Cisco CATALYST 2960 Command Reference Guide

CHAPTER
1-1
Catalyst 2960 Switch Command Reference
OL-8604-03
1
Using the Command-Line Interface
The Catalyst 2960 switch is supported by Cisco IOS software. This chapter describes how to use the
switch command-line interface (CLI) to configure software features.
• For a complete description of the commands that support these features, see Chapter 2, “Catalyst
2960 Switch Cisco IOS Commands.”
• For information on the bootloader commands, see Appendix A, “Catalyst 2960 Switch Bootloader
Commands.”
• For information on the debug commands, see Appendix B, “Catalyst 2960 Switch
Debug Commands.”
• For information on the show platform commands, see Appendix C, “Catalyst 2960 Switch
Show Platform Commands.”
• For more information on Cisco IOS Release 12.2, see the Cisco IOS Release 12.2 Command
Summary.
• For task-oriented configuration steps, see the software configuration guide for this release.
In this document, IP refers to IP version 4 (IPv4).
CLI Command Modes
This section describes the CLI command mode structure. Command modes support specific Cisco IOS
commands. For example, the interface interface-id command only works when entered in global
configuration mode.
These are the main command modes for the switch:
• User EXEC
• Privileged EXEC
• Global configuration
• Interface configuration
• Config-vlan
• VLAN configuration
• Line configuration

Cisco CATALYST 2960 Specifications

General

Manageable	Yes
Stacking	No
Model	Catalyst 2960 Series Switches
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	Available on some models (IEEE 802.3af)
VLANs	255 active VLANs
Features	QoS
Operating Temperature	32 to 113°F (0 to 45°C)
Relative Humidity	10% to 85% non-condensing
Power Consumption	Varies by model (30W to 400W)