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Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 1 Overview
Features
Certain Cisco Long-Reach Ethernet (LRE) customer premises equipment (CPE) devices are not
supported by certain Catalyst 2950 LRE switches. In Table 1-2, Ye s means that the CPE is supported by
the switch; No means that the CPE is not supported by the switch.
This section describes the features supported in this release:
Note Some features require that you have the EI installed on your switch. For a list of the switches that support
the EI, see Table 1-1, or see the release notes for this release.
Ease of Deployment and Ease of Use
The switch ships with these features to make the deployment and use easier:
Express Setup for quickly configuring a switch for the first time with basic IP information, contact
information, switch and Telnet passwords, and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
information through a browser-based program.
User-defined Smartports macros for creating custom switch configurations for simplified
deployment across the network.
Embedded device manager GUI for configuring and monitoring a single switch through a web
browser. For information about launching the device manager, see the getting started guide. For more
information about the device manager, see the switch online help.
Network Assistant application for
Simplifying and minimizing switch and switch cluster management from anywhere in your
intranet.
Catalyst 2950T-48-SI SI
Catalyst 2955C-12 EI
Catalyst 2955S-12 EI
Catalyst 2955T-12 EI
1. SI = standard software image
2. EI = enhanced software image
Table 1-1 Switches Supported (continued)
Switch Software Image
Tab l e 1-2 LRE Switch and CPE Compatibility Matrix
LRE Devices
Catalyst 2950ST-8 LRE
switch
Catalyst 2950ST-24 LRE
switch
Catalyst 2950ST-24 LRE 997
switch
Cisco 575 LRE
CPE
Yes Yes No
Cisco 576 LRE 997
CPE
No No Yes
Cisco 585 LRE
CPE
Yes Yes No