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Configuring the Switch for the First Time
This chapter contains information about how to initially configure the Catalyst 6500 series switch, which
supplements the administration information and procedures in these publications:
Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Configuration Guide, Release 12.1, at this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios121/121cgcr/fun_c/index.htm
Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Configuration Command Reference, Release 12.1, at
this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios121/121cgcr/fun_r/index.htm
Note For complete syntax and usage information for the commands used in this chapter, refer to the
Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Cisco IOS Command Reference publication and the Release 12.1
publications at this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios121/121cgcr/index.htm
This chapter consists of these sections:
Default Configuration, page 3-1
Configuring the Switch, page 3-2
Protecting Access to Privileged EXEC Commands, page 3-15
Recovering a Lost Enable Password, page 3-19
Modifying the Supervisor Engine Startup Configuration, page 3-20

Default Configuration

Table 3-1 shows the default configuration.