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Configuring the Switch for the First Time
This chapter describes how to initially configure a Catalyst4500 series switch. The information
presented here supplements the administration information and procedures in these publication s:
Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Configuration Guide, Release 12.2, at th is URL:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios122/122cgcr/fun_c/index.htm
Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Configuration Command Reference, Release 12.2, at this
URL:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios122/122cgcr/fun_r/index.htm
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 3-18
Modifying the Supervisor Engine Startup Configuration, page 3-18
Resetting a Switch to Factory Default Settings, page 3-25
Note For complete syntax and usage information for the switch commands used in this chapter, refer to the
Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Cisco IOS Command Reference and related publications at
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios122/122cgcr/index.htm

Default Switch Configuration

This section describes the default configurations for the Catalyst4500 series switch. Tab le 3-1 shows the
default configuration settings for each feature.
Table3-1 Default Switch Configuration
Feature Default Settings
Administrative connection Normal mode
Global switch information No default value for system name, system contact, and location