Straight-through cabling

10BaseT/

100BaseT router

Serial cable

Cisco IOS command-line interface

Web-based or SNMP-based management station

10BaseT/

100BaseTX workstations

Hardware installation guide and release notes

Tighten

Screws

To Activate

Tighten

Screws

To Activate

1X

1X

2Connect PCs, Workstations, Servers, and Routers

1Connect a Category 5 straight-through cable (not supplied) to a 10/100 port on the front panel of the switch.

2Connect the other end of the cable to the RJ-45 port of the PC, workstation, server, or router.

Connect Switches and Hubs

Note: Use a straight-through cable to connect two ports when one of the ports is designated with an X. Use a crossover cable to connect two ports when both ports are designated with an X.

RATING 100-120/200-240V 2.0A/1.0A 50-60HZ

8 Enter Y to enter a Telnet password:

Would you like to configure a

Telnet password? [yes] y

Note: The password can be from 1 to 25 alphanumeric characters, is case-sensitive, allows spaces, but ignores leading spaces.

9 Enter the Telnet password, and press

Return:

Enter Telnet password:

telnet_password

10 Enter Y to con???gure the switch as the cluster command switch. Enter N to con???gure it as a member switch or as a standalone switch.

Note: If you enter N, the switch appears as a candidate switch in Cluster Builder. In this case, the message in Step 11 is not displayed.

Would you like to enable as a cluster command switch? y

11 Assign a name to the cluster, and press

Return.

Enter cluster name: cls_name

Note: The cluster name can be 1 to 31 alphanumeric characters, dashes, or underscores.

12 The initial con???guration is displayed:

The following configuration command script was created:

ip subnet-zero interface VLAN1

ip address 172.20.153.36 255.255.255.0 ip default-gateway 172.20.153.01 hostname host_name

enable secret 5 $1$M3pS$cXtAlkyR3/6Cn8/ line vty 0 15

password telnet_password snmp community private rw snmp community public ro cluster enable cls_name

end

13 Verify that the information is correct.

???If the information is correct, enter Y at the prompt, and press Return.

???If the information is not correct, enter N at the prompt, press Return, and begin again at Step 1.

Use this configuration? [yes/no]:y

Where to Go Next

After you complete the setup program, the switch can run the created default con???guration. If you want to change this

con???guration or want to perform other5 management tasks, use one of these tools:

???Command-line interface (CLI)

???Cluster Management Suite from your browser

To use the CLI, enter commands at the switch> prompt. Refer to the Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Software Con???guration Guide or the Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Command Reference (online only) for con???guration information.

To use the Cluster Management Suite, go to Section 4, ???Access the Switch from Your Browser.???

Con???guring Netscape

Communicator (All Versions)

Con???guring Internet Explorer (4.01a)

Note: For the procedure to con???gure Internet Explorer 5.0, refer to the Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Software Con???guration Guide.

Setting, which appears at the bottom of the window.

10 In the Trusted Sites Zone window, click

Edit Permissions.

11 If the buttons under Run Unsigned Content are not available, select either

Medium or Low security in the Reset7 Java Permissions list box. Click Reset.

12 Under Run Unsigned Content, select

Enable, and click OK.

13 In the Security Settings window, click

OK.

14 In the Internet Options window, click Security. Verify that the Zone drop-down list is set to Trusted Sites Zone.

15 In the Trusted Sites Zone section, click

Add Sites.

16 In the Trusted Sites Zone window, deselect the Require server veri???cation check box.

17 In the Add this Web site to the Zone ???eld, enter the IP address of the switch.

Note: If the you plan to use Cluster Management for switch con???guration, you must enter the address of the cluster command switch. You can also enter the addresses of the member switches, but they are not required. If you plan to use Visual Switch Manager (VSM) for switch con???guration, you must enter the IP address of each switch that you want to manage. You do not need to delete the address from the Trusted Sites list if the switch later becomes a cluster member. Refer to the Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Software Con???guration Guide for more information.

18 Click Add, and then click OK.

19 In the Internet Options window, click Apply, and then click OK.

Displaying the Access Page

Once the browser is con???gured, display the Cluster Management Suite access page:

1 Enter the IP address of the switch in the Location ???eld if you are using Netscape (the Address ???eld if you are using Internet Explorer).

Note: You can cut and paste the switch IP address from the window that you used to complete the setup program.

2 Press Return. The universal access page for your switch displays.

For More Information

See the Catalyst 2900 Series XL Installation Guide for detailed instructions on installing the Catalyst 2900 series XL switch. See the

Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Software Con???guration Guide for detailed instructions on using the Cluster Management Suite and the CLI to con???gure and manage switches. See the release notes for recent information about the

Catalyst 2900 series XL switch.