Cisco Systems WSC2960S24TSSRF User Manual

This appendix provides a CLI-based setup procedure for a Catalyst 2960-S standalone switch or a switch 
stack. Before you turn on the switch power, review the safety warnings in 

You can access the CLI on an unconfigured switch. Set the switch in Express Setup mode and connect a 
switch Ethernet port to an Ethernet port on your PC or workstation. Follow the steps described in the 
getting started guide for turning on the switch and using Express Setup.

When the switch is in Express Setup mode, open a Telnet session to the switch by entering the IP address 
10.0.0.1. Enter the setup user EXEC command. Enter the information described in the 

 and the 

.

After you have entered the configuration information for the switch, save it to flash memory by using 
the write memory privileged EXEC command. 

In Express Setup mode, the IP address 10.0.0.1 remains active on the switch until you enter the write 
memory

command. You lose the Telnet connection after entering the write memory command.

For information about using the CLI, see the switch command reference for this release.

You can access the CLI on a configured or unconfigured switch by connecting the RJ-45 console port or 
USB console port of the switch to your PC or workstation and accessing the switch through a terminal 
emulation program.

If you have stacked your switches, connect to the console port of one of the switches in the stack. You 
can initially configure the entire stack from any member switch.