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Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 1 Overview
Features
Manageability
• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)-based autoconfiguration for automatically configuring the switch
during startup with IP address information and a configuration file that it receives during DHCP-based
autoconfiguration
Note DHCP replaces the Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP) feature autoconfiguration to ensure retrieval of configuration files
by unicast TFTP messages. BOOTP is available in earlier software releases for this switch.
• Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) for identifying a switch through its IP address and its corresponding MAC address
• Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) versions 1 and 2 for network topology discovery and mapping between the switch and
other Cisco devices on the network
• Network Time Protocol (NTP) for providing a consistent timestamp to all switches from an external source
• Directed unicast requests to a Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server for obtaining software upgrades from a TFTP
server
• Default configuration storage in Flash memory to ensure that the switch can be connected to a network and can forward
traffic with minimal user intervention
• In-band management access through a CMS web-based session
• In-band management access through up to 16 simultaneous Telnet connections for multiple command-line interface
(CLI)-based sessions over the network
• In-band management access through Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) set and get requests
• Out-of-band management access through the switch console port to a directly-attached terminal or to a remote terminal
through a serial connection and a modem
Note For additional descriptions of the management interfaces, see the “Management Options” sectiononpage1-6.
Table 1-1 Features (continued)
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