Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series User Manual

CHAPTER 2 Configuring Interface Characteristics 15
Finding Feature Information 15
Information About Configuring Interface Characteristics 15
Interface Types 15
Port-Based VLANs 16
Switch Ports 16
Access Ports 16
Trunk Ports 17
Switch Virtual Interfaces 17
SVI Autostate Exclude 17
EtherChannel Port Groups 18
Power over Ethernet Ports 18
Using the Switch USB Ports 18
USB Mini-Type B Console Port 19
Console Port Change Logs 19
USB Type A Ports 19
Interface Connections 20
Interface Configuration Mode 20
Default Ethernet Interface Configuration 21
Interface Speed and Duplex Mode 22
Speed and Duplex Configuration Guidelines 23
IEEE 802.3x Flow Control 23
How to Configure Interface Characteristics 24
Configuring Interfaces 24
Adding a Description for an Interface 25
Configuring a Range of Interfaces 26
Configuring and Using Interface Range Macros 28
Configuring Ethernet Interfaces 29
Setting the Interface Speed and Duplex Parameters 29
Configuring IEEE 802.3x Flow Control 31
Configuring SVI Autostate Exclude 32
Shutting Down and Restarting the Interface 34
Configuring the Console Media Type 35
Configuring the USB Inactivity Timeout 36
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Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series Specifications

General

Layer	Layer 2
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	Available on some models
RAM	128 MB
Flash Memory	32 MB
MAC Address Table Size	8000
Operating Temperature	0°C to 45°C (32 to 113°F)
Ports	24 or 48 x 10/100/1000