Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Administration Guide

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Chapter 21 Configuring Cisco IOS Auto Smartport Macros
Configuring Auto Smartport Macros
When a new device is detected, the corresponding shell trigger executes the Auto Smartport
configuration macro. Auto Smartport has built-in mappings for a large set of devices. You can use the
commands described in the “Configuring Mapping Between User-Defined Triggers and Built-in
Macros” section on page 21-9 to create new mappings. You can create the trigger mappings based on the
profile name or device name that is provided by the DC.
Device Visibility Mode
The DC function is enabled on the switch by default. You can disable it by using the no macro auto
monitor global configuration command. The DC feature provides show commands to display the
devices that are connected to the switch. It also provides information about the physical port to which
the device is connected, along with device MAC address and other vendor information. Only directly
connected devices, such as another Layer 2 switch, are classified on nonaccess ports. On access ports
that are connected to hubs, device classification is limited to 32 devices.
When you enable Auto Smartport, the DC is automatically enabled.
Configuring Auto Smartport Macros
The following topics are included:
• Enabling Auto Smartport Macros, page 21-3
• Auto Smartport Configuration Guidelines, page 21-5
• Configuring Auto Smartport Built-in Macro Parameters, page 21-6
• Configuring User-Defined Event Triggers, page 21-8
• Configuring Mapping Between User-Defined Triggers and Built-in Macros, page 21-9
• Configuring Auto Smartport User-Defined Macros, page 21-10
Enabling Auto Smartport Macros
Note By default, Auto Smartport is disabled globally. To disable Auto Smartport macros on a specific port,
use the no macro auto global processing interface command before enabling Auto Smartport globally.
To enable Auto Smartport globally, use the macro auto global processing global configuration
command.

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