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Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide
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HSRP and Standby Command Switches 6-13
Virtual IP Addresses 6-14
Other Considerations for Cluster Standby Groups 6-14
Automatic Recovery of Cluster Configuration 6-16
IP Addresses 6-16
Host Names 6-17
Passwords 6-17
SNMP Community Strings 6-17
TACACS+ and RADIUS 6-18
Access Modes in CMS 6-18
Management VLAN 6-19
LRE Profiles 6-19
Availability of Switch-Specific Features in Switch Clusters 6-20
Creating a Switch Cluster 6-20
Enabling a Command Switch 6-20
Adding Member Switches 6-21
Creating a Cluster Standby Group 6-23
Verifying a Switch Cluster 6-25
Using the CLI to Manage Switch Clusters 6-26
Catalyst 1900 and Catalyst 2820 CLI Considerations 6-26
Using SNMP to Manage Switch Clusters 6-27
CHAPTER
7 Administering the Switch 7-1
Preventing Unauthorized Access to Your Switch 7-1
Protecting Access to Privileged EXEC Commands 7-2
Default Password and Privilege Level Configuration 7-2
Setting or Changing a Static Enable Password 7-3
Protecting Enable and Enable Secret Passwords with Encryption 7-4
Setting a Telnet Password for a Terminal Line 7-5
Configuring Username and Password Pairs 7-6
Configuring Multiple Privilege Levels 7-7
Setting the Privilege Level for a Command 7-7
Changing the Default Privilege Level for Lines 7-8
Logging into and Exiting a Privilege Level 7-9
Controlling Switch Access with TACACS+ 7-9
Understanding TACACS+ 7-9
TACACS+ Operation 7-11