Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Administration Guide

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Administering the Switch
This chapter describes how to perform one-time operations to administer the Catalyst 4500 Series
switch.
This chapter also describes how to install and configure the Embedded CiscoView network management
system to provide a graphical representation of a Catalyst 4500 series switch and to provide a GUI-based
management and configuration interface.
This chapter includes the following major sections:
• Managing the System Time and Date, page 4-1
• Managing Software Licenses Using Permanent Right-To-Use Features, page 4-14
• Configuring a System Name and Prompt, page 4-21
• Creating a Banner, page 4-24
• Managing the MAC Address Table, page 4-28
• Managing the ARP Table, page 4-44
• Configuring Embedded CiscoView Support, page 4-44
Note For complete syntax and usage information for the switch commands used in this chapter, see the Cisco
Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Command Reference and related publications at this location:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps4324/index.html
If a command is not in the Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Command Reference, you can locate it in the
Cisco IOS library. See the Cisco IOS Command Reference and related publications at this location:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6350/index.html
Managing the System Time and Date
You can configure the system time and date on your switch manually or automatically by using Network
Time Protocol (NTP).
These sections contain this configuration information:
• System Clock, page 4-2
• Understanding Network Time Protocol, page 4-2

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