considerations 6-25
Using SNMP to Manage Switch Clusters 6-26
CHAPTER 7 Administering the Switch 7-1
Preventing Unauthorized Access to Your Switch 7-1
Protecting Access to Privileged EXEC Commands 7-2
Default Password and Privilege Level Configuration 7-2
Setting or Changing a Static Enable Password 7-3
Protecting Enable and Enable Secret Passwords with Encryption 7-4
Disabling Password Recovery 7-5
Setting a Telnet Password for a Terminal Line 7-6
Configuring Username and Password Pairs 7-7
Configuring Multiple Privilege Levels 7-8
Setting the Privilege Level for a Command 7-8
Changing the Default Privilege Level for Lines 7-9
Logging into and Exiting a Privilege Level 7-10
Controlling Switch Access with TACACS+ 7-10
Understanding TACACS+ 7-10
TACACS+ Operation 7-12
Configuring TACACS+ 7-12
Default TACACS+ Configuration 7-13