Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Command Reference Guide

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Chapter 2 Cisco IOS Commands for the Catalyst 4500 Series Switches
cisp enable
cisp enable
Use the cisp enable global configuration command to enable Client Information Signalling Protocol
(CISP) on a switch.
cisp enable
no cisp enable
Syntax Description
Defaults None
Command Modes Global configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines You must enable the CISP protocol (with the global cisp enable command) on both the authenticator and
supplicant switch. The CISP protocol is crucial because it conveys the client information from the
supplicant switch to the authenticator switch thereby providing access for the clients of the supplicant
switch through the authenticator switch.
Examples This example shows how to enable CISP:
switch(config)# cisp enable
Related Commands
cisp enable Enable CISP.
Release Modification
12.2(54)SG This command was introduced on the Catalyst 4500 series switch.
Command Description
dot1x credentials (global
configuration)
Configures a profile on a supplicant switch.
show cisp Displays CISP information for a specified interface.

Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Specifications

General

Series	Catalyst 4500 Series
Category	Switch
Layer Support	Layer 2, Layer 3
Form Factor	Modular chassis
Stackable	No
Chassis Slots	3, 6, 7, 10
Power Supply Options	AC, DC
Redundancy	Power supply, Supervisor engine
Network Management	Cisco IOS Software CLI, SNMP, Cisco Prime Infrastructure
Features	Security, QoS
Port Density	Up to 384 ports per chassis
Security Features	802.1X, ACLs, DHCP Snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection, IP Source Guard
Supervisor Engine	8-E