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Overview
This chapter provides these topics about the Catalyst 2960 switch software:
Features, page 1-1
Default Settings After Initial Switch Configuration, page 1-8
Network Configuration Examples, page 1-11
Where to Go Next, page 1-16
In this document, IP refers to IP Version 4 (IPv4).

Features

Some features described in this chapter are available only on the cryptographic (supports encryption)
version of the software. You must obtain authorization to use this feature and to download the
cryptographic version of the software from Cisco.com. For more information, see the release notes for
this release.
The switch has these features:
Ease-of-Use and Ease-of-Deployment Features, page 1-2
Performance Features, page 1-3
Management Options, page 1-3
Manageability Features, page 1-4 (includes a feature requiring the cryptographic version of the
software)
Availability Features, page 1-5
VLAN Features, page 1-6
Security Features, page 1-6 (includes a feature requiring the cryptographic version of the software)
QoS and CoS Features, page 1-7
Monitoring Features, page 1-8