Cisco Catalyst 4500e Series User Manual

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Catalyst 4500 E-Series Switches Installation Guide
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Appendix C Initial Configuration for the Switch
Entering the Initial Configuration Information
Step 4 Enter the configure terminal command to enter global configuration mode.
Switch# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Switch (config)#
Step 5 Configure the system prompt and host name for the switch, and press Return. To remove the new prompt
and return the prompt to its default, use the no hostname command.
Switch (config)# hostname Switch1
Step 6 Use the banner motd global configuration command to set location information in the login banner. You
can also set a system contact using this command.
Switch1(config)# banner motd c 170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA c
or
Switch1 (config)# banner motd c 170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA; Tech Support 408 123
4567
c
Step 7 Configure an enable secret password, and press Return.
The password can be from 1 to 25 alphanumeric characters, can start with a number, is case sensitive,
allows spaces, but ignores leading spaces. The secret password is encrypted and the enable password is
in plain text.
Switch1 (config)# enable secret SecretPassword
Step 8 Configure an enable password, and press Return.
Switch1 (config)# enable password EnablePassword
Step 9 Configure a virtual terminal (Telnet) password, and press Return.
The password can be from 1 to 25 alphanumeric characters, is case sensitive, allows spaces, but ignores
leading spaces.
Switch1 (config)# password terminal-password
Switch1 (config)# line vty 0 15
Step 10 Configure the interface that connects to the management network. (The IP address and subnet mask
shown are for example only. Use an address appropriate for your network.)
Switch1 (config)# ip routing
Switch1 (config)# interface gigabitethernet 3/24
Switch1 (config-if)# no switchport
Switch1 (config-if)# no shutdown
Switch1 (config-if)# ip address 10.4.120.106 255.0.0.0
Switch1 (config-if)# exit
Step 11 Exit from global configuration mode:
Switch (config)# exit
Switch #
Step 12 View the configuration you just created and confirm that it is what you want.
Switch1# show run
!
hostname Switch1
!
banner motd ^C
170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA ^C
!

Cisco Catalyst 4500e Series Specifications

General

Series	Catalyst 4500E Series
Stackable	No
Chassis Options	3-slot, 6-slot, 7-slot, 10-slot
Power Supply Options	AC, DC
Redundancy	Power supply redundancy, supervisor engine redundancy (1+1)
Layer Support	Layer 2
Virtualization	Yes (Virtual Switching System - VSS)
Form Factor	Modular
Ports	Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, 40 Gigabit Ethernet, and 100 Gigabit Ethernet options depending on the line cards
Jumbo Frame Support	Yes
Features	Flexible NetFlow, TrustSec
Maximum Port Density	Up to 384 ports per chassis
Operating System	Cisco IOS XE
Management	CLI, SNMP, Cisco Prime Infrastructure, Cisco DNA Center
Security Features	802.1X
VLAN Support	Up to 4096 VLANs
QoS Support	Yes
Supervisor Engine Options	Sup8-E