Command Purpose

service password-encryption Enables password encryption

hostname [Switch-Name] Configure your switch's name
enable secret [Some-Password] Set the enable secret
aaa new-model enables aaa authentication model
aaa authentication login default local Sets authentication mode
aaa authorization exec default local

Basic Switch Configuration

ip http server Enables web server
ip http authentication local Configures the web server to use the local authentication database
line con 0 Configures the Console for local database authentication
login authentication default
logging synchronous Ensures that console messages don't overwrite your commands
line vty 0 15 Configures the inbound Telnet lines for local database authentication
login authentication default
logging synchronous Ensures that console messages don't overwrite your commands
ip domain-name [Domain-name] Set the switch's domain name
ip domain-lookup Turn on switch DNS Resolution
ip name-server [Resolver1] [Resolver2] Enter primary and secondary DNS servers (secondary is optional)
clock timezone [Timezone] [Hours-from-UTC] Configure your timezone
ntp server [NTP-Server-IP] Configures your switch to get its time from your NTP server
service timestamps log datetime localtime show-timezone Configures your switch log to timestamp entries
username [Your-username] privilege 15 password [Your-password] Sets username and password. Used for web and CLI access
ip default-gateway [Gateway-1] Creates a default gateway for VLAN1 (switch administration)
interface Vlan1 Enter Vlan1 Configuration mode
ip address [IP-VLAN-1] [Subnet-mask-1] Configure the IP and Subnet mask for Switch management
no shut Turn on Vlan1 interface
Variable name User defined
[Switch-Name] SomeSwitchName
[Domain-name] YouDomain.com
[Some-Password] YourPassword
[Your-username] YourUserName
[Your-password] YourPassword
[Resolver1] 192.168.2.20
[Resolver2]
[Gateway-1] 192.168.1.1
[IP-VLAN-1] 192.168.100.100
[Subnet-mask-1] 255.255.255.0
[Timezone] CST
[Hours-from-UTC] -6
[NTP-Server-IP] 192.168.2.1
[Number-of-switchports] 24
Description
Name of your Switch
Replace
Your domain name
Your password
For web and CLI access Reference Sheet Name: Cat2950
For web and CLI access
You must enter a valid DNS server
Optional second DNS server (may leave blank)
Default gateway for VLAN1
IP address for VLAN1 administrative interface
Subnet mask VLAN1 administrative interface
Timezone using 3 letter abbreviation
Number of hours from UTC (EST=-5, CST=-6, MST=-7, PST=-8)
IP address of NTP time server
The number of Ethernet ports on the switch