Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Software Configuration Guide

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Catalyst 4500 Series Switch, Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide - Cisco IOS XE 3.9.xE and IOS 15.2(5)Ex
Chapter 2 Command-Line Interfaces
Accessing the Switch CLI
Accessing the Switch CLI
The following sections describe how to access the switch CLI:
• Accessing the CLI Using the EIA/TIA-232 Console Interface, page 2-2
• Accessing the CLI Through Telnet, page 2-2
Accessing the CLI Using the EIA/TIA-232 Console Interface
Note EIA/TIA-232 was known as recommended standard 232 (RS-232) before its acceptance as a standard by
the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) and Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA).
Perform the initial switch configuration over a connection to the EIA/TIA-232 console interface. Refer
to the Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Module Installation Guide for console interface cable connection
procedures.
To access the switch through the console interface, perform this task:
After accessing the switch through the EIA/TIA-232 interface, you see this display:
Press Return for Console prompt
Switch> enable
Password:< >
Switch#
Accessing the CLI Through Telnet
Note Before you make a Telnet connection to the switch, you must set the IP address for the switch. See the
“Configuring Physical Layer 3 Interfaces” section on page 35-12.
The switch supports up to eight simultaneous Telnet sessions. Telnet sessions disconnect automatically
after remaining idle for the period specified by the exec-timeout command.
Command Purpose
Step 1
Switch> enable
From the user EXEC prompt (>), enter enable to change
to enable mode (also known as privileged mode or
privileged EXEC mode).
Step 2
Password: password
Switch#
At the password prompt, enter the system password. The
prompt (#) appears, indicating that you have accessed the
CLI in enabled mode.
Step 3
Switch# quit
When you are finished executing the task command, exit
the session.

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