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Configuring the Switch for the First Time
This chapter describes how to initially configure a Catalyst 4500 series switch.
The information presented here supplements the administration information and procedures in this
publication: Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference, Release 12.2SR, at this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/12_2/configfun/command/reference/frfabout.html
This chapter includes the following major sections:
Default Switch Configuration, page 3-1
Configuring DHCP-Based Autoconfiguration, page 3-2
Configuring the Switch, page 3-8
Controlling Access to Privileged EXEC Commands, page 3-13
Recovering a Lost Enable Password, page 3-25
Modifying the Supervisor Engine Startup Configuration, page 3-25
Resetting a Switch to Factory Default Settings, page 3-32
Note For complete syntax and usage information for the switch commands used in this chapter, look at 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 the command is not found in the Catalyst 4500 Command Reference, it is located in the larger Cisco
IOS library. Refer to the Cisco IOS Command Reference and related publications at this location:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6350/index.html

Default Switch Configuration

This section describes the default configurations for the Catalyst 4500 series switch. Tab l e 3- 1 shows the
default configuration settings for each feature.