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This preface describes who should read the Quick Software Configuration publication, how it is organized, and its document conventions.
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This guide is intended for switch administrators who are familiar with Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, or Gigabit Ethernet LAN switches but may not have experience configuring Catalyst 5000, 4000, 2948G, 2926G and 2926 series switches.
This guide is designed to get you up and running with basic network connectivity. Configuration tasks are provided for commonly used software features, but specialized options and parameters are not discussed. In addition, certain media types and many features available in the switch software are not covered.
For complete software configuration information, refer to the Software Configuration Guide and the Command Reference publication for your switch.
The major sections of this guide are as follows:
Describes how to configure the switch for basic network connectivity. | |
Describes how to configure the VLAN Trunk Protocol (VTP) and VLANs. | |
Describes how to configure Fast and Gigabit EtherChannel port bundles and VLAN trunks. | |
Describes how to perform basic switch administration and maintenance. | |
Describes how to monitor the switch using a variety of commands. | |
Provides an example network topology and associated configurations. | |
Lists default configuration information for the switch software. |
This guide does not fully describe the operation and options for the software features discussed. Refer to the following documents for complete information:
Throughout this publication, these conventions are used when referring to different switch models:
Command descriptions use the following conventions:
boldface font | Commands and keywords are in boldface. |
italic font | Arguments for which you supply values are in italics. |
[ ] | Elements in square brackets are optional. |
{ x | y | z } | Alternative keywords are grouped in braces and separated by vertical bars. |
[ x | y | z ] | Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical bars. |
Screen examples use the following conventions:
| Terminal sessions and information the system displays are in |
boldface screen font | Information you must enter is in boldface screen font. |
< > | Nonprinting characters, such as passwords are in angle brackets. |
<...output truncated...> | Indicates that some screen output has been removed to preserve clarity. |
Notes use the following conventions:
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Posted: Wed Jun 2 11:49:18 PDT 1999
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