Specifications

Index
IN-3
Catalyst 2970 Switch Software Configuration Guide
78-15462-03
authentication
local mode with AAA
7-36
NTP associations 6-5
RADIUS
key
7-21
login 7-23
See also port-based authentication
TACACS+
defined
7-11
key 7-13
login 7-14
authoritative time source, described 6-2
authorization
with RADIUS
7-27
with TACACS+ 7-11, 7-16
authorized ports with 802.1X 8-4
autoconfiguration 4-3
automatic discovery
adding member switches
5-16
considerations
beyond a non-candidate device
5-8
brand new switches 5-9
connectivity 5-5
different VLANs 5-7
management VLANs 5-8
non-CDP-capable devices 5-6
non-cluster-capable devices 5-6
creating a cluster standby group 5-18
in switch clusters 5-5
See also CDP
automatic QoS
See QoS
automatic recovery, clusters
5-10
See also HSRP
autonegotiation
duplex mode
1-3
interface configuration guidelines 9-10
mismatches 29-12
autosensing, port speed 1-3
auxiliary VLAN
See voice VLAN
availability, features
1-4
B
BackboneFast
described
16-5
enabling 16-13
support for 1-5
banners
configuring
login
6-21
message-of-the-day login 6-20
default configuration 6-19
when displayed 6-19
blocking packets 19-6
booting
boot loader, function of
4-2
boot process 4-1
manually 4-13
specific image 4-14
boot loader
accessing
4-15
described 4-2
environment variables 4-15
prompt 4-15
trap-door mechanism 4-2
BPDU
error-disabled state
16-3
filtering 16-3
RSTP format 15-9
BPDU filtering
described
16-3
enabling 16-12
support for 1-5